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http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
just curious as to what the BMI of the good people of NSG is.

(dont do this if you are going to be overly catious about your weight)

im 23.1

this thread never even had a chance

137.6

29.0

Watch out for university life and beer. That's what did me in. And a busted knee that made it near impossible for me to exercise.

At 6'1 and 220 some pounds.

29.3... :confused:

I don't look that fat at all, I'm serious. O.o

5'1", 155lbs.

23.1 I''m 6'4" and 190 lbs. 193cm and 86kg for those who are metrically inclined.

ah, bmi calculators. such fun. the only way i know for a guy with 12% body fat, like myself, to be called "overweight".

5'3" at around 175 lbs.
Which gives me 31.0 BMI.
I'm obese?! :eek:

It must be the mass of my muscles... :p ;)

21.5, although I haven't weighed or measured myself in a while, so it might not be completely accurate. If it is accurate, it means I can gain a good 20 to 25 pounds and still not be considered overweight. Christmas turkey? Bring it on!

Yeah, this measure of BMI is weird. To get anything near an accurate reading of this sort of stuff you'd need to know bone structure, percentage body fat and loads of other things.

Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
Mikeswill = 22.7

Up 30 pounds from the BMI of 18.4 of a few years ago

23.1

Yeah, this measure of BMI is weird. To get anything near an accurate reading of this sort of stuff you'd need to know bone structure, percentage body fat and loads of other things.

we can all run off and calculate body fat % too, just for kicks. according to this one (http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html) i'm actually down to 10 or 11% body fat now.

Mine is about 19 right now. I'm trying to maintain, or lose a few pounds (I have small bones...)

Yeah, this measure of BMI is weird. To get anything near an accurate reading of this sort of stuff you'd need to know bone structure, percentage body fat and loads of other things.

In the Army we used tape tests, but even those weren't all that accurate. I've heard the Air Force uses a swimming pool setup that measures your density or somesuch and it's supposed to be much more accurate.

17.4

I'm 173 cm and 52 kg.

I'm skinny.

181cm, 62kg, 18.9 BMI.

Yeah, this measure of BMI is weird. To get anything near an accurate reading of this sort of stuff you'd need to know bone structure, percentage body fat and loads of other things.

It really only takes a little common sense. If you're solid muscle and read 31 on it, you clearly are not obese. If you are a solid mass of fat, you are. BMI is meant to be a guideline, not a rule.

as for myself, 21.8, working on getting that up. Last time I did mine, I was 19.3.

Whoops, clicked 18.5-2whatever unAmerican... damn it. Why do you care where we're from anyway?!

Why do you care where we're from anyway?!

Probably due to the stereotype of "OMG teh Amerikinz is teh fat!11!"

5 foot 6, 105 pounds, BMI of 16.9

21.6
5'11" and 155lbs.

27.7, overweight, but not obese.

6'1" 210 pounds.

17.4

I'm 173 cm and 52 kg.

I'm skinny.

You're practically anorexic.

I accidently clicked the American one, but I'm Australian.

My BMI is slightly over 25, but if i'm overweight, that's absolute bull. I went into a few shops today and despite the fact that the average Australian woman is a size 14, most stock only went up to a 10 or 12. When I tried on the 12, it didn't even fit me! It's so unfair that so many retailers only provide to small girls. They are encouraging a negative body image.

5'3" at around 175 lbs.
Which gives me 31.0 BMI.
I'm obese?! :eek:

It must be the mass of my muscles... :p ;)

i'm 5'11 and 220lbs... makes me about 31 too iirc

but i don't think i *look* obese (just fat :p)

19

Heh. ~16.9

My weight is ~53kg, and my height is somewhere between 175-180cm.

I figure my metabolism must be pretty good, seeing as I eat plenty with no regard whatsoever to a so-called "healthy" (in the overused, ill-defined weight-related sense) diet, detesting all kinds of "light/diet" stuff. I also drink soda often, and eat candy and other tasty stuff whenever it's avaliable.

You're practically anorexic.

Yeah, and i eat like a pig. its great.

25.8?!

Staggering, considering that my body fat percentage is 10.3%.

Yeah, and i eat like a pig. its great.Another one. Interesting; seems to be pretty rare. Though seemingly significantly less so among nerds, for some reason. Though in most cases it doesn't seem to last long into adulthood, so I don't know how long it will remain so for me.

I accidently clicked the American one, but I'm Australian.

My BMI is slightly over 25, but if i'm overweight, that's absolute bull. I went into a few shops today and despite the fact that the average Australian woman is a size 14, most stock only went up to a 10 or 12. When I tried on the 12, it didn't even fit me! It's so unfair that so many retailers only provide to small girls. They are encouraging a negative body image.

Um, I have trouble finding extra smalls ever. I mean, in Supre or Ice i fit the clothes, but in real stores, I've been told to shop in the kids section, or go to a kids clothing store to find clothes. Also, no shop I've ever been in doesn't stock above a 12.

I think it's ridiculous that we have shops that cater specifically to obese or unhealthily fat women, such as 16-26. Imagine the uproar if someone opened a 4-14 clothing chain.

Just because the average Aussie woman is a 14 does not mean that it's a healthy size for her to be. It just means she doesn't eat properly or exercise.

Another one. Interesting; seems to be pretty rare. Though seemingly significantly less so among nerds, for some reason. Though in most cases it doesn't seem to last long into adulthood, so I don't know how long it will remain so for me.

I'm 23 and I've just recently gotten up to 52. I was 47 all through high school and most of uni. I want to get back down to that, but alas, alcohol beckons.

21.9

Did I mention that I'm hot ?
And 42 years old?

EDIT: I'm not judging you, but was there a button for "girly" on myspace? Did you maybe click it twice?

Another one. Interesting; seems to be pretty rare. Though seemingly significantly less so among nerds, for some reason. Though in most cases it doesn't seem to last long into adulthood, so I don't know how long it will remain so for me.

Nerds use their brain a lot. The brain uses a lot of glucose. It's quite simple really. Also, nerds rolled more sixes in the genetic lottery.

{since no-one ever debates me, here's a point someone could take up: "how come nerds are so often short-sighted, then?"}

21.9

Did I mention that I'm hot ?
And 42 years old?

And a hobo.;)

5'10", 140 pounds. Says my BMI is 20.1.

Um, I have trouble finding extra smalls ever. I mean, in Supre or Ice i fit the clothes, but in real stores, I've been told to shop in the kids section, or go to a kids clothing store to find clothes. Also, no shop I've ever been in doesn't stock above a 12.

I think it's ridiculous that we have shops that cater specifically to obese or unhealthily fat women, such as 16-26. Imagine the uproar if someone opened a 4-14 clothing chain.

Just because the average Aussie woman is a 14 does not mean that it's a healthy size for her to be. It just means she doesn't eat properly or exercise.

Well, considering that I work in the fashion industry, I can tell you that you're quite wrong.

Supre and Ice cater for the "tween" market, which generally means children or young teenagers, so obviously they have to have small sizes.
If you look around, Bettina Liano, Sass&Bide and many other designers make an extra small (which is equivalent to that size "0" that is being banned in Madrid, or an Aus size 4). Also, sizing is not monitored, so any designer can make an Aus size 10 and call it a Aus size 6. I am a size 10-12 and I tried on a pair of shorts in the boutique I work in that were labelled a 14 and they fit, but were very snug. In an American brand, Contony, I am a size 8-10 in their pencil skirts, but a size 14 in their white pants.

I just researched the average size, and it's actually apparently a 16, but if I consider most girls I believe to be healthy, I'd say the average (for a young woman) is a 12. However, the 12 at Sass&Bide will probably not fit them, because they are truly incorrectly sized.

I eat less than I should and I exercise daily, and I'm a healthy weight and size. And if you believe the "healthy" size for a woman should be much lower than an Aus 14, you have to consider the repocussions. It is known that those with an underweight bmi actually have more health problems than those in the average or overweight bracket.

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
just curious as to what the BMI of the good people of NSG is.

(dont do this if you are going to be overly catious about your weight)

im 23.1

29.8

And I'm okay with that. I have a very large frame, that carries a lot of muscle as well as its fat. My Body fat percentage has always been normal, and the one time I dropped below 200 pounds I looked rather sickly. Yay for fat me! I love fat me!

BMI of 18 (On the dot) and a fat% of 13%

Pretty freakin good, although I am slightly athletic, so I don't know what that would do.

I'm fairly sure it fails to take into acount the fact that I 'm a quadraped and longer than I am tall. Also, hoofs wiegh more than feet.

I'm fairly sure it fails to take into acount the fact that I 'm a quadraped and longer than I am tall. Also, hoofs wiegh more than feet.

Sad that you will never find out your BMI. Or...

Get someone to measure out your length (+Length of rear legs) nad if possible minus the weight of the hooves. That would leave with with a rough BMI. Of course, I simply suggest you see a vet and ask them if you're a healthy weight or not. If you're lean, a few pairs of the frontmost ribs should be visible, if more are, you're skinny, if none are, you're bulky. :)

yay!
At 30.8 (6'2", 240lbs) I'm obese!

*does a jiggly dance*


incidently, I have a 34" waist and a 48" chest.

22.4 : Not bad at all!

Well, considering that I work in the fashion industry, I can tell you that you're quite wrong.

Supre and Ice cater for the "tween" market, which generally means children or young teenagers, so obviously they have to have small sizes.
If you look around, Bettina Liano, Sass&Bide and many other designers make an extra small (which is equivalent to that size "0" that is being banned in Madrid, or an Aus size 4). Also, sizing is not monitored, so any designer can make an Aus size 10 and call it a Aus size 6. I am a size 10-12 and I tried on a pair of shorts in the boutique I work in that were labelled a 14 and they fit, but were very snug. In an American brand, Contony, I am a size 8-10 in their pencil skirts, but a size 14 in their white pants.

I just researched the average size, and it's actually apparently a 16, but if I consider most girls I believe to be healthy, I'd say the average (for a young woman) is a 12. However, the 12 at Sass&Bide will probably not fit them, because they are truly incorrectly sized.

I eat less than I should and I exercise daily, and I'm a healthy weight and size. And if you believe the "healthy" size for a woman should be much lower than an Aus 14, you have to consider the repocussions. It is known that those with an underweight bmi actually have more health problems than those in the average or overweight bracket.

And some of us lowly types can't afford $200+ for a pair of jeans or a top from Sass&Bide.

Again I will say, average =/= healthy. Just because the average is a size 16 doesn't mean it's healthy.

And some of us lowly types can't afford $200+ for a pair of jeans or a top from Sass&Bide.

Again I will say, average =/= healthy. Just because the average is a size 16 doesn't mean it's healthy.

Well, perhaps you should be out making money instead of sitting on your computer. If you want nice jeans that fit, you have to pay for them. Unless you "lowly types" like to shoplift.

I don't even like Sass&Bide.


And anyway, size 6 isn't healthy either.

5'10", 140 pounds. Says my BMI is 20.1.

Looking for a job as a body double, kid?
Don't bother sending a photo, we can sort the cosmetic stuff.

Well, perhaps you should be out making money instead of sitting on your computer. If you want nice jeans that fit, you have to pay for them. Unless you "lowly types" like to shoplift.

I don't even like Sass&Bide.


And anyway, size 6 isn't healthy either.

Depends on your height I guess. I know a lovely young lady who's about that size. She's just 93 pounds.. But she's 5 foot tall exactly (Japanese)


Me personally I'm 5'11 124 pounds and my BMI is 17.5 I'm physically fit and excercise regularly. I eat a balanced diet. I'm borderline underweight according to medical charts on the under side of the border. But I've always been like this and though I've tried to put on weight I can't. I once stopped excersising and started eating loads. I just got unfit and constipated :D.

Seriously though I wish I did have a little more "meat" (read fat) on my bones. I'm highly temperature sensitive to both heat and cold. I prefer summer to winter because I find it easier to keep cool (because I lose heat fast) than to keep warm, if its cold I'm affected by every random draught and gap in clothing.

Well, perhaps you should be out making money instead of sitting on your computer. If you want nice jeans that fit, you have to pay for them. Unless you "lowly types" like to shoplift.

I don't even like Sass&Bide.


And anyway, size 6 isn't healthy either.

Uh, you know nothing about me. So don't go making assumptions about my life choices or the reasons behind why I haven't got money to burn.

I have plenty of friends who are size 6 and very healthy. I have plenty of friends who are size 16 and very healthy. Size and weight have nothing whatsoever to do with whether someone is healthy.

Uh, you know nothing about me. So don't go making assumptions about my life choices or the reasons behind why I haven't got money to burn.

I have plenty of friends who are size 6 and very healthy. I have plenty of friends who are size 16 and very healthy. Size and weight have nothing whatsoever to do with whether someone is healthy.

Considering that earlier you were saying that the average size does not equate to a healthy size, you're really going back on your words.

And it's your own fault that you used the lowest form of debate: sarcasm.

Considering that earlier you were saying that the average size does not equate to a healthy size, you're really going back on your words.

And it's your own fault that you used the lowest form of debate: sarcasm.

I am saying that size is arbitrary. Someone can be a size 26 and be healthy, if their diet and exercise are appropriate. I don't consider myself particularly healthy. I drink too much, I eat virtually no vegetables, I don't eat fruit (I don't like the taste of either). I survive on fried food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I resent the implication that because I was fortunate enough to have good genes, I somehow have an eating disorder, or am a bad role model for the students I teach.

Looking for a job as a body double, kid?
Don't bother sending a photo, we can sort the cosmetic stuff.

Not gonna happen. Pot doesn't do the whole body double / stunt double thing. :p

Not gonna happen. Pot doesn't do the whole body double / stunt double thing. :p

Yeah, that's what I said. Then they started talking dollars ... :p

Depends on your height I guess. I know a lovely young lady who's about that size. She's just 93 pounds.. But she's 5 foot tall exactly (Japanese)


Me personally I'm 5'11 124 pounds and my BMI is 17.5 I'm physically fit and excercise regularly. I eat a balanced diet. I'm borderline underweight according to medical charts on the under side of the border. But I've always been like this and though I've tried to put on weight I can't. I once stopped excersising and started eating loads. I just got unfit and constipated :D.

Seriously though I wish I did have a little more "meat" (read fat) on my bones. I'm highly temperature sensitive to both heat and cold. I prefer summer to winter because I find it easier to keep cool (because I lose heat fast) than to keep warm, if its cold I'm affected by every random draught and gap in clothing.


It's good that you want to put on weight. My fiance has a very high metabolism and a very low bmi, like yourself. Perhaps if you really want to put on weight for health reasons, see a doctor.

Because your friend is very short and comes from a racial group that naturally have smaller bones & smaller bodies, it makes sense that she is that size. Obviously, the average woman isn't that height, so, speaking in general terms, a size 6 isn't heathy for an average woman.

I am saying that size is arbitrary. Someone can be a size 26 and be healthy, if their diet and exercise are appropriate. I don't consider myself particularly healthy. I drink too much, I eat virtually no vegetables, I don't eat fruit (I don't like the taste of either). I survive on fried food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I resent the implication that because I was fortunate enough to have good genes, I somehow have an eating disorder, or am a bad role model for the students I teach.

Someone can't be a size 26 and be healthy. That size would generally mean that they are obsese and at risk of developing diabetes, heart problems and various other medical conditions.

I never implied that you had an eating disorder, but you definitely have an unhealthy diet from the looks of it, but at least you eat enough calories. You're obviously just one of the people who don't fit the "average".

Well, if you "drink too much" perhaps you are a bad role model, but I never mentioned "role models" earlier, so I'm not quite sure why you are bringing it up.

It's good that you want to put on weight. My fiance has a very high metabolism and a very low bmi, like yourself. Perhaps if you really want to put on weight for health reasons, see a doctor.

Because your friend is very short and comes from a racial group that naturally have smaller bones & smaller bodies, it makes sense that she is that size. Obviously, the average woman isn't that height, so, speaking in general terms, a size 6 isn't heathy for an average woman.

Nice example of ethnocentrism there. I think you mean average, white, anglo-saxon woman with certain genetic traits.

I am saying that size is arbitrary. Someone can be a size 26 and be healthy, if their diet and exercise are appropriate.
Big 'if.'
I don't consider myself particularly healthy. I drink too much, I eat virtually no vegetables, I don't eat fruit (I don't like the taste of either).
Google the word "curry." Not all curries are hot. Curry is the answer to "what's good for you doesn't taste good." You could curry a Dalek and it would taste good. Something to do with Ph, and the alkaloids in the spices.
I survive on fried food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I resent the implication that because I was fortunate enough to have good genes, I somehow have an eating disorder, or am a bad role model for the students I teach.
Bugger all that. You're eating it, it's your business. But ... 'survive on'? Is that all that food means to you?

Someone can't be a size 26 and be healthy. That size would generally mean that they are obsese and at risk of developing diabetes, heart problems and various other medical conditions.

I never implied that you had an eating disorder, but you definitely have an unhealthy diet from the looks of it, but at least you eat enough calories. You're obviously just one of the people who don't fit the "average".

Well, if you "drink too much" perhaps you are a bad role model, but I never mentioned "role models" earlier, so I'm not quite sure why you are bringing it up.

I know several Samoan girls who are size 20+ and are very healthy.

Several times you have mentioned or implied that people who are too thin are unhealthy and represent a distorted image of beauty or health. In the other topic, you have constantly stated that people below a certain size or weight are bad images for young girls and guys. Therefore, the logical conclusion is that I represent a bad role model of health for my students, simply because of my size.

And my drinking has absolutely nothing to do with what I teach in the classroom, or my effectiveness as an educator.

Bugger all that. You're eating it, it's your business. But ... 'survive on'? Is that all that food means to you?

I just don't enjoy eating like some people do. I eat because I get hungry. And I hate the hungry feeling.

Nice example of ethnocentrism there. I think you mean average, white, anglo-saxon woman with certain genetic traits.

No, I mean average according to the statistics in Australia, which is culturally diverse.

I know several Samoan girls who are size 20+ and are very healthy.

Several times you have mentioned or implied that people who are too thin are unhealthy and represent a distorted image of beauty or health. In the other topic, you have constantly stated that people below a certain size or weight are bad images for young girls and guys. Therefore, the logical conclusion is that I represent a bad role model of health for my students, simply because of my size.

And my drinking has absolutely nothing to do with what I teach in the classroom, or my effectiveness as an educator.

Medically speaking, according to most information, they have the potential to become very unhealthy.

And people who are too thin ARE unhealthy. That's what the "too" in "too thin" means.

You shouldn't have brought your drinking into it then, should have you?

This system is bunk I say! BUNK!!

I am not overweight (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/Luporum/dan1.jpg) *sob*

No, I mean average according to the statistics in Australia, which is culturally diverse.

Well, then you should be more specific.

Bmi 18.2

This system is bunk I say! BUNK!!

I am not overweight (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/Luporum/danny.jpg) *sob*

I tend to agree. I think that bmi is not always the best indicator. I have a bmi of just over 25, which means I'm overweight, but I'm not!

It's good that you want to put on weight. My fiance has a very high metabolism and a very low bmi, like yourself. Perhaps if you really want to put on weight for health reasons, see a doctor.

Because your friend is very short and comes from a racial group that naturally have smaller bones & smaller bodies, it makes sense that she is that size. Obviously, the average woman isn't that height, so, speaking in general terms, a size 6 isn't heathy for an average woman.

Heh, it's ok, I'm not concerned about my weight. It stays pretty steady, fluctuating at most by a pound or two. I'm told I could gain mass by regular gym work to build muscle mass but I'm never going to increase my fat reserves by a significant ammount because my body just doesn't work that way. The "wishing" was just wistfullness out of my intolerance for temperature change/difference :)

Don't take the BMI as a strict indicator for being fat, if you have a muscled body your BMI will be higher than regular people because you'll be heavier, not fat. I'm 1.80m (5.9ft) tall and according to the BMI I'd have to wheigh 65kg (143 pounds) to be have a BMI of 20.1, which is quite normal. But anyone with my height that wheighs 65kg is simply skinny, I've never gone under 73kg since I've reached adult age...But you should be concerned if your BMI is above 25 and you don't workout...

Medically speaking, according to most information, they have the potential to become very unhealthy.

I never said they couldn't. Of course it's possible. Quite probable even. But, they are not unhealthy now.

And people who are too thin ARE unhealthy. That's what the "too" in "too thin" means.

Define "too thin". Objectively. Without an arbitrary measure like BMI, clothing size or weight.

You shouldn't have brought your drinking into it then, should have you?

I used it as an example of my unhealthy lifestyle. You're the one who made a values judgement about it.

Woot! 6'6 137lb 15.8BMI Male from Australia. But i'd prefer lower. :mad:

Well, then you should be more specific.

Considering that I have actually mentioned that I was talking about Australian sizing, even a genius like yourself should have worked that out.

Woot! 6'6 137lb 15.8BMI Male from Australia. But i'd prefer lower. :mad:

:( :( :( :( :(

Considering that I have actually mentioned that I was talking about Australian sizing, even a genius like yourself should have worked that out.

I thought sarcasm was the lowest form of debate a little while ago?

And why should I have worked that out when we were discussing Japanese women and their size?

Don't take the BMI as a strict indicator for being fat, if you have a muscled body your BMI will be higher than regular people because you'll be heavier, not fat. I'm 1.80m (5.9ft) tall and according to the BMI I'd have to wheigh 65kg (143 pounds) to be have a BMI of 20.1, which is quite normal. But anyone with my height that wheighs 65kg is simply skinny, I've never gone under 73kg since I've reached adult age...But you should be concerned if your BMI is above 25 and you don't workout...

Quite, it's also possible to have an acceptable BMI but have enough fat around the abdomen and in the chest cavity to be life threatening.

BMI is at best a poor guide and at worst a dangerous toy.

Woot! 6'6 137lb 15.8BMI Male from Australia. But i'd prefer lower. :mad:

i did get lower i was 18.17 an now i'm 18.2

:( :( :( :( :(

Heh I had it wrong at first i'm fine with it now. I had my conversions wrong I calculated using 6'0 and 124lb not 6'6 and 137lb (cause I converted from metric) So it came out as 16.8 not 15.8. Which means i'm officially underweight. I'm happy now. :)

None of your biznatch! :mad:

17.2

I'm wayyy too skinny. :(

I thought sarcasm was the lowest form of debate a little while ago?

And why should I have worked that out when we were discussing Japanese women and their size?

Oh honey, you're meant to read in chronological order!

Heh I had it wrong at first i'm fine with it now. I had my conversions wrong I calculated using 6'0 and 124lb not 6'6 and 137lb (cause I converted from metric) So it came out as 16.8 not 15.8. Which means i'm officially underweight. I'm happy now. :)

Why do you want to be underweight?

Why do you want to be underweight?

I like this physique that's why, also then I can laugh at people when they call me anorexic, 'cause I have a high metabolism.

I like this physique that's why, also then I can laugh at people when they call me anorexic, 'cause I have a high metabolism.

You do realise that you've got a problem...right?

17.2

I'm wayyy too skinny. :(

here :fluffle:

16.9, because I'm 5'6" and I weigh 105 pounds. I wouldn't mind gaining a little bit of weight, but I'm happy with my size for now.

You do realise that you've got a problem...right?

Ah well y'know what they say "No pain no gain.".

23? Sounds good, if fanciful.

here :fluffle:

:) :fluffle:

:) :fluffle:

that's better

You do realise that you've got a problem...right?

What do you mean I have a problem???

What do you mean I have a problem???

It's just unhealthy, mentally and physically, to want to lose weight when you're already underweight.

It's just unhealthy, mentally and physically, to want to lose weight when you're already underweight.

Meh.

20.3

I think this thread desperately needs this image.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/tuebor/I-beat-anorexia.jpg

Mine is 19.6. There ya go.

18.9 Russian-American.

23.2. I don't care what my BMI is, to be honest. So long as I weigh between 135 and 145 pounds, I'm happy.

I never said they couldn't. Of course it's possible. Quite probable even. But, they are not unhealthy now.



Define "too thin". Objectively. Without an arbitrary measure like BMI, clothing size or weight.



I used it as an example of my unhealthy lifestyle. You're the one who made a values judgement about it.

.... "Too thin" is when someone is underweight to the point where their health is affected. "Too thin" is emaciation, and "too thin", for many people with naturally medium to large bodies, can simply mean that their bones are jutting out.

.... "Too thin" is when someone is underweight to the point where their health is affected. "Too thin" is emaciation, and "too thin", for many people with naturally medium to large bodies, can simply mean that their bones are jutting out.

well I think everyone can agree on that.

well I think everyone can agree on that.

Thank god!

.... "Too thin" is when someone is underweight to the point where their health is affected. "Too thin" is emaciation, and "too thin", for many people with naturally medium to large bodies, can simply mean that their bones are jutting out.

Is it all right for bones to be jutting out for people with naturally small bodies?:(

Whoo! 32.3! Doesn't really mean anything to me. I suppose that makes me sound huge, but I'm not all that big. Labelling me as obese, on the other hand, is stupid.

Is it all right for bones to be jutting out for people with naturally small bodies?:(

Not to me, no. I don't like seeing bones at all, but very rarely, I will admit, that some people are naturally slender. I don't think, however, that bones are ever healthy. I think that both sexes should at least have enough flesh to cover their spine. However, I was an Aus size 8-10 a few years ago, and despite the fact that I looked healthy, I was starving myself, and my collarbones jutted out.

17.2
Yea-uh! Thanks Concerta!

Not to me, no. I don't like seeing bones at all, but very rarely, I will admit, that some people are naturally slender. I don't think, however, that bones are ever healthy. I think that both sexes should at least have enough flesh to cover their spine. However, I was an Aus size 8-10 a few years ago, and despite the fact that I looked healthy, I was starving myself, and my collarbones jutted out.

Hmm... I don't know, my bones have pretty much always been jutting out. My collarbones, ribs, and hipbones, at least, and I guess the bones in my wrists and fingers are, too. I don't know about my spine, but it might be jutting out, too. I am underweight, though. (16.9 BMI, I think)

I think this thread desperately needs this image.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a353/tuebor/I-beat-anorexia.jpg

...I find that really offensive!

Hmm... I don't know, my bones have pretty much always been jutting out. My collarbones, ribs, and hipbones, at least, and I guess the bones in my wrists and fingers are, too. I don't know about my spine, but it might be jutting out, too. I am underweight, though. (16.9 BMI, I think)

See, that's the thing: everybody (and every body) is different, and what's important is that they eat enough to sustain their health. BMI is often very incorrect. I think that a fitness test, dietery analysis, body fat check and genetic predispositions should all be taken into account when considering whether someone is a healthy weight or not.

Last time I checked, I was between 11 and 14, and that wasn't too long ago. Also, it was probably more accurate because It was tested with an actual handheld BMI machine thing that (i think) sent a small shock through your body and timed how long it took to get back.

See, that's the thing: everybody (and every body) is different, and what's important is that they eat enough to sustain their health. BMI is often very incorrect. I think that a fitness test, dietery analysis, body fat check and genetic predispositions should all be taken into account when considering whether someone is a healthy weight or not.

I agree. I've never been good at fitness; I had to have physical therapy as a child and it only ended because it was taking away from my class time. However, I feel that I eat well enough and enough to sustain my health. I have no idea how much body fat I have, though.

Not to me, no. I don't like seeing bones at all, but very rarely, I will admit, that some people are naturally slender. I don't think, however, that bones are ever healthy. I think that both sexes should at least have enough flesh to cover their spine. However, I was an Aus size 8-10 a few years ago, and despite the fact that I looked healthy, I was starving myself, and my collarbones jutted out.

Aren't collar bones supposed to stick out? Mine definately do, and I'm pretty far from starving to death. It's hard to tell, but here's mine... (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/TerroristCakes/pickies098-1.jpg)

Aren't collar bones supposed to stick out? Mine definately do, and I'm pretty far from starving to death. It's hard to tell, but here's mine... (http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/TerroristCakes/pickies098-1.jpg)

Oh, mine stuck out to the end of my shoulders, and on MY body that isn't healthy for me.