New BMI Calculation :D

Voltar · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:08

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ator-do-you-win-or-lose-with-the-new-BMI.html

Made me happy anyway- I'm 25.3 now which is the lowest I can remember in years

What do you all think of this new system? I still think BMI's a bit of a croc, but I'm bored and this cropped up.

What change if any do you guys get?

I'm -1.8 on the new scaling

Cosimo · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:12

I'm 1.7 less than the old system. Still overweight but I knew that already.

daveski · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:12

21.8, down a massive 0.9 from before.

DiscoDave · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:14

Better with the new system, but still pretty pointless if you do any form of resistance/weight training...

King Damager · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:15

5'6/7 is about where it's the same. I'm -0.4/-0.5.

BMI is stupid anyway.

20.6 for reference

kd

GravyMonster · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:15

24, down from 25.1.

It's all muscle though!

JoeF1 · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:15

1.7 down with the new system. Woop.

Freefaller · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:16

Makes no difference to me I'm still massively overweight - quelle surprise! Then again my training/lifestyle skews these sort of figures anyway. I don't fall into the category where this is a good guideline.

mrk · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:16

Made me happy anyway

Why? It doesn't mean a whole lot (old or new system!).

Shows me as 20.4, which is a decimal or two below the old system.

K1LLSW1TCH · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:17

21.2 here which is 0.6 less than the old system apparently.

tom_e · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:18

0.1 change for me! Still 34ish

Morba · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:18

Old: 43.3
New: 42.7

LiE · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:20

DiscoDave said:
Better with the new system, but still pretty pointless if you do any form of resistance/weight training...

Well before I was overweight and now I've dropped .8 into normal. Maybe they are taking more lean mass into consideration.

Voltar · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:20

mrk said:
Why? It doesn't mean a whole lot (old or new system!).

Not entirely sure lol. It's one of those silly things which you know is a croc and shouldn't even figure into your mind but still it's quite nice to see. Can't quite explain it properly.

mranderson · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:21

Not very useful anyway.

D.P. · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:24

20.4 down 20.8.

Vampire · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:26

Yay I'm slightly less morbidly obese than on the old system!

Time to celebrate with a pie, and butter in my coffee! :eek:

Skillmister · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:26

So everyone has moved down?

Seems like they have just changed the scale so less fattys get upset.

Skillmister · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:27

LiE said:
Maybe they are taking more lean mass into consideration.

And how would they do that considering you only put in weight and height?

Skalaberg · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:28

DiscoDave said:
Better with the new system, but still pretty pointless if you do any form of resistance/weight training...

Yup.. my BMI on the new scale is 35.5 yet I have a 36 inch waist.

lol