Ahhh, I've put on a stone

zain · 1 Apr 2006 at 19:57

Theres lotions and stuff you can get to rid them stretch marks, you should have done it at an earlier stage then it gets rid of the marks and that line.

alexakasloth · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:03

Morlan said:
No no no. I was calling myself "fatty" in my shower

I'm about 5'9. I'm not overweight but I do have a bit of a belly that's needs to be rid of.. I'm guessing I've about 1 stone of excess fat so I should be 9 st.

9 Stone would be underweight surely?

Tonks · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:34

I weigh just over 12 stone and according to some charts I have found I am overweight for my size at 5ft 10inch. I need to lose 10lb or so even though I don't look overweight, I am quite happy where I am at for the moment...

link for charts

Morlan · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:58

suicidle_tramp said:
9 Stone would be underweight surely?

When I was 9 1/2 a few months ago, I still had a bit of a belly on me.. nothing too bad, but not trim either. I would assume then that I should be 9 stone.

penski · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:10

I have the triple-hit of:

Being naturally large-framed
Having a belly
Having a lot of muscle mass

Those combined make me hyowge.

It doesn't bother me. I'm reasonably healthy; can cycle a few miles at a time easily and run up the eight flights of stairs at work.

I'm still technically obese though.

I say be whatever makes you feel good about yourself. Unless it is seriously hindering your day to day life then why let it bother you?

*n

yermum · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:41

Tonks said:
I weigh just over 12 stone and according to some charts I have found I am overweight for my size at 5ft 10inch. I need to lose 10lb or so even though I don't look overweight, I am quite happy where I am at for the moment...

link for charts

Hey! I've just found out that I'm 1 foot 3 inches under tall!

wez130 · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:50

i've put 1 1/2 stone on in nearly 7 months since i quit smoking, i was 8 1/2 am now 10stone 1lb, (5'9") but none of it's gone on me legs

Mark A · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:55

According to that chart im at my ideal weight :confused:

, maybe its all in my head that im skinny.

Mark

Bunka · 1 Apr 2006 at 21:58

I'm 6"2' and 12 stone. Just working a slight beer belly off, then hopefully start to put on some more weight in the form of muscle.

Mickey_D · 2 Apr 2006 at 04:35

Mark A said:
According to that chart im at my ideal weight , maybe its all in my head that im skinny.

Mark

Ditto here. Since when is 6'3" and 170 pounds ideal?? You can still see ribs if I take my shirt off!!

Meh, I always thought for my height that somewhere around 200 pounds was ideal.......

wozzizname · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:00

Argh, I'm nearly two stone overweight since giving up karate 18months ago !

Pickers · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:04

Brynn said:
6'2" and 11 stone 3

still striving to lose my belly

I'm the same weight but 6' - yet you have a belly?? :eek:

. I must be a bloater

Brynn · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:15

Pickers said:
I'm the same weight but 6' - yet you have a belly?? . I must be a bloater

You might have more muscle mass than me, I am a weed just now. But trying to rectify it by going to the gym

jhmaeng · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:31

IMHO it really is irrelevant (within reason) what your BMI is (or any other measure involving looking purely at the body weight), because different people have different frames and muscle structure which makes these types of indices more or less useless unless you fit neatly into the average type.

What's much more important than BMI is percentage body fat, where men shoud ideally be no more than 20% of body weight. For example, my ideal body weight (5'11") is apparently around 170lb according to the chart above, but that's my lean mass already (checked using Tanita BF scales and a much more sophisticated machine a while before) without any body fat at all, which is obviously impossible. So I can still be very, very fit (say, 11% body fat) and I will still be overweight according to normal body weight indices, which is why I take them with a grain of salt.

Conversely, you can be underweight according to BMI but still be a porker, if you have narrow bones and very little muscle.

triggerthat · 2 Apr 2006 at 13:36

Getting rid of 2 stones would be great for me. I go to the gym twice a week. However, I will be bringing that up 3 times a week. Plus I eat well now.

Tonks · 2 Apr 2006 at 14:49

Don't forget that that chart I have posted is the average for medium framed men. If you are large boned then there is 10 to 20lb to add on to what you read there. Click the link, work out your bone size and look up the relevant chart...

NitrogenY3K · 2 Apr 2006 at 15:04

Tonks said:
I weigh just over 12 stone and according to some charts I have found I am overweight for my size at 5ft 10inch. I need to lose 10lb or so even though I don't look overweight, I am quite happy where I am at for the moment...

link for charts

If i was my height and 12st i would look ill and unhealthy, and skinny, ugh. Im 6ft 1 and 215lbs and im about 16% BF so 3st less and i would look horrible,

Rich1988 · 2 Apr 2006 at 15:12

im 5'8 and 9st and have a belly

MaxPower · 2 Apr 2006 at 15:21

Mark A said:
I'm 6ft1" and just under 12stone last time i checked, i think im skinny and would love to gain a stone or more.

Mark

LOL Im 6'2" and about 9 stone, scary thin can't go out in the wind at the moment as Ill take off so anyone who wants to loose some weight I could do with a reverse liposuction procedure

JaFFa · 2 Apr 2006 at 15:26

Mickey_D said:
Ditto here. Since when is 6'3" and 170 pounds ideal?? You can still see ribs if I take my shirt off!!

Meh, I always thought for my height that somewhere around 200 pounds was ideal.......

I agree I should be about 11.5 stone according to that chart, not a chance am i dieting to that level id prob snap in half.

As long as your happy and not insanely obese/anerexic I dont think it really matter what your weight is.