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    Bmi??

    Posts: 263
    edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Hello.
    I am still slightly new to this * 2nd week and get weighed tomorrow * and I was wondering can you check your`e BMI here?
    Thankyou :)
    Sarah x

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    • Posts: 45
      Hiya and Welcome!

      Click "Tools" at the top (beside community) then its the bottom link on the left :)
    • Posts: 525 Member
      why would you ever want to check your BMI??? its a joke. Doesn't take in to count anyone short that might have an ounce of muscle on their bodies...
    • Posts: 263
      Thanks Sarah :)
      Ive lost 56lb so far and my bmi used to be 34.8 its now around 22 * i think * but i just wondered if you can look and keep track here so I don`t go below.
      Thankyou x
    • Posts: 5 Member
      Before you put any faith in BMI, read this:

      http://www.menshealth.com/weight-loss/truth-about-bmi
    • Posts: 16 Member
      BMI isn't the be all and end all that it gets touted as, true, but it can be a handy tool for getting a "ball park" of your proportions, and doesn't need to be used in isolation - I find using it in conjunction with body fat% and dress size works pretty well in monitoring ^trends^
    • Posts: 91
      It is amazing how some people are completely on the BMI bandwagon and many are not. Unfortunately, it doesn't take in to account that some of us are not built on tiny frames. My goal weight is significantly higher than what BMI says I should be at.
    • Posts: 525 Member
      my BMI wants me to be like 145, I weighed 145 when I was in 8th grade. I would hate to think that I was fully developed in 8th grade...
    • Posts: 1,543 Member
      BMI is worthless.
    • Posts: 263
      Well im not a fitness freak etc and I'm epileptic so don't really understand so had to ask. I've lost 8 inches from back , inches from hips legs etc so I go on inches and weight loss too. Thanks for your responses. Sarah
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