Don't despair....nice work thus far!
27 Jul 18 by member: wright2018
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Are you using the BMI formula that takes age into account? It provides a range as well as suggestions. Just Google BMI with age.
27 Jul 18 by member: Erquiaga
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I hate bmi it doesn’t take into account muscle. My son is in perfect shape, very muscly and it says he’s overweight.
27 Jul 18 by member: moving@more
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Well done - may I suggest the better indicator is bodyfat%? BMI does not take into account body composition which is lean muscle tissue vs. fat tissue.
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BMI is GARBAGE. A better indicator for your health is your waist to height ratio vs BMI. My 2 cents.
27 Jul 18 by member: chesgreen
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What does the mirror say? You know if you're fat. You know.
27 Jul 18 by member: @philrmcknight
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Don't get hung up on numbers. Numbers should not rule your life. You feel and look healthy, go with that!
27 Jul 18 by member: NowIunderstand
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BMI doesn't take body type, muscle mass, or bone density into consideration. It's just a number. You look great/healthy, so don't stress over a vague number my friend!
27 Jul 18 by member: Peasy3
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I don’t think you look overweight. BMI isn’t correct for everyone. Hubby is 6’(would’ve been about 6’4” but broke both growth plates as a kid), very large bone structure and his is always off. When he was solid muscle/athlete his BMI put him in the morbidly obese category yet his cheeks were sunken in and his family tells me that you couldn’t get a pinch of fat anywhere on him. I personally am still overweight yet my BMI is 24.3 (137#, 5’3 and small bone structure). Take BMI with a grain of salt.
As someone else said, BF% is more accurate I think. So is how your clothes are fitting. :)
27 Jul 18 by member: peeperjj
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According to the charts I'm supposed to weigh around 180, but when I was down that low I looked sick and didn't feel that great, either.
27 Jul 18 by member: @philrmcknight
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You look great! It’s not broke don’t fix it!!!
27 Jul 18 by member: finne3434
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I am the same way. I have to lose 6 pounds to get a "Normal BMI". My plan it to hit it, so I can say that I did it one time in my life, then settle on a weight that doesn't make me look too thin.
27 Jul 18 by member: adefwebserver
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27 Jul 18 by member: biketolive
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BMI can be changed by increasing muscle as opposed to loosing weight
27 Jul 18 by member: metalchx
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My BMI is 28.1. Do you think I care about it? Nope. haha
27 Jul 18 by member: -Diablo
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don't look overweight to me....
27 Jul 18 by member: Kannsharon
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You look good. I don’t see any fat on you
28 Jul 18 by member: patriciabows
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I need to lose 15 pounds to get to my normal BMI 24.9😂 Well, most of us are looking to get in the normal "range" to feel better😉 Those who have achieved it, congrats to them. 😊Other indicator as chesgreen stated is Waist-to-Height ratio. It should be half or less than half. For eg. 6 feet (72 inches) height person should have a waist of 36 inches or less to be deemed as "IDEAL" . Also, worth mentioning(or not) is Waist-to-Hip ratio should be 0.90 or less for men and 0.80 for women to be deemed as "HEALTHY". And as Phil said its about feeling "great", is a good indicator as well. We(most of us) tend to go with the numbers. But it's subjective :) I feel good even while I am a few pounds more than my supposedly NORMAL BMI😎😄
28 Jul 18 by member: reader1
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And I am aiming for BMI 22🤒🤕 😐☺
28 Jul 18 by member: reader1
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Man! Try a different chart!! You look fit! They do vary. One says I need to be 115 to be normal and the other one say 135. 20# difference is a lot
28 Jul 18 by member: CrashtestDawnie
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