Are you fat?

Yes, which I know. I don't think I could get into the "normal" zone, the fittest and healthiest I've been I was still at the bottom of overweight according to bmi but right now i'm not even going to to put the number down.
At my best I was single, eating healthy, mountain biking 30-40 miles a week, playing badminton weekly and attending a gym.
I need to change my lifestyle to get some of that exercise back in but its not easy, so much has changed since then.

Eating better now but getting exercise in is a challenge, love cycling but not when its less than 5 degrees and not at night.
 
According to the link my BMI is 30.6.....so technically obese but definitely don't look it lol.

Sure I could lose a few of kg, but I'm 5'10" and have a 36" waist (stocky build). I've done a lot of weight training though over the years and seem to just be dense now :P. People are often surprised when I say I weigh ~97-98kg.
 
Another of these threads?!

We've had so many discussions about BMI and so on.

You could be bang on with your BMI score, but you visceral fat is more important than subdermal fat anyway, and that is something that the BMI will not tell you. Yes yes... it is only a guideline - but to be fair, if you look fat in the mirror, then you don't need a BMI to tell you that. Visceral fat is more dangerous than subdermal fat anyway, so it's all pretty pointless.

Lifestyle is everything - lifestyle includes, diet, exercise, sleep, everything else - it's an all encompassing metric. If you have a poor lifestyle then you're not necessarily going to have a poor BMI, but you could still be unhealthy.

For the sake of this thread, I'm very much overweight according to the BMI score. But my bodyfat is around 13% - so I am reasonably lean. However as most people know I carry a fair bit of muscle and am relatively fastidious with my diet. BMI=28
 
memyselfandi said:
Oh and I thought that BMI had been largely discredited due to the way it indicates people as being overweight when they are obviously not (bodybuilders?)
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The vast majority of the populace are not body builders. If you're someone who is bulked, then you're probably not too concerned about BMI anyway.

As for me, I show as being a little overweight following the Christmas period. I am 6'3 and 14st 11lb. I'll probably aim to get down to 14 st, but I am more interested in fitness than weight.
 
dowie said:
:D

Yeah some people are just a big boned/stocky or have muscle underneath a bit of fat, must be a bad scale for them too.
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I am starting to get a belly, and you know what, I dont care!!! Just a little disturbed when my sister says my ass is getting bigger. Stop looking dammit!!! :D
 
Freefaller said:
Another of these threads?!

We've had so many discussions about BMI and so on.

You could be bang on with your BMI score, but you visceral fat is more important than subdermal fat anyway, and that is something that the BMI will not tell you. Yes yes... it is only a guideline - but to be fair, if you look fat in the mirror, then you don't need a BMI to tell you that. Visceral fat is more dangerous than subdermal fat anyway, so it's all pretty pointless.

Lifestyle is everything - lifestyle includes, diet, exercise, sleep, everything else - it's an all encompassing metric. If you have a poor lifestyle then you're not necessarily going to have a poor BMI, but you could still be unhealthy.

For the sake of this thread, I'm very much overweight according to the BMI score. But my bodyfat is around 13% - so I am reasonably lean. However as most people know I carry a fair bit of muscle and am relatively fastidious with my diet. BMI=28
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But bro government health websites are telling me my BMI is overweight :(:(

:D
 
I am not fat.

Can't say I weigh myself very often, but I'm usually 3 or 4 pounds either side of 12st, and am 6'2". So BMI range of 21.1 to 22.1

I'm not especially fit, though. Used to do running and football, but both have lapsed since parenthood stole all my spare time. Have plans to get running again in the spring.
 
Around 6 years ago when I was my fittest I was still considered overweight according to BMI so I take itth a pinch of salt. Since then though I have pilled on the pounds and am obese on BMI scale though factoring my body in, I think in reality I am overweight. Weight is coming down though so I look forward to being 'overweight' again soon.
 
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