What is your BMI?

hmwe46 · Aug 25th, 2008, 06:54 PM

Very true

I know that I weigh more when I am seriously dedicated to working out, but my clothes fit better and I have less body fat.

Oh hey

Let's all post our Body Fat %

NOT!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckygirl83

BMI's don't really tell much. You can have a low BMI and still be unhealthy. Also, athletes with lots of muscles have a higher BMI but they are obviously more healthy than a coach potato with a low BMI.

Mine is 16.9 but my doctor doesn't think I am underweight since I carry a lot of my fat around the hips area (not good for my health!). He encourages me to do a lot of cardio and exercises aimed at slimming down my hips area. That and eating less junk food!

AvrilH · Aug 25th, 2008, 06:56 PM

Let's not post our body fat %!!! I shudder to think what mine might be!

canadianstudies · Aug 25th, 2008, 06:56 PM

and some people are just thin (see: my husband, with his black belt in karate) no matter what they do, or what they eat!

... these people are irritating.

oxyoxy136 · Aug 25th, 2008, 07:12 PM

19.4, but I need to tone my hips and thighs since that's where I carry the majority of my extra weight.

BagLadie · Aug 25th, 2008, 07:19 PM

Holy crap you guys should be around 24 from what I hear!!! What's up with being in the teens??? EAT PEOPLE, EAT!!!!

Cristina · Aug 25th, 2008, 07:35 PM

Yep, yep. Body fat is a better indicator of being in shape and healthy than is BMI.

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckygirl83

BMI's don't really tell much. You can have a low BMI and still be unhealthy. Also, athletes with lots of muscles have a higher BMI but they are obviously more healthy than a coach potato with a low BMI.

jpgoeth · Aug 25th, 2008, 07:42 PM

hmmmm.... Mine's a little scary, I'm keeping it to myself.

Not to sound all conspiracy theory, but have you guys ever noticed at over the past 10 years or so the range for a "healthy" weight has gotten narrower and narrower? And the the maximum "normal weight" has gotten lower? Now consider that there is a multi-billion dollar diet industry with many lobbyists at its disposal and an agenda to maximize profits.

My personal opinion is that there is too much emphasis on weight as an indicator of general health. Doctors like it because it's easy to diagnose. Drug companies like it because it makes people believe that they need expensive drugs to "fix" themselves when maybe they just don't fit into the relatively narrow bell curve. I think that as long as you feel good, eat well, move around, and your weight doesn't affect normal daily activity (climbing a flight of stairs, tying your shoes) that you're just fine.

hmwe46 · Aug 25th, 2008, 07:53 PM

Well the range for my height to be in "healthy BMI" territory is 110-150 pounds.

That's seem HUGE to me.

Diabete runs rampant in my family and even 5 lbs can keep it from setting in; at 20.8 BMI and being very physically active, I know I am pushing the limits of what I should weigh.

BasketballCourt · Aug 25th, 2008, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckygirl83

BMI's don't really tell much. You can have a low BMI and still be unhealthy. Also, athletes with lots of muscles have a higher BMI but they are obviously more healthy than a coach potato with a low BMI.

I agree. Last year in health class I took my BMI and was still in the normal range, but higher than I wanted. But then I was tested by squeezing this thing that sends electricity through your body to find how much body fat you have (forgot the name) and I was really happy with that number.

hautecouture15 · Aug 25th, 2008, 09:02 PM

one site says 25.7 and the other says 27 idk im confused - I am 5ft 8 and weigh 12.5 stones

babieejae1101 · Aug 25th, 2008, 09:04 PM

artjen · Aug 25th, 2008, 11:04 PM

ImASadGiraffe · Aug 25th, 2008, 11:22 PM

Charlie · Aug 25th, 2008, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sternchen

Too high to post on this forum!!

Yeah, but you are have an excuse, we dont

!

Mine says 24 (still in the normal range), oh well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmwe46

Very true

I know that I weigh more when I am seriously dedicated to working out, but my clothes fit better and I have less body fat.

Oh hey

Let's all post our Body Fat %

NOT!!!!!

Because it is all muscle and muscle weights more than fat, Dont you just love it, I know I do

lv-lover · Aug 25th, 2008, 11:32 PM

16.1
I have small bones.

Aug 25th, 2008, 06:56 PM	#17
AvrilH Irish gal Location: Ireland	Let's not post our body fat %!!! I shudder to think what mine might be! __________________ I my purple Gerard Darel Saint Germain midday midnight crazy bag - still wearing it every day and never tiring of it! I also my Hermes De Passage A Moscou scarf in Sepia/Or, it is divine! Wish List: Gypsy 05 organic long dress in plum Chanel classic lambskin jumbo flap with silver h/w Hermes 35cm etoupe Birkin with PHW (maybe in 2009/10!)

Aug 25th, 2008, 07:12 PM	#19
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Aug 25th, 2008, 07:19 PM	#20
BagLadie Got a handle on it Location: Red Sox Nation	Holy crap you guys should be around 24 from what I hear!!! What's up with being in the teens??? EAT PEOPLE, EAT!!!! __________________ It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts. - Ella Fitzgerald

Aug 25th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#25
hautecouture15 Member Location: essex	one site says 25.7 and the other says 27 idk im confused - I am 5ft 8 and weigh 12.5 stones __________________ Collection: -chloe paddington in tobacco -balenciaga courier in blueberry -chanel navy lambskin jumbo with silver chain -chanel WOC in black caviar with gold chain -mulberry long lock wallet in brown -mulberry cosmetic purse in glazed green goatskin -blaenciaga coin purse in amythest -Louis Vuitton epi cles in grenade

Aug 25th, 2008, 09:04 PM	#26
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Aug 25th, 2008, 06:56 PM	#18
canadianstudies 1 <3 Lyndee! Location: Canada	and some people are just thin (see: my husband, with his black belt in karate) no matter what they do, or what they eat! ... these people are irritating.

Aug 25th, 2008, 07:42 PM	#22
jpgoeth Shopinator	hmmmm.... Mine's a little scary, I'm keeping it to myself. Not to sound all conspiracy theory, but have you guys ever noticed at over the past 10 years or so the range for a "healthy" weight has gotten narrower and narrower? And the the maximum "normal weight" has gotten lower? Now consider that there is a multi-billion dollar diet industry with many lobbyists at its disposal and an agenda to maximize profits. My personal opinion is that there is too much emphasis on weight as an indicator of general health. Doctors like it because it's easy to diagnose. Drug companies like it because it makes people believe that they need expensive drugs to "fix" themselves when maybe they just don't fit into the relatively narrow bell curve. I think that as long as you feel good, eat well, move around, and your weight doesn't affect normal daily activity (climbing a flight of stairs, tying your shoes) that you're just fine.

Aug 25th, 2008, 07:53 PM	#23
hmwe46 Member	Well the range for my height to be in "healthy BMI" territory is 110-150 pounds. That's seem HUGE to me. Diabete runs rampant in my family and even 5 lbs can keep it from setting in; at 20.8 BMI and being very physically active, I know I am pushing the limits of what I should weigh.

Aug 25th, 2008, 11:04 PM	#27
artjen Young @ Art Location: Arizona	18.7

Aug 25th, 2008, 11:22 PM	#28
ImASadGiraffe Relax... Location: IL	22.8 __________________ 11/21/08

Aug 25th, 2008, 11:32 PM	#30
lv-lover Member	16.1 I have small bones. __________________ "On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux"