FORGET BMI!!
HaleyAlli
Posts: 911 Member
After checking out this link--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77367764@N00/sets/72157602199008819/with/1651752679/
I'm tossing the BMI calculator!! If they want me to change my physiology to be "normal," I'd rather be "overweight"! I don't want to lose all my curves! Who's with me?
(no offense intended if you're naturally "normal" or "underweight," everyone has an ideal weight and I embrace that But I wouldn't look right at that size and neither would a lot of people!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77367764@N00/sets/72157602199008819/with/1651752679/
I'm tossing the BMI calculator!! If they want me to change my physiology to be "normal," I'd rather be "overweight"! I don't want to lose all my curves! Who's with me?
(no offense intended if you're naturally "normal" or "underweight," everyone has an ideal weight and I embrace that But I wouldn't look right at that size and neither would a lot of people!)
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I don't pay attention to those charts. According to my weight chart my healthy weight is 150.... I'd be a skeleton at that. Those charts don't take into consideration that everybody has different bone structures and different body types. Just go by what you feel is right, or ask your doctor.0
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Exactly, the BMI wants me to be 135... I have NEVER been that low, not even when I was sick... I was at 140 when I was sick and that's because I hadn't exercised in months... This thing is just bogus!!0
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Interesting link! Thanks for sharing!0
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i dont understand. most of the overweight ones are jsut barely overweight and look fine but the obese ones clearly are. the healthy range ones look just that. BMI isnt about how attractive people look. i'm not aiming for sub 25 either, i'll be happy with a stone overweight, but i would certainly be healthier. i think we've all got a but squiffy eyed about what humans are supposed to look like.0
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i dont understand. most of the overweight ones are jsut barely overweight and look fine but the obese ones clearly are. the healthy range ones look just that. BMI isnt about how attractive people look. i'm not aiming for sub 25 either, i'll be happy with a stone overweight, but i would certainly be healthier. i think we've all got a but squiffy eyed about what humans are supposed to look like.
Exactly; I think it's good for TRULY obese/underweight people, but not everyone else most of the time...0 -
It is crazy!!! Heck, in college I weighed 150 pounds and I looked awesome! No one would ever haved guessed my weight but I had boobs and a booty and that is the way I like it...0
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The other issue I have is all the different BMI calculators and how different they are. There's no standard. Know why? Because people aren't standard. Definitely take it with a grain of salt.0
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As a nurse, I can vouch that BMI does not work for everyone. It does not take into consideration muscle mass or body build/bone structure. My goal is a healthy BMI of 135-138 lbs for my height of 5'5", but realistically I know I may never get there. I have a very broad hip/shoulder ratio, and I have always been bigger-boned than my peers (even as an emaciated sickly child -- I was vastly underweight but I can still remember comparing wrist size to my friends and always had among the biggest wrists).
You have to look at fat percentages, and your overall fitness. Someone who is 130 lbs for a "good" BMI but is built for 140 lbs of actual weight is going to be sickly.0 -
My trainer told me to ignore BMI totally, as it doesn't apply to most people. He said pay attention to body fat composition and how your clothes fit to determine how well you're doing.0
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BMI also doesn't account for the difference between muscle and fat. My previous karate sensei registered as borderline "obese" on the BMI charts, but he's a tall guy with lots of muscle and a healthy body fat percentage. It's more a guideline than actual rules.0
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This woman is 5 lbs shy of "Obese"? Nonsense. If she can do that pose she has some nice muscles. She looks great!0 -
Im shooting for overweight myself!0
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The BMI scale is garbage IMO...0
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BMI is crap! I played sports all the time growing up and was really muscular and athletic and I was told I was 'overweight' I also have a large frame. BMI only takes 'normal' into account and I don't think many people fit into the 'normal' criteria. My goal weight is in the 'overweight' category. I like being muscular and having curves and would rather have that then be super-skinny.0
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It clearly doesn't take a lot of things into account (muscle mass, frame) so it is certainly not fail proof, but I don't think it's a bad baseline for your average jo. People have to keep in mind nothing like this is fail proof, not even this site.
I am slightly confused about the link you posted though, I didn't browse through ALL the pictures but with the ones I clicked on (with exception of a few in the grey area) the ones who were overweight did look overweight and the ones who were "normal" Looked nice and healthy to me. Am I missing something?0 -
I agree.... BMI is bogus. Im 5 11 and have a big frame. Ill never be 135 pounds. Id be all bones! Im shooting for 180 which is still in the over weight category but barely. It was interesting to see it illustrated like that. I preferred the overweight bodies to normal for sure0
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I agree that bmi is not right for everyone but almost all the photos I guessed correctly. Most overweight looked overweight and most obese looked obese.
I am 5'8 and when I was 200lbs that was obese. I was in denial but to be honest it was the right diagnosis.0 -
The problem I've always had with the BMI calculator is that, for my height, there's more than a 40lb gap between underweight and overweight. That's not helpful. Sure, my ideal weight is in there someplace, but the healthy weight range the calculator spits out does nothing to help me predict it. But that's the problem with trying to get specific info out of a process based on generalities.0
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I agree with you, none of these charts make sense cause we are not made from a cookie cutter. What feels right for me is where I'll aim for and I'll know when I get there. My Husband nicknamed me Coco after rapper Ice-t's wife. She is 5'2, 135 pounds, she has muscle and curves. I am aiming for that look. I added Puff to my nickname cause I'm still a little rounder than her, but curves are what I have and I can't change that unless I become very unhealthy and under weight!0
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How awesome if is that. Thank you for posting.0
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