Crossy Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 OK, one of many on the web :- http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm I just scrape in as 'overweight' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashacat Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 BMI of 25.5. Just sneeked into the fatty zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 phewww! the only scale in which Im happy to rate normal I range in the 10th to 12th percentile but i think this index is too lenient..last time i checked at hospital result wasnt as flattering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendix Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 BMI of 25. 38th percentile. Can't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ijustwannateach Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 There's no getting around it. Most of these indices say I need to lose something like 20-25 kilos, and frankly I'd agree. I already belong to a gym- should start going more often, I guess. Cut out all extra sugar- and make sure even when I eat Thai food to tell the preparer not to add sugar? I tried Atkins before but it made me feel very ill, though it seemed to work the way it was supposed to. All my life I've kept a lot of extra weight on, seemingly no matter how much I exercised. Or rather, when I started to exercise past a certain level of intensity, I always fell ill and then lost the ground I'd gained. Nice to have the support of others here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I have a rather neat circular slide rule from one of the pharmaceuticals. I am sorry to say that my BMI is 29.5, (98kg and 1.82m) Mind you that is down from 105kg, 18 months ago, but with quite a way to go to reach 25. I need to get down to 83kg. I am exercising but the major factor has been cutting out sweet drinks like Coke and smaller portions on my plate, with no seconds and no desserts. I still find it difficult to get past my mothers training that I should eat what was put on my plate........ I have not yet cut out alcohol.................... but I guess I could do without all those extra calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 BMI can be deceiving at times.Best bet is a body fat content test. Something like this... Body Type Female Male Athlete <17% <10% Lean 17-22% 10-15% Normal 22-25% 15-18% Above Average 25-29% 18-20% "Overfat" 29-35% 20-25% Obese 35+% 25+% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolley Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 BMI is useless. You need to get your body fat measured to get an accurate picture of your fat levels. I rate over 27 on the BMI but only have 17percent body fat which is okay for a guy my age. You can also be slim and have high body fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayo Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 bmi 23 percentile 37 doing good. must eat more.... (and I've put ON 8 kg's in 6 months too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Just read about an actor and ex-westler on the bangkok forum (Conan Stevens) who is 7ft tall and weighs 143kg. Looking at a photo of him shows no visable body fat and a very muscled and toned body. Out of interest I put his details into this body fat index and it reckoned he was obese. Also watched the film about the guy who lived on macdonalds for a month. At one point he lost weight, not because his body fat went down, it hadn't, but because he lost muscle tone. Forget this calculation and look in the mirror, tells you all you need to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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