what was your BMI when you moved to maintain

32 down to 21.

I just had my annual physical and told my doc I wanted to get down to 19. She is concerned that is I drop my BMI any lower that it will adversely effect my bone density so she's sending me for a DEX scan.

I'm over 40, white and she called me "slender"(yes!) and said that with those factors in combination I need to think about my bone density.

Yay, my doctor agrees with yours- maybe they know what they are talking about. I came down from 26 to 21 BMI and at my appointment in August my doc told me it is time to maintain. She did the voodoo with the fat squeezer also, I don't remember the %.

I still have my little tummy pouch and am slightly jiggly in places but my doctor was very stern with me when she told me to maintain. She had concerns about bone density and me not being an elite athlete (or any kind of athlete) that I should not go any lower with any of my numbers.

I am glad my doctor took the time to go over my numbers and her reasons for her recommendations with me. The information many people put out on these forums to judge others with is completely contradictory to what my doctor said. Contrary to much of the opinion out there healthy can look a little jiggly too.

I was 34.6 when I started, now I'm 24.1. When I moved to maintenance, I was around 25.1, but I changed my workout plan and lost a few more pounds, and am happy to maintain where I am at.

My BF is 20%, which is fine with me right now.

BMI is a silly measurement. My company gives us a 10% discount on health insurance if our bmi is below 28. I went in this year after a workout and was 28.5. My other measurements from that screening were:
BF 11.5% (using the electrodes you hold in your hand)
Total Cholestrol: 139
Bad Cholestrol: 79
Good Cholestrol: 50 (i think, i'm not quite sure and I don't have the results with me)
Triglycerides: 52
Blood Sugar: 95 (I had been fasting for 10 hours and just completed a 90 minute workout so they weren't concerned about this)
BP: 85/57 that was on a retake because she didn't believe the first one that was 81/55.

I'm almost 49 yo and just ran my first half mara 2 days before this screening.

I asked to protest the BMI so I could get the 10% discount, the dr took one look at me and declared I was "heavily muscled" and gave me the discount. I guess "heavily muscled" is better than "thick boned".

I started out at 28.3 and am maintaining at 20.6 (I'm 5'4" and currently weigh 120#).

Starting Weight 270 BMI 38%
Current Weight 226 BMI 26%
Goal Weight 180
Would like to have a BMI around 15% or lower

Still going strong

BMI of 15% or body fat of 15% or lower.

Amen, Sister! 21 BMI is awesome.

22.9

26.1 which is overweight for me...but I'm at a healthy BF%, it's just that I have a little bit of muscle...I'm no body builder either, but it would seem that a little bit of muscle pretty much makes BMI a bunch of BS.

My BMI has been between 20.4 and 19.6 all year (perfect for my marathon training). That being said I agree with other posters that body fat percentage is a more useful metric to track.

After my marathon in two weeks I plan to start bulking (I will be focusing more on strength training for a while) and am fine with my BMI climbing up a bit so long as my body fat percentage remains in my desired range.

I ended my last cut at 25 and started to bulk (and its what my BMI is now). BMI is not very useful for me as I have a high LBM. 25 is on the cusp of overweight but I have a sub 20% BF% at that BMI. I focus on BF%, the mirror and the fit of my clothes a lot more.

I went from a 26.5 - 20.5. I'm right now a 21.1, I'd like to get down to 20.5 again. (190-147)

Started maintenance at about 19 after coming down from 24. Goal is to stay between 18.5 and 19.9.

body fat % is a better thing to track. BMI is really meant for statistical analysis of large populations, not individuals. If you don't know bodyfat target a waist circumference, that is more meaningful.

Should also track basic cardivascular health stats blood pressure, heart rate and metabolic stats triglycerides, glucose

^^^And we have a winner!

21. I'd like to stay between 20-21

22 and dropped to 20.7 I think.