Body Mass Index

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mariethai
mariethai Posts: 85 Member
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Long time listener, first time caller!

The "Shape" magazine has a body mass index calculator which takes into account:
Height, weight, gender and body frame.

Its great as it gave me an ideal weight range based on my body frame. Body frame is measured by the size of your wrist and the weight range it gives back seems to be more in line with what I know from experience is a weight that my body is comfortable with (I have very broad shoulders...)

Check it out!
Those of us who are not petite, will be pleasantly surprised I think!

http://www.shape.com/fitness_tools/ideal_weight/

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  • mariethai
    mariethai Posts: 85 Member
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    Long time listener, first time caller!

    The "Shape" magazine has a body mass index calculator which takes into account:
    Height, weight, gender and body frame.

    Its great as it gave me an ideal weight range based on my body frame. Body frame is measured by the size of your wrist and the weight range it gives back seems to be more in line with what I know from experience is a weight that my body is comfortable with (I have very broad shoulders...)

    Check it out!
    Those of us who are not petite, will be pleasantly surprised I think!

    http://www.shape.com/fitness_tools/ideal_weight/
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    Cool-- I'm only about 12 pounds above the high end of my "ideal weight"-- motivation!!!!!!
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
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    it actually made me feel worse, it says I should weigh 130lbs... my goal is 150... lol, 30 lbs lighter than I am now will never happen.
  • pbjsand
    pbjsand Posts: 58
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    okay, I tried it and it's the same as it is on MFP. But thanks for the tip, it always nice to be able to compare. Have a great day!
  • ninabonina
    ninabonina Posts: 37
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    For the max ideal weight for my height, i am 11 pounds away! Whoop!
    I'm going to loose more though. I'm determined :indifferent:

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