Calculate your BMI

[bch7773 0]

23, right in the middle of normal.

MB 3528, RB 1182

[wee 0]

17.5 --- so, I guess I'm "almost normal"

If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off!

[headoverheels 291]

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17.5 --- so, I guess I'm "almost normal"

You just need a couple of these:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041207/ap_on_he_me/fit_monster_burger

[Tonto 1]

21.9

I'm normal... but I think this is bullshit.

For a 6ft man to weigh 176 and be on the edge of "over weight" is just bullshit.

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[Bubble 0]

18......but have lost all my muscle due to not training for the past 2 months so I am actually really unfit at the moment.

[wee 0]

you're sitting pretty at 21.9--- isn't that right in the middle? blah... doesn't matter. i think it's bs too! i know i'm not under.. but whatever
fast metabolism + college budget = semi normal bmi

If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off!

[Tonto 1]

I may be sitting pretty - but feel that many with less than perfectly proportioned bodies - or any athletes - are probably overweight. There is more to the measurement of the human airframe than simply height and weight. What about wingspan and fuselage cross section?

My GF's BMI is 17.5 - and she has muscles. Where would she be without them?

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[VanillaSkyGirl 6]

Wee, don't feel bad for being small. "Underweight" is < 18.5 "Normal" is 18.5-24.9 Geez...my own BMI barely squeaked by at normal at 18.6 (I am 33 yrs. old, 5'0" 95 lbs...my "heaviest" so far!)

When I was in my teens and in my twenties, I weighed maybe 87-90 lbs. at most, so my BMI was easily between 17 and 17.6, which is claimed to be "underweight" on this chart. Yet, that weight was perfect for me at the time as I am small-boned, and my metabolism is fast. (Yes, I eat like a horse.)

You are also probably the same way, Wee. When you are a little older, you will probably gain just a little, so don't worry about being small or about what this silly BMI chart says about you. It's how you feel inside that counts, right?

[Islandcool 0]

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BMI is bullshit. Even when I was down to around 10% body fat my BMI had me listed as obese.

Agreed. I've been as low as 8% body fat with 19 inch arms and it showed me as 27.5. I think it's just some wayward actuary insurance math.

Pretty much... It's just a guideline like the old hieght and weight carts were. It does not take into account body composition.

[kingbunky 3]

i come out as obese (27.2), to be 'normal' i'd have to get down to about 160. 6' tall and 160 lbs? that's kinda skinny i would think. i know that 195 is a bit heavy, i'd like to be in the 180-185 range, but no way 160.

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[mindway69 0]

Mine says 21.7....whatever the hell that means. But, yeah, if all it takes into account is weight and height, then muscle mass from exercising and lifting isn't treated any different than fat weight.

[Steel 0]

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http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmi-m.htm

18-24.9 = Normal
25-29.9 = Overweight
30+ = Obese

It can be used in either metric or imperial. Thought it may be interesting to see what we all are. I came out at 22.6.

I love these stupid things, it ofcourse says that I am obese at 30.4. Me with the size 29 jeans, the smallest that they make, whatever.

If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass.
Can't think of anything I need
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound.
Nothing to eat, no books to read.

[PhillyKev 0]

Gap makes 28"

[RkyMtnHigh 0]

I'm a lil confused....

those who are "normal" in reality are getting BMI scores which put them in overweight/obese ranges and others who's BMI score is "normal" actually consider themselves overweight...totally bass ackwards system IMO

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[Steel 0]

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Gap makes 28"

yeah but those aren't cut like the levis 560's with the extra large quad/thigh area. If I wear 550's (the relaxed fit) I can go down to 30's on a light day. With the 501's,505's (or whatever the regular fit ones are called) I can't go smaller than 33's.

If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass.
Can't think of anything I need
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound.
Nothing to eat, no books to read.

[txblondie 0]

On you, the tighter the better, IMHO.

My BMI is 21.5, right in the middle.

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[Steel 0]

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I'm a lil confused....

those who are "normal" in reality are getting BMI scores which put them in overweight/obese ranges and others who's BMI score is "normal" actually consider themselves overweight...totally bass ackwards system IMO

Actually normal really just means like most. Unfortunately most people are pathetic. If I could take a regular cut pair of Levis and have it fit my waist properly without being extremely tight on the quad area, then I wouldn't leave the squat machine alone until that changed.

If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass.
Can't think of anything I need
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound.
Nothing to eat, no books to read.

[Judit 0]

I'm 21.4 and quite happy with that.

Take risks not to escape life but to prevent life from escaping

[helldog 0]

If your an athlete (as many of us in the sport are) disregard the numbers. This over simplified measure doesn't apply to those with higher muscle mass.
Me 25.2 (and there's hardly and love handle to hold on to now!)
Blues
Jim

[DrewEckhardt 0]

21.5.

Same pant size I wore fifteen years ago and about 30 pounds lighter than at my biggest.