BMI says I'm obese!.....

olee67
olee67 Posts: 208 Member
in Motivation and Support
............... and so is Fabio!

Just wanted to remind everyone, no matter where you read them or what they mean, you can't always go by the numbers. You're clothes getting "bigger," random people checking you out, the belt that is suddenly stretched out, underwear that stops shrinking in the drier..... Those things are real, and, are small victories that lead to the big win... or...loss (of weight, inches, bad habits, etc).

Keep at it!
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  • mtmom1012
    mtmom1012 Posts: 31 Member
    :happy: Thanks for that!
    KT
  • chunkydunk714
    chunkydunk714 Posts: 784 Member
    Love how you turned a negative into a positive! :) thanks for sharing.
  • olee67
    olee67 Posts: 208 Member
    bump
  • dmf711
    dmf711 Posts: 141 Member
    Love it! Thanks, friend :)
  • fmbomzo
    fmbomzo Posts: 382 Member
    Totally agree. My BMI says I'm obese as well. But I've gone from a size 14 to a size 8 and lost only about 16 lbs. I think I look great in my clothes. I feel strong and my endurance has increased by leaps and bounds.
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    I also track progress with bodyfat. BMI is not the whole picture, and the scale can lie as badly as the man in the mirror.
    You can check here for free: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html
    I like this method, because it is easy to take and the results are consistant.
    Some complain that it gives too high a ready.
    SOLUTION: Subtract -5% and go with that number.
    The bottom line is that we have something definitive to track progress.
    This is it.
    Good Luck!
  • vegasmari
    vegasmari Posts: 120 Member
    AGREE! i have to tell myself not to be so obsessed with the scale. if i have to buy all new clothes because what i have is too big, then i've succeeded.

    Nice Post!!!
  • Monny287
    Monny287 Posts: 109
    My health teacher pointed this out when we all took our BMI's in high school. He said that most fit professional athletes' BMI's would say that they're morbidly obese, but they're obviously not. I forget the reason why, though.
  • BenderFitness
    BenderFitness Posts: 349
    Last time I was at the Dr (about 2 days before the pic in my main image) I was weighed as overweight for my height. My dr looked at the weight in my chart, and asked if it was correct. He said I look "very tiny to weigh that much." I told him I'm very muscular, and his response was "huh." LOL

    BMI is not the most accurate measure of body fat. It works both ways though, many people with "healthy" BMI's have a dangerously high percentage of body fat.

    Okay, I will stop now, because I can go on and on with this topic. Thanks for sharing, and proving once again that BMI doesn't know it all. :)
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    People with a lot of muscle, like athletes, don't really fit into the chart very well. But BMI charts are an okay approximation for more typical people like me. The chart says I'm overweight, and dang if it isn't right.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Love it!
  • questiontheanswers
    questiontheanswers Posts: 170 Member
    Great reminder and well said. It's the little things that all add up. Put on a shirt today that used to cut funny at the hips and ride up - no longer! It fits perfectly. My workout pants are starting to get a little too loose for comfort since I work out in a class setting. :D The changes you notice in your body mean much more than any numbers. I'm marking this to come back to later when I need to reset my perspective.
  • olee67
    olee67 Posts: 208 Member
    Ray Lewis is "obese" as well. Hahahahaha!
  • ncthomas09
    ncthomas09 Posts: 322 Member
    Thanks for the reminder!!! It definately helps with the motivation!!!
  • emily406
    emily406 Posts: 46 Member
    I love this! What a great reminder! :)
  • Miribg
    Miribg Posts: 149 Member
    Thank you :)
  • Kipperdog123
    Kipperdog123 Posts: 59
    Thanks for saying this. I am too considered "obese", soon to be in the "overweight" category, and I think I look just fine. The inches keep coming off, and the weight on the scale is too, slowly.
  • dandaninc
    dandaninc Posts: 392
    hahahahahahahaha thank you.
  • monroe61
    monroe61 Posts: 620 Member
    mine says I'm obese too...blah blah!!

    My husband's says he is overweight also...he is 5"11 and weighs 190 and is very muscular. My work does biometric screenings to keep your health insurance cost down and the lady laughed when she seen the chart said he was overweight.

    It's just a number :) Thanks for this!
  • SorchaEilis
    SorchaEilis Posts: 99 Member
    I also track progress with bodyfat. BMI is not the whole picture, and the scale can lie as badly as the man in the mirror.
    You can check here for free: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html
    I like this method, because it is easy to take and the results are consistant.
    Some complain that it gives too high a ready.
    SOLUTION: Subtract -5% and go with that number.
    The bottom line is that we have something definitive to track progress.
    This is it.
    Good Luck!


    I'm not so sure that website calculator is accurate; I had my body fat tested 5 weeks ago in a BodPod (accurate to +/-2%), and unless I've lost 18% bodyfat since then (which I really doubt), then Scientific Psychic is WAY off.
  • Brandicaloriecountess
    Brandicaloriecountess Posts: 2,126 Member
    Mine says I'm overweight :( lol
  • dajn44
    dajn44 Posts: 13
    thank you that big red obese on my medical chart is what made me start weight loss it is the small victories that keep me going. :flowerforyou:
  • tosmoothash
    tosmoothash Posts: 187 Member
    Thank you for this....I so needed to hear (well read) this!!!:drinker: :flowerforyou:
  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    MY BMI says, I was Obese when I ran my marathon two months ago. It was awfully hard to put on my size 34 jeans after. No wait, thats cuz my legs were sore.... Nevermind.

    I have approx 17% body fat and I'm still considered Obese.

    BMI = CRAP used by insurance companies to justify not selling insurance.
  • SunKissed1989
    SunKissed1989 Posts: 1,314 Member
    The BMI also says that I would be considered 'healthy' if I were 7 stone (98 pounds). A nurse told me this when I enquired about weight loss and said there would be hardly anything on my body (I'd basically look skeletal) and 10 stone (140lbs) would be an ideal weight for my height (which was my goal anyway).

    Although it is widely recognised, nothing is perfect and it does have its flaws. Keep up the good work and use NSVs to measure your progress along with the number on your scale (when they agree with each other). I told my auntie I'd nearly lost a stone and she said it looked like I'd lost more than that.

    Numbers ain't everything :smile:
  • SmashleeWpg
    SmashleeWpg Posts: 567 Member
    Ahhhhhrnold would also have qualified as "obese" back in his heyday Mr. Olympia Days ... yeah, he looks super fat to me! Riiiiight :)

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  • specialkyc
    specialkyc Posts: 384 Member
    Thanks Olee...that's awesome!
  • brickhouse76
    brickhouse76 Posts: 146
    "like"
  • nolakris
    nolakris Posts: 98 Member
    If you go by just BMI, I'm pretty sure Shaun T from Insanity would clock is as 'obese" and there is nothing fat about that man.
  • Josette89
    Josette89 Posts: 244
    Haha.... Yup, my chonies used to shrink all the time.... dang dryer..... but I've switched detergents, it's called "Healthy". HAHAHAHAHA!!! Seriously, I put my undies on now and they are all saggy around my body, I guess it's time for new ones :) But that day for new clothes will come when I reach my goal.

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