Weight target based on sitting height

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  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited November 2020
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Dazz123456789 wrote: »
    It does not account for the full range. At my very fittest around 20 yo, with practically no body fat, I was about 170. Yes, some was muscle, but still.
    I'm 5'7" and at 170lbs I'd still be around 12% body fat. I think you underestimate what no body fat looks like. When I competed at the same height, my competition weight was around 158lbs and that was at about 7% bodyfat.
    Like others I think you're overthinking this. If you were around the 180lbs range, you'd be just fine.


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    She may indeed be fine at 180, but at 5'7", that would give her an Overweight BMI of 28, which was kind of her point.

    (Not sure you meant to say 180. In case not, an Overweight BMI starts at 160.)
  • SharpWellbeing
    SharpWellbeing Posts: 68 Member
    You could have the longest or shortest legs in the world and it would make no odds. Weight loss is individual, don't put such reliance on calculators and just play around with trial and error and find what works for you.
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    This is very interesting. When I was a teenager, my dad, siblings and I were all about 19 on the BMI chart. None of us looked “skinny”, even though we were slim built. When I lost 10 pounds temporarily, I got lots of compliments on how nice I looked.
    When I wore shirtwaist dresses, off the rack were fine. But all my pants had to be made at home to get them long enough, or I had to wear boys jeans.

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