This is a weight loss board

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I think people are just trying to be helpful....if you don't want to hear what others have to say then why post at all?

THIS!!

Measurements are more accurate than a scale.

I agree with people who follow the "measuring tape-rule" because its more realistic and accurate.

BINGO!!!! We have a winner.

To the OP, until you stop letting the scale control you, you are making losing weight twice as hard as it really is.

Actually, they're not more accurate. If people measure in slightly different positions or holding the tape with a different tension you can get different results. (This is a big issue in bespoke tailoring, when patterns are made from the client's measurements.) The inaccuracy is why insurers haven't gone over to measuring people's waists and hips. Plus, it's more intrusive, time-consuming, and expensive.

I measure myself occasionally because it is another measure, but I'm never sure of my accuracy. If i'm using the same scale every time I have a decent baseline.

The ENTIRE site might be a fitness site but this board...is WEIGHTLOSS.

Perhaps its title should be changed to Weightloss and Body compesition Help?

But like I said....I do NOT care to be smaller if my BMI still screams obese. And if BMI doesn't matter tell me why it matters to insurance companies? Because when are you trying to get health insurance, or my case a job, weight on the scale matters.
Not Body Fat Percentage, not the size of my hips and waiste...BMI.

End rant.

WEll It matters because BMI is Body Mass Index. The less BODY MASS INDEX you have the less BODY FAT YOU have. The less Body Fat you have the leaner and toner you are. HENCE Losing inches. There you go i have now took you down the ladder of why Inches is important so that you dont have to rant over it when people tell you to measure. It is very important. THE reason? A typical BMI for Healthy women weght is around 20. to 25. I have been 170 lbs with a bmi of 30 30 is OBESE, 170 lbs is overweight. You tell me which one IM going to by. They scale says that Im overweight however bmi states i have 30% bmi and that is considred obesed. Im still going to loose to get out of the bmi. TO me that equates to I have to much fat and not enough lean muscle. In that case I would want to loose fat not muscle. the scale is only a measurement along with measuring inches. TO loose weight you must loose inches and weight and trust me they dont always go together.

over weight according to BMI





had to throw in a white girl

Isn't she like 110lbs?

I think the only "overweight" person in this example is michael jordan's playing weight. Everyone else is in the normal range.

Well this certainly made for an entertaining Sunday morning read.

I've actually been thinking a lot over the past few days about how much I changed, as a person, since joining MFP. I've been on here for almost a year. I started out just looking to lose weight -- that's it. I had no interest in getting "fitter" "healthier" "taking measurements" or anything else.

I lost the majority of my weight in the first 4-5 months (I was only slightly overweight -- but I was extremely unfit). Due to the calorie restrictions, I made better food choices (hey, veggies are low cal!). I noticed my energy levels increasing and other random health benefits, so when the scale stopped moving, I decided to look more into the "fitness" stuff.

I haven't lost any weight in 6+ months. But people still come up to me and say "Did you lose weight?!" because I got slimmer, and fitter. I rock climb, I run (something I though I'd NEVER be able to do), I lift heavy things, and I'm totally OK with the scale going up as long as my measurements stay the same or go down.

The amazing people on my friends list get the credit for helping to change my mindset from "weight loss" to being health and fitness oriented. They also get the credit for inspiring me to want to try new things and see how far I can push my body as I progress forward.

So, some MFP members may not realize it yet, or they may never realize it, but this community can really change the way you view your body, and the things you do with it, but only if you let it. And really, you should. It's super fun.

I see your point about the weight being the only factor that insurance and others often times are looking at, but sometimes, I need indicators that I'm still heading the right direction even when the scale doesn't show it that week. So the measurements, help me stay positive and keep on track, so that the next week or the week after, I will see #'s reflected on the scale as well. If I'm not losing weight or inches, than I'm probably doing something wrong. So, I really like the other indicators, and appreciate the people who keep me positive and give me support. If you're going to post on here, most people are going to try and be supportive, and don't know that their encouragement will not be appreciated by you as most of us need it. I suggest, you stop posting and being such a discouragement to others who are only being helpful, and sound like are giving you good advice you don't want to hear.

The ENTIRE site might be a fitness site but this board...is WEIGHTLOSS.

Perhaps its title should be changed to Weightloss and Body compesition Help?

But like I said....I do NOT care to be smaller if my BMI still screams obese. And if BMI doesn't matter tell me why it matters to insurance companies? Because when are you trying to get health insurance, or my case a job, weight on the scale matters.
Not Body Fat Percentage, not the size of my hips and waiste...BMI.

End rant.

WEll It matters because BMI is Body Mass Index. The less BODY MASS INDEX you have the less BODY FAT YOU have. The less Body Fat you have the leaner and toner you are. HENCE Losing inches. There you go i have now took you down the ladder of why Inches is important so that you dont have to rant over it when people tell you to measure. It is very important. THE reason? A typical BMI for Healthy women weght is around 20. to 25. I have been 170 lbs with a bmi of 30 30 is OBESE, 170 lbs is overweight. You tell me which one IM going to by. They scale says that Im overweight however bmi states i have 30% bmi and that is considred obesed. Im still going to loose to get out of the bmi. TO me that equates to I have to much fat and not enough lean muscle. In that case I would want to loose fat not muscle. the scale is only a measurement along with measuring inches. TO loose weight you must loose inches and weight and trust me they dont always go together.

over weight according to BMI





had to throw in a white girl

Isn't she like 110lbs?

Here we go again. Do you look like any of those people? Do you have their level of muscularity or their low body fat percentage? Let's not forget frame and bone density.

Here we go again. Do you look like any of those people? Do you have their level of muscularity or their low body fat percentage?

Even with the level of fitness they have they're not even considered overweight. So its not even a good excuse example lol.

Weight loss is a SIDE EFFECT of fitness. Get fit, lose weight AND inches.

And boobs, which does sort of suck.

I have 210LBM, i am 6ft 2inches tall. If I weighed at my LBM(no fat what so ever) I'll still be considered over weight.
You might think "well you have a lot of LBM" we're going by my WEIGHT for LBM. Anyone who is 6ft 2inchs tall that weighs 210lbs, fat, skinny, medium, whatever... is considered over weight.

You're also going to lose some of that lbm when you lose weight anyway too. Plus if you can show that you're fit otherwise then why does it matter? Most people really aren't muscular. There are always exceptions of course, such as yourself. A lot of obese people like to think they have a body builder hiding under all those layers of fat but its simply not true for most people.