New BMI Calculation :D

mufc802 · 28 Jan 2013 at 20:37

20.4 to 19.7. Can't believe I used to be around 25 until I started to exercise.

MisChief · 28 Jan 2013 at 20:39

grudas said:
BS - meet 24.1 FATTIE.. im 0.9 from being overweight.

http://i.imgur.com/qlydRZKl.jpg

?! just how fat do you think i am? BMI is BS

Dat hair!

Skillmister · 28 Jan 2013 at 20:39

MrMoonX said:
yeah you do, the old muscle is heavy BMI is rubbish is just an excuse for fatties to say they are ripped

You are wrong, but please carry on for our enjoyment.

I'm 24 BMI on the new scale, feel free to go find out just how borderline overweight i am

J-FRO · 28 Jan 2013 at 20:40

New: 20.4
Old: 21.5

grudas · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:03

MisChief said:
Dat hair!

before seeing who posted i knew it was you

D that was my old hairstyle.. spiky hair ;D don't like it either?

Lunatic Dreyfus · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:06

21.4 - Slightly flabby is the new normal.

grudas said:
BS - meet 24.1 FATTIE.. im 0.9 from being overweight.

http://i.imgur.com/qlydRZKl.jpg

?! just how fat do you think i am? BMI is BS

Do you even lift?

grudas · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:38

Lunatic Dreyfus said:
21.4 - Slightly flabby is the new normal.

Do you even lift?

i do.. myself of the ground after 2hr sesh at mcdonalds

mistercrabb · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:43

metbandit1 said:
Was 19.1 now 18.4.

Drop me to underweight why don't you.

Now you have an excuse to fill up on the MaccyDees!

I'm 21.2 down from 22.2, got a bit of leeway

MisChief · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:46

grudas said:
before seeing who posted i knew it was you D that was my old hairstyle.. spiky hair ;D don't like it either?

THAT was spiky hair?!? It's more like a 'fro

grudas · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:47

MisChief said:
THAT was spiky hair?!? It's more like a 'fro

lol! afro would actually suit me

damn i gotta do it.

agnes · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:48

Borderline underweight...

6'2" @ 11 stone.

Gives me a bmi of 18.8 on the new system

bitslice · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:52

I can't see me getting back to what I weighed as a teenager, which is what would make me "average".
I could lose one stone maybe, but not three.

MisChief · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:55

grudas said:
lol! afro would actually suit me damn i gotta do it.

Just looked at your pic again... Is the raised hand your strong hand? Fingers look a little short

agnes said:
Borderline underweight...

6'2" @ 11 stone.

Gives me a bmi of 18.8 on the new system

11st is pretty light for your height! Eat some more pies

Skillmister · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:59

agnes said:
Borderline underweight...

6'2" @ 11 stone.

Gives me a bmi of 18.8 on the new system

*googles '11 stone in kg'

Yeah you need a burger

Pawnless Endgame · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:22

It seems from the responses here that the new system marks people favourably (down) if they're less than 24 and unfavourably (up) if they're in the 30s. Like for me, it marked me up from 35.8 to 36.4.

Skillmister · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:27

Monserrat said:
It seems from the responses here that the new system marks people favourably (down) if they're less than 24 and unfavourably (up) if they're in the 30s. Like for me, it marked me up from 35.8 to 36.4.

Yes... A calculation that only uses height and weight will somehow take into account age

zain · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:42

Lol BMI is so terrible, it has freefaller thinking hes overweight!!

There is no way I could get to normal on a BMI

D.P. · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:45

Monserrat said:
It seems from the responses here that the new system marks people favourably (down) if they're less than 24 and unfavourably (up) if they're in the 30s. Like for me, it marked me up from 35.8 to 36.4.

Not really, the article describes the differences. Short people will receive an increase in BMI score, tall people a decrease. Average height and weight people (the population mean), should change much.

If you were tall and average weight the old scale had a tendency to give high BMI values because it did not take into account the general volume increase in height. with the new scale, tall people with an average weight should come out with an average BMI, just like average height +weight people.

If your score went up it is because you are shorter and the old scale did not appropriately adjust for that.

metbandit1 · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:45

mistercrabb said:
Now you have an excuse to fill up on the MaccyDees!

I'm 21.2 down from 22.2, got a bit of leeway

I might start by getting one for breakfast tomorrow!

D.P. · 28 Jan 2013 at 22:47

zain said:
Lol BMI is so terrible, it has freefaller thinking hes overweight!!

There is no way I could get to normal on a BMI

It is not terrible for a vast majority of people, it is is a good quick approximate for average people. For the tiny minority of people that have large muscle masses then the BMI will give a high reading, which is correct. The problem only arises from poor interpretation of the results. A high BMI doesn't directly equate to high body fat, but it does directly relate to a high body mass for your height which is exactly what it aims to measure .