What BMI are you heading for?
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Sued0nim
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Or don't you care? I know some people discount BMI as a measure
I was happy with how I looked with a BMI of 26.2 (my weight used to be stuck there before children). Now I am aiming to get there and then reassess how I look
I was happy with how I looked with a BMI of 26.2 (my weight used to be stuck there before children). Now I am aiming to get there and then reassess how I look
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BMI is a decent indicator for most people especially those who haven't done a lot of muscle building. It's worthless for me personally though. I am overweight according to BMI. Pisses me off every year when I go to my employee health screening and I lose a point due to being "overweight". Last year I went so far as to lift my shirt up and politely ask where they thought I should lose the extra weight from. You can put some stock in to BMI but it's not the end all be all indicator of heath.0
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BMI is a decent indicator for most people especially those who haven't done a lot of muscle building. It's worthless for me personally though. I am overweight according to BMI. Pisses me off every year when I go to my employee health screening and I lose a point due to being "overweight". Last year I went so far as to lift my shirt up and politely ask where they thought I should lose the extra weight from. You can put some stock in to BMI but it's not the end all be all indicator of heath.
^^^^^^ THIS.0 -
I've learned to not really care about any number, be it scale weight, bf%, or BMI. the only thing they are really good for is measuring yourself against others and tracking progress, but thats about it
what i strive for is to look better and gain endurance and strength0 -
24 or less0
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Last year I went so far as to lift my shirt up and politely ask where they thought I should lose the extra weight from.
Heheh, what did they say?
(You look great by the way)0 -
my mirror is my BMI...nothing more.0
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I always chuckle at my BMI. "Slightly obese." The BMI is not a very accurate metric.0
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AT 10% BF, I will have a BMI of 25.1 "overweight" if I continue to maintain my current lean body mass.
It's useless as a measure of anything. The only reason people even continue to talk about it is because it's easier for a doctor to look at a chart and pass a diagnosis in 10 seconds than it is to actually measure a body fat percentage which would *actually* be more accurate. Who cares if it's not the *correct* diagnosis? Next patient, please!!
It's nonsense on stilts, and it's not scientific in any way, shape or form. It's like trying to determine IQ by measuring skull circumference.0 -
I just want to be in the range they have for my height (5'1). Preferably the higher range, as I cannot see myself (nor do I want to see myself) at 100 pounds.0
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Anything in the healthy/normal BMI range... preferably low 20s.0
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20.5 but that is based on the weight I want to get to.0
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24.9 is what I'm aiming for right now. 6ish lbs away. Will be the first time I was a 'healthy' weight, going by BMI (which I honestly don't put too much stock in - because when I was still technically 'obese' back at 175lbs, I still felt amazing and was healthy, especially compared to when I was actually obese at 215lbs), since I was about 8 years old. My 1st goal weight will put me at 24.0, my ultimate goal at 22.3.0
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I'm aiming for pretty much slap-bang in the middle of "healthy" (21.5), but that's just until I reach my weight loss milestone. When I move onto improving fitness, strength and blood pressure/cholesterol I'll ignore it.
I know it has limited applicability for the active and fit, but it's been a useful metric for me while losing weight. It neatly segments weight loss into nice easy groupings.0 -
I'm going for 20 until I start weight training. Then I want to put back on 3 - 6 pounds of muscle.0
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BMI is wonderful for people in denial. If someone doesn't realize how fat or skinny they are, the BMI is there to tell them.
I don't really care about the BMI when I'm done. I loved moving out of OBESE and into OVERWEIGHT. Nobody was ever so happy to become overweight, let me tell you! Did a dance of joy.
Looking forward to entering Normal. It's not far off.
But the actual number, when I'm done? I don't care.0 -
Or don't you care? I know some people discount BMI as a measure
I was happy with how I looked with a BMI of 26.2 (my weight used to be stuck there before children). Now I am aiming to get there and then reassess how I look
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Now, we should totally have a discussion about why you're looking at such a terrible metric such as bmi.0 -
When I was at my physical peak 10 years ago (around age 30), my BMI was well into the "overweight" category because I had so much lean mass.
Now my BMI is "normal" and I'm trying to get back to a *lean* BMI of >25. The only thing that sucks about it is that as soon as I hit a BMI of 25, my health insurance company will start sending me weight loss tips again. :-)0 -
Right now my bmi is 21.4, but I would like to be under 21 if possible. I'll see how I look and feel at a lighter weight.0
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I want to be under 25, maybe 22/230
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