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What's your BMI?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Depending on body weight fluctuations, 25.8 - 26.1...overweight, but not overweight...about 15% BF and fit...
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    28-ish depending on the day, down from more than 40 when I started. Yes, I feel that's a pretty accurate representation for me (I'm overweight, not obese; reasonably healthy but not ideal). It was also accurate when it was over 40.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    estherdragonbat wrote: »
    31.0. And I'm not sure what it's supposed to represent healthwise other than progress. Ten months ago, it was 45.

    Ditto. ~45 last September now to 31. It tells me I'm still obese but very close to overweight. I'd say I'm overweight given my build.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    22.5 in maintenance; it was 42 before I lost weight. I feel like I'm at a high level of fitness and I'm happy with how I look.
  • NadNight
    NadNight Posts: 794 Member
    17.4 which sounds quite underweight but I don't have a great amount of muscle and am very small framed so it looks pretty normal on me. Looking at charts I actually look more like a bmi of 19 despite being less
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    36.4.

    And no, given that:
    • I started at 60.3
    • The amount of working out I do
    • The numbers I got last time I had a health checkup
    I don't think it accurately represents where I'm at at all.
  • brookielaw
    brookielaw Posts: 814 Member
    26.3, and not really. I started with a BMI of 68.55 according to the same calculator, which was probably accurate then, but not now. I have a good 10-15 lbs of excess skin at this point. I am technically overweight by the BMI scale but if that excess skin were gone I'd be in the normal range. I don't think it's an accurate reflection of my health, having seen my iDXA scan and lack of fat, particularly in the upper body area.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Today it's 23.6. It's in the healthy range and I'm healthy so I guess it's doing a decent job of predicting.
  • kieranar
    kieranar Posts: 57 Member
    65.5kg bmi 22.6 and 10.4 % body fat
  • everher
    everher Posts: 909 Member
    My BMI is 26.0 down from 35.1 last October.

    I would say it's pretty accurate depiction of where I am in this process. I'm still overweight, but I'm not super overweight.
  • Okiludy
    Okiludy Posts: 558 Member
    When I was in the best shape of my life I ran a 18:59 5k, could rip out 20 pullups, and 100 crunches in 1 minute. I was also a BMI of 29 but bodyfat of 12% by the Navy method (USMC). Ya BMI was not even close to accurate judge.

    Now I have a BMI of 37, down from 43 since April. I am much stronger than ever I think but my cardio is screwed. I have to admit it is a pretty good for me now.

    I think that it depends on body composition. It is based on populations not individuals and someone who lifts and has a lowish bodyfat is going to be an outlier to the curve.
  • Morganbennett1
    Morganbennett1 Posts: 106 Member
    30.5, I would say no. That is still the Obese category. I've lost over 60 lbs, at my starting weight I would have considered myself Obese, but now, although I'm still a bit overweight, I would not say (and neither would my doctor) that I'm obese.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,770 Member
    20 - on the low side of normal for my age. I'd agree.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    24.4
    Kinda idk. I got abs, always fairly lean. Run mtns, lift.
  • RogueRunner_1
    RogueRunner_1 Posts: 32 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    Since so much of health and well-being is not described by BMI, our BMI cannot be taken as an indicator of our overall well-being.
    Which is why I asked do you FEEL it accurately represents your health? I was curious if peoples' opinions line up with the fact that BMI doesn't solely represent someone's health.

  • fjmartini
    fjmartini Posts: 1,149 Member
    RogueRunner_1 wrote: »
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    Since so much of health and well-being is not described by BMI, our BMI cannot be taken as an indicator of our overall well-being.
    Which is why I asked do you FEEL it accurately represents your health? I was curious if peoples' opinions line up with the fact that BMI doesn't solely represent someone's health.
    I'm at a 27. I feel great. I'm 6'1 200lbs.
  • Rosesandhealth
    Rosesandhealth Posts: 12 Member
    23 on the dot and I feel like that is fairly accurate as a depiction, I could be in better shape but am still a healthy weight. It motivates me to stick to my goals atleast..
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    <30 which is good for me. I feel healthy.
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    edited September 2017
    I'm maintaining around 22.

    I'm very happy with the way I look and feel, my eating, body composition and my fitness level.

    I started off in 2012 at 36.7!
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    edited September 2017
    23.6. Little pudgy and would like to be down to 22. I don't look or feel overweight so it's pretty accurate for me I'd say.
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,943 Member
    27 here, I'm almost in the "normal" range. I used to be in the obese range when I started. I feel great
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    Mine is in the 24-25 range. Where I think the BMI errs is in blanketing all numbers at the higher end of the scale as "obese." A pro bodybuilder will have a BMI that easily surpasses 30. That doesn't make them obese, but I don't think it's a healthy ratio over the long term.
  • scorpio516
    scorpio516 Posts: 955 Member
    Per my doctors visit last friday, 24.4, normal.

    No, I feel like a slow fat as.s. About 30lbs above my ideal race weight. 42 lbs above my hs race weight
  • _BlahBlah_BlackSheep_
    _BlahBlah_BlackSheep_ Posts: 2,148 Member
    18.8 (normal). I'd say it's pretty accurate.
  • rolenthegreat
    rolenthegreat Posts: 78 Member
    My BMI is 23 which is normal & I feel normal.
    Some calculators say that my ideal body-weight is 10-15lbs less, which I do NOT think would be a sustainable healthy weight for me personally.
  • LiveLoveFitFab
    LiveLoveFitFab Posts: 302 Member
    26. According to my bmi I'm overweight. I feel slightly chubby. I wear a size 10 Canadian, but I don't think anyone would look at me and go wow she's fat. I have a lot of muscle left over from my 20's when I worked out a lot. However, I feel a lot more tired and can't work out as well as when I was a bmi of 22 or so.

    In my profile picture I'm a bmi of 23...Much healthier for me. But only 20 lbs lighter. My goal is a bmi of 22. But as long as my fitness improves I don't really care.
  • susanp57
    susanp57 Posts: 409 Member
    20.8. I don't think it is entirely representative as I am carrying a little more fat and less muscle than I would like do to an accident and an illness.
  • czmiles926
    czmiles926 Posts: 130 Member
    18.5 - I'm at the healthy/underweight border.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    22 here. Body fat is a more important number to me.
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