What is your BMI?

Somewhere near 28 BMI at mo, not that I've ever paid attention to this index.

More concerned about being ~89Kg again at 5'10" and turning fifty later this year, the heaviest I've been since autumn 2016, up from a sliver under 80Kg last September before Covid that turned into long covid. The days of being ~73Kg and under 10% fat according to our scales in August 2017 are a very distant memory right now!
 
Fuzz said:
Some researchers also say that ethnicity can affect the accuracy of BIA measurements. Overall, studies show that this method is not very accurate although it may be able to track change over time, your results are unlikely to reflect your actual body composition.5
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That's the key point, I wouldn't trust the scales as measuring the actual body fat but the fact they can track/record it over time is key... so long as you're measuring at the same time/under similar conditions then you can see the trends. It may be over or under by X amount but the trend will be there at least and you can see an increase in muscle, decrease in fat etc..
 
I never said they can't track a trend, just that they aren't very accurate at actually showing body fat or anything else they calculate from body impedance.
 
At a weight of 98kg I was BMI 27.7 - had been stable for ages and wouldn’t have said I was particularly fat. In fact I regularly cycled up to 30 miles at that weight and maintained a reasonable gym strength. I decided that as I was approaching 40 I needed to get in better shape and with a starting weight of 100kg (BMI 28.2) I set out to count calories and shed visceral fat.

10kg down and a BMI of 25.5 I feel a whole lot better. Before starting this I would have said that I couldn’t possibly have been holding an extra 10kg in weight. Well, funnily enough that was all there padding my liver and intestines. I’m aiming for a normal BMI for the first time in my adult life!

As a former front row forward I also thought that BMI was a bad measure and it was all about strength and fitness. Turns out you truly can’t out train a bad diet! It’s quite amazing how many calories can be consumed in what I would have considered a healthy meal previously. I’m hoping that reframing eating habits and what it means to be healthy will lead to more of it!
 
There’s no such thing as being ‘big boned’, bones are all pretty much the same size. Anyone who says that it just making it up as an excuse.

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I don’t know my BMI but I know it’s far too high again. After losing all that weight, six years of working from home, then severe lack of confidence to go walking after knackering my shoulder and the Covid, I’ve put loads back on.
 
29, so overweight and a whisker away from being obese.

Swam a kilometre this morning and running 5km tomorrow morning, open water swimming on Sunday morning and weights in the afternoon.

Must try harder and eat less I guess!
 
According to my scales i’ve gone from 74.3 kg yesterday am to 73.7kg just now. I mean i am eating less and walking more but thats 1 pound!

Typically in a day i eat porridge for breakfast.

Lunch - salad consisting of cannelini beans , cucumber , chopped spring onion and feta cheese

Dinner - turkey mince with kidney beans

Feeling quite gassy lately , must be the beans.
 
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Put it this way. If you have 26"+ thighs and you can see your abdominal muscles you have nothing to worry about.

For those of you who are athletes you don't need to worry about BMI. Body fat percentage and hormonal profiles are more important for you.

Some of us have posted pictures of our physiques in progress photos etc. And there are some very fit and physically healthy people in this forum, that said I dare say very much the outliers.

BMI is a good guide for the average Joe.
 
UTmaniac said:
Somewhere near 28 BMI at mo, not that I've ever paid attention to this index.

More concerned about being ~89Kg again at 5'10" and turning fifty later this year, the heaviest I've been since autumn 2016, up from a sliver under 80Kg last September before Covid that turned into long covid. The days of being ~73Kg and under 10% fat according to our scales in August 2017 are a very distant memory right now!
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Welcome to the 1973 club.
Last time I got down to 76kg was 2012 when took on the P90x program.
"Insanity" was all the rage alternative at the time i think. That sort of cardio wasn't for me. :D
 
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Freefaller said:
Put it this way. If you have 26"+ thighs and you can see your abdominal muscles you have nothing to worry about.

For those of you who are athletes you don't need to worry about BMI. Body fat percentage and hormonal profiles are more important for you.

Some of us have posted pictures of our physiques in progress photos etc. And there are some very fit and physically healthy people in this forum, that said I dare say very much the outliers.

BMI is a good guide for the average Joe.
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Yes I agree with that, it is a basic measurement for most people. I think it's the normalisation of being fat that's the main health issue. With all the walking I'm currently doing (10-15 miles a day for the last month) my body shape is changing quite a lot, but there's not a dramatic movement on the scales.
 
Uther said:
Yes I agree with that, it is a basic measurement for most people. I think it's the normalisation of being fat that's the main health issue. With all the walking I'm currently doing (10-15 miles a day for the last month) my body shape is changing quite a lot, but there's not a dramatic movement on the scales.
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Agreed. I mean in a way it's good that people are comfortable in their own skin. However being ignorant of the health issues about being overweight isn't helpful.
 
Uther said:
Yes I agree with that, it is a basic measurement for most people. I think it's the normalisation of being fat that's the main health issue. With all the walking I'm currently doing (10-15 miles a day for the last month) my body shape is changing quite a lot, but there's not a dramatic movement on the scales.
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10 miles!!! In one go?

I’be been doing 2 mile ealks as my daily excercise and eating healthier and the weight is shifting.
 
dowie said:
Your fancy scales are wrong or you've entered the incorrect height there as I'm the same height as you and that would be closer to a BMI of 28.

Edit - You've likely put yourself in as 6ft not 5'10... the square root of 88.25/26.4 = 1.8283m (to 4.dp) = approx 6ft
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I might have done. Might have measured my height before a haircut :cry: .
 
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