What BMI are you looking for?

zoombie_bear
zoombie_bear Posts: 963 Member
edited October 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Out of curiosity, what BMI are you looking for? I have no clue what would be best, mine at the moment is 23%

Healthy for my height is according to MFP (107 to 145lbs)

I'm at 133,8 now and probably looking to drop it to 125-130lbs, I wonder what my BMI will be then?

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  • aqua_zumba_fan
    aqua_zumba_fan Posts: 383 Member
    You can find out using the tools on here.
  • Penguinita
    Penguinita Posts: 159 Member
    When I first started it was to get out of the obese range, then out of the overweight range. Now I guess as long as I'm fit & thin I don't mind the number too much-- well I hope it doesn't go to 18!
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
    Plug in that weight to the BMI calculator. It will tell you.
  • sbeasty1
    sbeasty1 Posts: 8
    i think as long as you don't go below 18 or above smething like 24 then you are ok. i used to be below 18 and was classed as underweight....not so much of a problem these days! :( I am now at 21 but want to stay around that to remain healthy. :)
  • NuttyBrewnette
    NuttyBrewnette Posts: 417 Member
    See my signature.

    I picked 22 because it was smack in the middle of the healthy range...I also started to get out of obese, then out of overweight. Now I am aiming at 22.

    I used the calculator on here, under tools, but you can also google bmi for 'body mass index calculator'
  • Shutterpillar
    Shutterpillar Posts: 208
    For me, i was about 3 lbs away from entering the "Overweight" category on the scale and that was what made me get my butt in gear.
    I am at 22.6 right now (according to MFP's BMI chart) and would like to be right in the middle of the "Healthy" range, right around 22.0. Sooo... i'm almost there. just need to lose about 4 more lbs. From then on, its maintaining and building muscle. :smile:

    You can always enter your goal weight to see what your BMI would be at that weight. Its really a touch and go thing. I try not to look at the numbers on the scales... i try to go by how I feel about my body. I may go to my goal weight of 128, or I may stop at 130. who knows.
  • tnorkus
    tnorkus Posts: 45
    according to the BMI calculator my ideal wieght would be less than 183 lbs- that is unrealistic for me.
    I havent been that light since I was in high school and I was actually in shape and pretty fit back then. I am shooting for overwieght and just out of the "Obese" category for now.
  • editara13
    editara13 Posts: 384 Member
    My BMI when I started was 27,1 and now I got where I wanted to be 21,1 and all thanks to MFP. I love it :-)

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  • vanessaclarkgbr
    vanessaclarkgbr Posts: 731 Member
    I'd love to be right in the middle of the healthy range - got a way to go yet!
  • highgear
    highgear Posts: 30 Member
    BMI is just a guideline, as people's bodies are different. I'm in the 7-8% body fat range but my BMI says I'm overweight. I will have to lose another 5 lbs just to get into the healthy range, which will put me at 4% body fat. It really stinks because my employer uses a point system to rank our risk factors and BMI counts for a large portion of those points. As of yet it does not affect our health insurance rates, but I see the day coming.
  • lausa22
    lausa22 Posts: 467 Member
    At my heaviest weight, my bmi was 31, so just over obese. Now I'm 28.8. I'm just looking to get into a healthy range, then I'll take it from there :-)
    The weight ranges I would like, the BMI goes from 19.5 to 23 though.
  • saphire131313
    saphire131313 Posts: 2
    what an inspiration you are!
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I am aiming for a BMI of around 29...or borderline obese. I actually am in the high overweight category now...but need about ten pounds of muscle to look truly fit.

    Seriously.

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    That picture is me btw. As things stand I'm on the high overweight range at about 28 if I recall. The BMI chart is so useless for so many people. And the worst part is, by the time you've figured out that you're one of the ones it 'doesn't work' for...its already got you all screwed up.
  • KHaverstick
    KHaverstick Posts: 308 Member
    Healthy/normal.
  • hhan
    hhan Posts: 74
    Out of curiosity, what BMI are you looking for? I have no clue what would be best, mine at the moment is 23%

    A healthy BMI for me is around 24 because I'm big boned according to the charts I've used. From memory a wrist measurement for females of >6.5 inches. You can google to determine that.

    I'm not really aiming for a specific BMI because I believe it is a very flawed measure. Instead I have set a body fat % target that is in line with my age and sex.
  • nukehiker
    nukehiker Posts: 457
    I would love to be say around 10-15% but at 5' 10 i think i would have to weigh about 115 lbs ....lol according to the BMI. right now at 196 I am considered over and it says I am 28 % ? not sure exactly what my BF% is since I have never had it checked. I just want to get buffed/ toned etc and be healthier
  • deninevi
    deninevi Posts: 934 Member
    I chose a BMI that is closer to the lower range for me, but I'm more concern about the % body fat.
  • goron59
    goron59 Posts: 890 Member
    I want to get into the 'normal' range for me. Seems a bit low to me, but I'll see what it looks like when I get there.
  • HappyLuna
    HappyLuna Posts: 112
    22-23. So I can weight anything between 8st 12 and 9st 4. I think thats a realistic goal and gives me a good range I can be in so I won't be too obsessed with the scales going up and down when I am maintaining.
  • yanicka
    yanicka Posts: 1,004 Member
    If you look at my BMI alone....I am still overweight. If you look at my avatar, I am hardly overweight!!!! So my goal is in fact a body fat % of 20%. and it means I have to go down to 115 lbs
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    i don't really care as long as it's in the healthy range!!
    i started at 57 bmi and am now at 34.3 :)
    so i'm getting there!!
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    Out of curiosity, what BMI are you looking for? I have no clue what would be best, mine at the moment is 23%

    A healthy BMI for me is around 24 because I'm big boned according to the charts I've used. From memory a wrist measurement for females of >6.5 inches. You can google to determine that.

    I'm not really aiming for a specific BMI because I believe it is a very flawed measure. Instead I have set a body fat % target that is in line with my age and sex.

    big boned is sooo totally a myth!! lol
    how can you honestly measure your wrist size if you have fat around your wrists????????
  • SeanMurphy
    SeanMurphy Posts: 62
    At 6'6" with a barrel chest and solid, muscular, already fat-free legs, I am at 32.1, well into obese. My target weight of 265 still puts me just over the line of "obese", but at 278, I can already see very fine ab lines.

    I have mostly visceral fat which is both good and bad. It is more metabolically active, so easier to get burnt, but it is also far more unhealthy and is responsible for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart ailments, etc. I also have an intensely dense bone structure, as the radiologist generally notes every time i get an x-ray. (This is a genetic gift from my father who had open heart surgery about 11 years ago, and got similar comments from the surgeon about bone density.)

    My point is that everyone's body is different, and BMI was designed to measure the health of populations, not individuals. People with advanced musculature, or people who are exceptionally tall, or people with oddly dense skeletons can all be put into an unrealistic category. Worry more about body-fat percentages (easy to measure with skin-fold calipers, if you're that concerned) or just how you look in the mirror. Worry also about your cardiovascular health. Can you run/walk/bike/play sports as well as you'd like without getting winded?
  • sheppeyescapee
    sheppeyescapee Posts: 329 Member
    I'm aiming for the upper end of my BMI range and then I'll switch to body fat % when I get closer to goal.
  • fidgekitty
    fidgekitty Posts: 43
    You know, I'm one of those anti-BMI people, when I was at my ideal weight, my BMI was around a 25-26. People said I looked like I was around 120-130 pounds when I was really 155 pounds. The women in my family are just really dense, all of my mom's side are amazon women with man-like strength, I inherited a 5'4 frame from my dad's side but the muscle from my mom's side. So my BMI always said I was overweight when I was just very muscular. Not to mention I was doing a physically demanding job at the time, encouraging my muscle gain. But if I had to pick a BMI, I'd like to be a 23-24% I want to be a little smaller (a size 6-7 instead of a 9-10) than my prepregnancy weight but I also want to be strong.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    I prefer to stay away from BMI entirely, as it is very innacurate and doesn't take muscle mass into consideration. Arnold himself had a BMI in the "morbidly obese" stage in the prime of his bodybuilding career. I prefer using body fat percentage, which takes water weight, muscle mass, and fat into thought, giving a much more accurate reading of where you stand.
  • hhan
    hhan Posts: 74
    Out of curiosity, what BMI are you looking for? I have no clue what would be best, mine at the moment is 23%

    A healthy BMI for me is around 24 because I'm big boned according to the charts I've used. From memory a wrist measurement for females of >6.5 inches. You can google to determine that.

    I'm not really aiming for a specific BMI because I believe it is a very flawed measure. Instead I have set a body fat % target that is in line with my age and sex.

    big boned is sooo totally a myth!! lol
    how can you honestly measure your wrist size if you have fat around your wrists????????

    I'd suggest you do some research before slating others. The big range in the healthy BMI category is there to take bone frame into account.

    You could start here

    http://healthycalculators.com/body-weight.php

    or even here

    http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/bodyFrame.php
  • hhan
    hhan Posts: 74
    Another thing ... I don't have fat around my wrists ... do you?
  • melholden10
    melholden10 Posts: 35
    i hardly ever look at BMI after my brother told me at 7% body fat he was still considered obese on BMI (he plays rugby) my bdy fat is currentyl 30% which is acceptable for women and i can go and run 18 miles so i don't care my BMI is overweight/obese my aim is to get my bodyfat down to 20%
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