Am I really overweight?

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  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    Plug your numbers into something like this and see what it says: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    But even that isn't going to take large breasts into account.

    I'm willing to bet you have low body fat and a high muscle mass. You're obviously very fit, very muscular and very strong. Screw the scale and the bmi!
  • Persipan
    Persipan Posts: 85 Member
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    Honestly, the boobs DO make my back hurt, I'd had a reduction in the past, but getting pregnant bumped them up again to prereduction size. I'm planning another boob reduction in a year or so, which'll hopefully mean I don't need two sports bras, and duct tape to go running.
    Have you tried an Enell sports bra? I always used to have to do the two-bras thing (and even that was still not brilliant), but my Enell bra (which is more like a corset, tbh) is great.
  • clayusnr
    clayusnr Posts: 1
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    I am a very fit male in my upper 50's. I am a judo instructor and recently ran a 5k run. I have no problem lifting very heavy items, some of which usually ask for "2 man lift". I have a BMI of 33.7 and get plenty of exercise. My Target weight range: 118.1 - 159.6 lbs. I haven't weighed below 170 since I was 18 and I was forced out of the Air Force in 1985 when I weighed about 185 pounds. I think these weight scales and BMI scales must have been established by some skinny people who have lost touch with reality. It is a shame that so many agencies put so much stock in these scales. I wish there was something that could be done to stop this form of discrimination. The human body is not made to fit a "one mold fits all".
  • SilkyHotspur
    SilkyHotspur Posts: 233 Member
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    1. BMI is a stupid number, don't ever use it. It has no possible way of determining how much body fat you have, which is the most important number. Example: I'm 44, 5'10" 175lbs, with a BMI of 25.11, which puts me at overweight. However, with a body fat % of 11.5, i'm good where i am.

    2. Determine what your weight "range" should be. The less muscle you have, the lower end of the scale, the more muscle and less fat, the higher end. http://www.medindia.net/patients/calculators/framesize1.asp use the wrist one for an easier measurement, the elbow for more accurate.

    3. Once you have your frame size, determine your weight range. http://www.aquaremedy.com/sizecharts.htm
    I have a large frame size, and am in the upper end of the scale.

    4. Determine your body fat %. Cheap calipers provide very accurate results... $6, http://www.amazon.com/Accu-Measure-Fitness-3000-Personal-Tester/dp/B000G7YW74

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