what is YOUR bmi?

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  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
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    As others have pointed out, it's only a rough guide, and for very muscular people it can be misleading.

    Mine is currently hovering just over 25, and I'm aiming to get it under that. I don't have a specific target bmi, I go more by how my clothes fit.
  • NHLove88
    NHLove88 Posts: 75 Member
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    Mines 29.4 & my goal is whatever it is when I finally reach my goal weight haha
  • cmthorsness
    cmthorsness Posts: 83 Member
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    31:cry:
  • Clarecbear82
    Clarecbear82 Posts: 369 Member
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    24.4 my goal is about 20 I think. It all depends on how I feel.
  • StacySkinny
    StacySkinny Posts: 984 Member
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    Mine is 58. My goal is 24.
  • littlemili
    littlemili Posts: 625 Member
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    Hovering around 18-19. Used to be 27!
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
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    22.8 :)
    My goal is whatever it is when I'm happy to stop losing weight. I'm guessing around 19-20.
  • winw
    winw Posts: 15
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    A BMI of less than 19 is NOT healthy for a woman. Yours is way at the low end... and basically awesome.
  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,190 Member
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    24.4 which is just inside the healthy range. However I will be going over this by putting on muscle. This is actually an inaccurate way to measure your health and weight.

    Here in Australia they are now leaning towards waist size over BMI.. Pretty much if you are between a certain measurement around the waist then you are at a high risk of diabetes. BMI is being frowned upon these days and the doctors in Australia or encouraging people to measure their waists rather than using this BMI Method.

    In my honest opinion I do not think anyone should be relying on a BMI reading... But listening to their body and getting the waist measurements down and just eating a much healthier lifestyle.

    here is the website that is trying to encourage us Aussies to become healthier.

    http://www.health.gov.au/internet/abhi/publishing.nsf/Content/3A8D6003674E4BE3CA2577B5007D64EB/$File/POPUL0137_Men_A4_HR.pdf
    http://www.health.gov.au/internet/abhi/publishing.nsf/Content/factsheet-waist-measurement

    This to me is a much more realistic approach to this.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,250 Member
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    Mine is 26.0, I just looked LOL.

    Only joined here today, put on several pounds over Christmas, I really have to shift the excess!
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
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    BMI is a poor measurement as it stands alone.
    What is your body fat?

    You can go here to find out:
    http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    That tells me much more than BMI
  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,190 Member
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    BMI is a poor measurement as it stands alone.
    What is your body fat?

    You can go here to find out:
    http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    That tells me much more than BMI

    Obviously another person with a similar opinion to me
  • Acherona
    Acherona Posts: 134 Member
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    Mine is just under 46 :(:(:(:(
  • Emmancipation
    Emmancipation Posts: 3
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    37.7
    20 would be epic
    but i'll settle for 25
  • houstonmacbro
    houstonmacbro Posts: 99 Member
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    i look just normal now, and i'm going for skinny look :) i'm not anorexic or too skinny, but i'm struggling to lose weight and it's ten times harder for me to lose 1 pound than for most of you :(

    Doubtful.
  • sgtlittle
    sgtlittle Posts: 258 Member
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    Mine is 27 according to the calculators, but my body fat % is 19, which I care more about. That is a problem a lot of athletic/fit people run into since muscle is heavier than fat.
  • houstonmacbro
    houstonmacbro Posts: 99 Member
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    BMI is a poor measurement as it stands alone.
    What is your body fat?

    You can go here to find out:
    http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    That tells me much more than BMI

    Agreed. I have lost weight, inches, but my BMI has barely budged for some reason. It's not like I'm out here eating Whoppers and french fries either. I thought mine would be a lot lower. My trainer and I monitor it every few weeks.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    The term BMI needs to be thrown away.
    Its useless!
  • bshedwick
    bshedwick Posts: 659 Member
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    I'm at 26.8, but I'm not a big fan of the BMI scale since it underestimates muscle mass.

    I'm at 16% BF, so that in the healthy range, and I don't think that I've over weight.

    For my height, I'd have to lose another 12 pounds to be considered healthy.
  • ConnieSG
    ConnieSG Posts: 376
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    25.3 BMI. How can you find out what your body fat is?

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