FRAME SIZE DOES MATTER!

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  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    This is hooey. According to this I'm underweight. Time to deactivate! WOOT!
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    I like things like this because I'm always curious what it will say. I never pay attention to it though. When I was at their lowest suggested weight most people still though I was overweight by at least 20 lbs. :tongue:
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    ehh..sometimes it does. Sometimes not.
    Using a mirror works well. :smile:

    http://www.ajcn.org/content/75/6/1012.long
  • maura5880
    maura5880 Posts: 346 Member
    This thing is nuts--even more harsh than the BMI chart. I think all of these are pretty lame b/c they don't take into account fat vs. lean muscle mass. I'm 5'0" and medium frame--and this chart says 106 was healthy. My lowest weight ever was 108 and I looked sickly, I was a 00 and did not look good at all!
  • withchaco
    withchaco Posts: 1,026 Member
    Wrist method would never work for me. I gain fat around my wrist when I get fat. Also, some people have thick wrists and slender hips, or they have particularly short/ long fingers which would skew the results...
  • PoochPottery
    PoochPottery Posts: 205
    Here is a good tool
    http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/fsz

    I like this one! Seems more accurate.
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