increasing BMI

lucyliar
lucyliar Posts: 31 Member
edited October 3 in Fitness and Exercise
Please tell me what should be done -food / diet or exercise to increase BMI . In my case it is 11.3 where as it should be more than 18 so kindly advise?

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  • jonikeffer
    jonikeffer Posts: 218 Member
    Wowsers, do you or did you have an ED? That would probably affect our answers. Do you have much muscle tone or are you just really skinny? Are you a veggie?
  • cheetahcub2010
    cheetahcub2010 Posts: 62 Member
    In my humble opinion I would suggest some mild weight training to start off.
  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
    i suggest slowly increasing your calories to whatever level mfp set for you (or alternative calclators: fat2fit.com or freedieing.com---using the GAIN option)

    make sure you are eaitng lots of protein (i shoot for 100 g at least but that depends on your stats)

    lifting weights is also good for increasing your BMI because you increase your metabolism and your BRM. I really like the new rules of lifting for women program.
  • lucyliar
    lucyliar Posts: 31 Member
    ya i am veggie and breastfeed as well, but i ma not skinny, there are lot of inches on my waist .....
  • lucyliar
    lucyliar Posts: 31 Member
    ya sure, guide me more on weight training?
  • upnorthtim
    upnorthtim Posts: 376 Member
    I'm confused...INCREASING your BMI means adding fat to your body composition. A BMI of 11 is really low fat.....I'd kill for that.....lol!!!! It's what you would expect from a highly trained athlete. I'm having trouble reconcliling your description of such a low BMI with 10 extra inches around the middle! Adding muscle and keeping the same fat would LOWER your BMI. Are you really skinny with a little jiggle around the middle?
  • lucyliar
    lucyliar Posts: 31 Member
    Your BMI is: 11.3
    Target weight range: 101.2 - 136.7 lbs
    YOU 11.3
    Under Healthy Over Obese
    B.M.I.
    Body Mass Index less - 18.5 18.5 - 25.0 25.0 - 30.0 30.0 - more

    Weight Range
    101.2136.7164.0

    a snap shot of my BMI calculation as per MFP
    my weight 62, height 5 feet 2 inches,
  • deathstarclock
    deathstarclock Posts: 512 Member
    You're 5'2 weighing in at 62 pounds?

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  • jennj5
    jennj5 Posts: 4 Member
    Are you entering your weight in kg instead of pounds? That would account for why it's saying 11.3?
  • kristilovescake
    kristilovescake Posts: 669 Member
    kg vs pounds is probably the issue
  • violon
    violon Posts: 74 Member
    Are you entering your weight in kg instead of pounds? That would account for why it's saying 11.3?

    I bet that's what she is doing... her ticker is in kg.

    62 kg = 136.4 pounds
    with that weight your BMI is 24.9
  • catcrazy
    catcrazy Posts: 1,740 Member
    Have you entered your weight in kg or lbs? 62lbs is about the weight of a 9 year old child. at a bmi of 11 you would be little more than skin and bones, either you have entered your weight in kg where it requires lbs or the site calculator is going screwy
  • wolfieb
    wolfieb Posts: 1
    @upnorthtim: BMI - Body Mass Index - is simply a ratio of body weight to height. It is not an indicator of body fat levels. A BMI of 11 means the person is seriously underweight for their height.

    Having said that, BMI is not the best guide to healthy body weight on its own, precisely because it does not take any account of muscle to fat ratio. Arnold Schwarzenegger, for instance, would have had a BMI in the obese category (over 30) when he was Mr Universe, but no-one could have ever called him fat.

    For the OP, previous suggestions of high protein intake are the way to go to try and get your BMI up - check out sports nutrition drinks such as Hi-Pro Force from Health Plus (www.healthplus.co.uk) and make sure you keep your nutritional intake at a good level.
  • ingies2011
    ingies2011 Posts: 127 Member
    If you really have a BMI of only 11 (which i doubt) I suggest you go and see a Dr/hospital and regain weight under guidance as you are at serious risk of refeeding syndrome, which can kill you (deranged electrolytes). Usually people with eating disorders get hospitalised to gain weight if they have a BMI of less then 14, also with a BMI so low you are at serious risk of heart disease as there will be hardly any muscles left on you, including heart muscles.

    I am sure your calculations are wrong, BMI=weight in kgs divided by your height in metres and again divided by height in metres.
  • upnorthtim
    upnorthtim Posts: 376 Member
    @upnorthtim: BMI - Body Mass Index - is simply a ratio of body weight to height. It is not an indicator of body fat levels. A BMI of 11 means the person is seriously underweight for their height.

    Having said that, BMI is not the best guide to healthy body weight on its own, precisely because it does not take any account of muscle to fat ratio. Arnold Schwarzenegger, for instance, would have had a BMI in the obese category (over 30) when he was Mr Universe, but no-one could have ever called him fat.

    For the OP, previous suggestions of high protein intake are the way to go to try and get your BMI up - check out sports nutrition drinks such as Hi-Pro Force from Health Plus (www.healthplus.co.uk) and make sure you keep your nutritional intake at a good level.

    From the Centers for Disease Control website.....

    "Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems."

    You are correct that BMI is not a MEASURE of body fat but for most people it does INDEX body fat pretty well. Its hardly fair to compare normal people to Aaahnold.
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