What Is Your BMI?
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SashieKool
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BMI - Body Mass Index
Your BMI is a measure of your weight in relation to your height.
- People with a BMI of less than 18.5 are underweight.
- A BMI of between 18.5 & 25 is ideal.
- A BMI between 25 & 30 is classed as overweight.
- A person with a BMI over 30 is Obese.
Your BMI is a measure of your weight in relation to your height.
- People with a BMI of less than 18.5 are underweight.
- A BMI of between 18.5 & 25 is ideal.
- A BMI between 25 & 30 is classed as overweight.
- A person with a BMI over 30 is Obese.
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haha.. for me, personally, I loathe the BMI. Mine is greater than thirty and I'm listed as obese but my bf% is only 10%. But to answer your question, I think mine is like 344
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23.11
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BMI should be used in conjunction with other measures like BF%...it really shouldn't be a stand alone measurement.4
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Here is my problem with the BMI, many people that are muscular look at it from that extreme of being low body fat percentage but high BMI. I tend to look at it from the opposite side of the scale. For instance, I am a 37 y/o male and I am 6ft even. My current weight is 176 which is in the healthy range. Now, according to the BMI scale, I can weigh as low as 137lbs and still be considered in a normal weight. To me, this is even more dangerous than the other end of the spectrum. How can a grown man at 6ft tall weigh under 140lbs and be considered healthy??
Bottom line, I don't use the BMI at all, I see how i feel, how i look, and monitor my Cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides and other metrics to determine health, not just one number. I know people use it as a base but i personally think it is useless.3 -
Mine is 22. 5'4" and 127. BMI is goofy though, because people have different builds. However, since mine is in the normal range, I go with it!2
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(I don't think OP was asking what 'your' BMI is. I think she wanted to pose a relatively easy question then answer it herself.)
(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)1 -
My BMI is 30.1, and I am soooo close to being not obese. I am very excited.4
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Here is my problem with the BMI, many people that are muscular look at it from that extreme of being low body fat percentage but high BMI. I tend to look at it from the opposite side of the scale. For instance, I am a 37 y/o male and I am 6ft even. My current weight is 176 which is in the healthy range. Now, according to the BMI scale, I can weigh as low as 137lbs and still be considered in a normal weight. To me, this is even more dangerous than the other end of the spectrum. How can a grown man at 6ft tall weigh under 140lbs and be considered healthy??
Bottom line, I don't use the BMI at all, I see how i feel, how i look, and monitor my Cholesterol, blood pressure, triglycerides and other metrics to determine health, not just one number. I know people use it as a base but i personally think it is useless.
I used to weigh in at 140# and 6'1 when I was in the Army in my late teens and early twenties. I also used to max the Army Physical Fitness Test in all 3 events and had the Physical Fitness badge. I'm 225# now and much more muscular/stronger but I'd contend that I was in much better "shape" back then.2 -
18.9 last time I checked my weight on Saturday. Just a bit of fluid retention could send that up to over 19 next weigh in however, lol.0
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Mine's 32.1. Nine months ago, though? It was 45. I'm working on getting it down to the optimal range.7
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BMI is an absolute joke. I left two primary care doctors because they referenced that. I'm between 6ft.-6'1, weigh 200-210 lbs. with body fat ranging between 10%-12% and they told me I needed to drop down to 165 lbs to be healthy. All while morbidly obese looking people were in that office.2
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I weigh what I have weighed most of my life. I never knew about BMI back then so it never bothered me.
Just checked and today I have a BMI of 19.1. Still doesn't bother me.
I am much happier knowing that I have a better muscle to fat ratio now than when younger.
Cheers, h.1 -
I'm right in the middle of my normal BMI range.1
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25.7 still fat af unfortunately0
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Now 27.
Then (the bad old days) 44.
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KurumiSophia wrote: »25.7 still fat af unfortunately
That's not very nice.0 -
19.71
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My BMI is 28.5 (overweight), my body fat percentage is 28.8 (normal for my age/gender). Trying to drop to under 25% bodyfat by Christmas.1
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Brandon2118 wrote: »haha.. for me, personally, I loathe the BMI. Mine is greater than thirty and I'm listed as obese but my bf% is only 10%. But to answer your question, I think mine is like 34
Same here. My BMI puts me at overweight, my bodyfat percentage puts me at normal. For me, the only number I really pay attention to are the numbers on the weights at the gym. I also just recently developed a problem you most likely have: jeans!!! When your waist size and quads don't fit the same pair of pants.4 -
Overweight.0
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