NationStates Jolt Archive

BMI calculator for females (http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm)
BMI calculator for males (http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/av.htm)

What's your Body Mass Index?


Mine is 17.1, which is in the normal range for a teenage girl (but would be underweight if I were an adult), and at the 14th percentile for Americans of my age, height (I'm 5'6''), and gender.

19.6

I'm skinny and ashamed of it.

¬_¬

24.4 apparently. as an adult male this makes me normal apparently and it's true most people don't consider me overweight. and yet i want to be slimmer :rolleyes:

BMI is a crock...just arbitrary numbers signifying nothing.

according to the BMI calc. I am obese (not sharing my number)

but I went in to have the body fat percentage thingy, and I have a body fat percentage of 27% which is far from obese and is actually pretty normal for my age and after 2 kids.

My doctor says I have a lot of muscle.

28th Percentile. Rail thin.

BMI is a crock...just arbitrary numbers signifying nothing.

BMI is indeed not fully covering of your health.

25.2, which makes me overweight by that 0.2 kg/m^2. :rolleyes:

Ah well. I'll just console myself with another midnight run with a 16 kilo pack. :D

17.9

I got in the 16th percentile for 14-year old guys that are 5'10".

Another 19.6. I've just started a new low-junk food eating plan. With any luck, it'll be back to 18 again soon. (I've already lost two pounds!)

BMI is indeed not fully covering of your health.

Yeah. Take all the popular girls at my school. They're all probably somewhere between 16 and 18 in BMI, and yet they were always the last to finish when we ran in PE. Plus, my BMI has actually risen since I started running, because of all the new muscle mass.

20.4

according to the BMI calc. I am obese (not sharing my number)

but I went in to have the body fat percentage thingy, and I have a body fat percentage of 27% which is far from obese and is actually pretty normal for my age and after 2 kids.

My doctor says I have a lot of muscle.

That is one problem with BMI- it doesn't take muscle into account very well. The website itself mentions it, too.

Another problem is that it's different for children, too. If I were two years older, I'd be underweight and in the "anorexia" range of the chart below.

Adults Women Men
anorexia < 17.5
underweight <19.1 <20.7
in normal range ideal weight 19.1-25.8 20.7-26.4
marginally overweight 25.8-27.3 26.4-27.8
overweight 27.3-32.3 27.8-31.1
very overweight or obese >32.3 >31.1
severely obese 35 - 40
morbidly obese 40 - 50
super obese 50 - 60 kg/m2

22.2, most of it muscle.

*kisses biceps lovingly*

1.2
Or maybe I just got confused with all the ancient units of measurement.

In kilos... I'm a semi-whale (26).

25.2, which makes me overweight by that 0.2 kg/m^2. :rolleyes:

Ah well. I'll just console myself with another midnight run with a 16 kilo pack. :D
WTF you are overweight. In the pics from the NS UK meet, you looked, um, kinda scrony.

I am 25.7kg/m^2. But I haven't weighed meself since October. So the numbers are gonna be off.

1.2
Or maybe I just got confused with all the ancient units of measurement.

In kilos... I'm a semi-whale (26).
at 26 kg you're a semi-whale? fuck, that makes me a.... i dunno, really fucking fat whale. unless you are about 10 years old. or miscounted.

27 kg per square meter, which makes me a little overweight.

[But what's more interesting: Either I have visited this webpage before (which seems kind of unlikely) or I just had a déjà-vu, including me correcting the age-range after my initial punching in the numbers. Now that's heavy! :D]

21.9

Hmmm...

22.1

At the 51st percentile

Apparently I'm as average as they get :D

22.1

At the 51st percentile

Apparently I'm as average as they get :D

Colodia is a fatass.

*points*

Colodia is a fatass.

*points*
NO! I simply have muscle mass in my legs yay :)

NO! I simply have muscle mass in my legs yay :)
Or muscle mass in you fat.

NO! I simply have muscle mass in my legs yay :)

Nono, legs =! ass.

at 26 kg you're a semi-whale? fuck, that makes me a.... i dunno, really fucking fat whale. unless you are about 10 years old. or miscounted.
Sorry. Didn't want to make you feel bad. I'm in my forties, and gave up smoking 5 years ago... and dind't the kilos just keep on adding up since! :(

I meant I'm semi-whalish compared to those fairies announcing they are at 20-24 BMI.

Nono, legs =! ass.
Or muscle mass in you fat.

Hmpf, given that I'm American I think I made it out alright compared to the rest of the country.

Hmpf, given that I'm American I think I made it out alright compared to the rest of the country.
I think being born in America automatically adds 10 to your BMI value.

WTF you are overweight. In the pics from the NS UK meet, you looked, um, kinda scrony.
Which is why the numbers are bollocks. I don't exactly have the build of a champion shotputter, but I'm not skinny either. Pretty much average, or 'healthy' as I prefer to call it.

19.7, It says I'm a good weight, when other BMI calculators have told me I'm slightly underweight...

Damn... I'm 15.8 and at the 12th percentile. I hate being skinny. It's so hard to find jeans that fit nicely.

Damn... I'm 15.8 and at the 12th percentile. I hate being skinny. It's so hard to find jeans that fit nicely.

Damn. That's really skinny.

Meh, better than being obese.

since I've started working out I've gone from being 5"11 and 134lbs to 150lbs, yay, I'm finally average

I'm 20.8, in the 37th percentile.

24.8... I'm in the 69th percentile. I need to lose 18 pounds to be perfectly average.

I used to weigh 190. I just stopped eating, except enough to not die, and I lost 22lbs in 3 months! Yay!

I'm 18.4 which is in the normal range for a 17 year old male aka me

20.1 in the 23rd percentile at 5'10" and 140 pounds.

Not bad, considering I have a big build.

I don't go by BMI. I go by body fat percentage, in which mine is 24%, and average is 18%.

It says my BMI is 29%. Bullshit, I'm not borderline obese.

I don't go by BMI. I go by body fat percentage, in which mine is 24%, and average is 18%.

It says my BMI is 29%. Bullshit, I'm not borderline obese.

Problem with body fat is that it's difficult to measure, especially accurately. I don't know my percentage, as I dislike my doctor, and refuse to see him.

according to the BMI calc. I am obese (not sharing my number)

but I went in to have the body fat percentage thingy, and I have a body fat percentage of 27% which is far from obese and is actually pretty normal for my age and after 2 kids.

My doctor says I have a lot of muscle.

The BMI does not take in muscle or WIDTH... ( i am wide...)

Problem with body fat is that it's difficult to measure, especially accurately. I don't know my percentage, as I dislike my doctor, and refuse to see him.
At Save-On, they tend to have body fat analysers by their pharmacy.

BFP is more accurate than BMI I think.

19.1 in the 4th percentle. I'm 5'5'' and 52 kilograms, and female. I had no idea what I weighed so I got the old scales out. They are really grimey, my feet are all black and dusty now. :(
Anyway, I'm underweight. I guess that's bad. :(

Now I have two things to be sad about. :( :(

OMG!!! If I weighed any less I'd be anorexic. Should I be worried or is this test not reliable? I always thought I was healthy. I guess not, I'll have to eat some more. I've just ate chicken madras with fries not too long ago, I don't think I can manage to eat anymore. I guess I'll just have to wait for a while, then eat as much junk food as I possible can before I go to bed.

I might actually be anorexic. What if my pyjamas weighed just enough to put me into the next category? :eek:

I might actually be anorexic.
Do you feel you are fat?

I'm 23.1% in the 46th percentile.

The BMI isn't entirely accurate. At least that's how *I* feel about it. My volume and the way it's distributed doesn't say anything about my health.

Do you feel you are fat?
No I don't. I've actually put on a little weight as I've not done any strenuous excercise in about two months. (I used to train nearly every day, as well as travel by bicycle). I've got an inch to my stomach now, but I'm not really bothered. I still eat my usual junk food. *Shrugs* I actually thought I was very healthy. I probably am, and I'm worrying over nothing. Oh well...:rolleyes:

19.8...

I'm thinner than most Americans... :eek:

I got a 22. Slim and healthy, that's me all right. I got pretty shaped up during the summer, too, so that comes as no surprise.

But, like they say, BMI can lead to wrong conclusions if you're very tall or muscular.

But, like they say, BMI can lead to wrong conclusions if you're very tall or muscular.

Yeah, and for those of us with big builds, it's not so reliable. I mean, I'm 140 pounds, and while I definitely don't have a bulging stomach, I still look "big". I also have manboobs. But hey, manboobs are better than having a non-existent chest.

And I have lean muscle mass in my arms with very little fat. I also have a lot of muscle mass in my legs... There's some fat there, but not much. I'd say about 3%.

14.6! :eek:

<2nd percentile.

That's if i guess my height right, but its close.

Needless to say, I'm reeeeeeeeeeeeally skinny. But maybe missing half an arm throws the system, I dunno. i have real high muscle mass though.

21.7
Haha I'm normal.

63kg and 181cm, BMI 19.2. Borderline underweight. *shrugs*

21.2

working on getting that higher. Goal is 170lbs by end of summer, 200 lbs at some point soon-ish.

(165lbs and 6'2" or 90.7 kg and 188 cm)

21.2

working on getting that higher. Goal is 170lbs by end of summer, 200 lbs at some point soon-ish.

(165lbs and 6'2" or 90.7 kg and 188 cm)
Weight lifter?

Weight lifter?
yeah...started in dec. and have been going strong 3x a week

yeah...started in dec. and have been going strong 3x a week
Yet another thing my brother does.

But maybe missing half an arm throws the system, I dunno.

I think that is a fair assessment of the situation.

When I went to that page I forgot what age I was, and entered 33 - it told me I was 'In Normal Range', I then realised I was actually 34, and it told me I was underweight. I have little time for such arbitrary distinctions.

Yet another thing my brother does.
I should stop being surprised by this kinda thing, but for whatever reason, I'm not.
:fluffle: for your bro.

I should stop being surprised by this kinda thing, but for whatever reason, I'm not.
:fluffle: for your bro.
It's magic.

yep, the BMI definitely wouldn't be accurate for a guy like Mariusz Pudzianowski

Yeah, and for those of us with big builds, it's not so reliable. I mean, I'm 140 pounds, and while I definitely don't have a bulging stomach, I still look "big". I also have manboobs. But hey, manboobs are better than having a non-existent chest.

And I have lean muscle mass in my arms with very little fat. I also have a lot of muscle mass in my legs... There's some fat there, but not much. I'd say about 3%.

same here, except I'm 145 stripped bare

No I don't. I've actually put on a little weight as I've not done any strenuous excercise in about two months. (I used to train nearly every day, as well as travel by bicycle). I've got an inch to my stomach now, but I'm not really bothered. I still eat my usual junk food. *Shrugs* I actually thought I was very healthy. I probably am, and I'm worrying over nothing. Oh well...:rolleyes:

I wouldn't worry about it too much, then. Someone could easily be in the range considered "anorexic" without actually having anorexia.