What's Your Height to Weight Ratio? (BMI)

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I'm listed as underweight. But I think I might not have a dense skeleton/frame, some people do have a heavier "build" so to speak, because appearance wise I look pretty much average.

Strangely enough, my weight can change as much as 5lbs within 3-4 days.
 

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mine is 34.5... but last year at this time it was 43.2 , & 2 years ago it was 55.1 , so i'm actually pretty happy with 34.5, regardless of what they call it!
 

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I am overwt by that... which I am ... I was obese by the BMI chart a few months ago //// BY several drs I was just chubby( I do carry alot of muscle ) and they all said shape is more important than BMI( which is acurate for very few as many in the "normal and underwt are carring more FAT than the ovwt and obese )
 

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Originally Posted by marie-p

Muscles are very heavy.
So are breasts. Imagine if I cut these babies off... I'd be freakin' UNDERWEIGHT!
Kidding about the second part.

Originally Posted by catlover19

I don't go by these either. It said mine was 29.3, but honestly I am not that big. I could stand to lose some weight, but I am not bordering on obese.
29 was close to mine too. I mean yeah, I'm overweight and built like a fridge, but there's no way I'm bordering on obese. I don't even weigh 200?!


ETA: Okay here's a picture I just took of myself (now you all know what I look like
) but I don't think I look "bordering on obese"... maybe it's just my ego.

 

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Originally Posted by Moz

ETA: Okay here's a picture I just took of myself (now you all know what I look like
) but I don't think I look "bordering on obese"... maybe it's just my ego.

Heck no you aren't obese! You look healthy and a little confused
 

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34.7 for me. I'm obese. My 'normal' weight should be around 130, but I weigh 190. This could be due to numerous factors including hormone imbalances, polycystic fibrosis, and overeating (I have a chewing problem. What better to chew than food).

I'm working on switching to vegetarianism and being active more often. The pounds will go away, just very slowly.
 

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I've gone from 19.8 six years ago to 32.1 two years ago to 26.1 today. It's been a rollercoaster! It was really bad (obviously) when I was at 32, but things are getting much better now....
 

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Maybe its because I'm a...
19.7 which i attribute to my teenage metabolism.
my bf comes up as very overweight, and while he can look a little 'padded' its mostly cos its covering a layer of muscle - he plays a lot of basketball, and used to eat about 4000 calories a day. He's trying to lose some of the padding now, so is down to 2000-2500. He's 16, 6"2 and 16 stone.
BMIs aren't accurate for people with alot of musle as it weighs more than fat. it also suggests that tall people need to be thin, while short people can be chubbier. My best friend has a BMI of about 16 but she's knee high to a grasshopper
 
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