This is why I don't agree with BMI standards

i hate BMI's. i try to avoid them b/c they say i am overweight. sure i have a bit of a pot belly(most likely from my stomach being stretched out from surgery and baby) but i am far from overweight. but i think almost all these women are beautiful in their own right big or small and i give it up to them. as long as they are healthy their BMI is a worthless number

kassia

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YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING,WHERE WOULD YOU PUT IT??

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1307/4842454/16585805/255246443.jpg
 
>I looked through the first page and have to say that I would
>agree with a fair few of those.
>

Really? I agree with just a few too but definitely not most of them.

Does this guy look overweight?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1218/1465258677_21911f782a_m.jpg

Morbidly obese?
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/1471513513_a6f2ad01c5_m.jpg

Overweight?
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1320/1471659545_d3e8e29d96.jpg

Overweight Triathlete?
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1439/1472416891_7cbb0a80ab.jpg
 
>but i think almost all these women are
>beautiful in their own right big or small and i give it up to
>them. as long as they are healthy their BMI is a worthless
>number
>
>kassia
>


Definitely! You look great in your fitness pics!
 
> >but i think almost all these women are
>>beautiful in their own right big or small and i give it up
>to
>>them. as long as they are healthy their BMI is a worthless
>>number
>>
>>kassia
>>
>
>
>Definitely!


ITA w/ you guys! There are some pictures I saw where I do agree with the index, but for the most part BMI really seems to be useless. It doesn't tell you what is going on inside your body: I am also overweight, and I wear a women's size 6 and warm up upper body work with 30 pushups on my toes! Yes my thighs are dimpled, but I really don't care about that because I am fit and healthy. :)

Missy
 
>
>ITA w/ you guys! There are some pictures I saw where I do
>agree with the index, but for the most part BMI really seems
>to be useless. It doesn't tell you what is going on inside
>your body: I am also overweight, and I wear a women's size 6
>and warm up upper body work with 30 pushups on my toes! Yes
>my thighs are dimpled, but I really don't care about that
>because I am fit and healthy. :)
>
>Missy


You look awesome, Missy!! Holy cow, you are not overweight! I've seen you in person!

I truly believe that the skin fold test with calipers is a lot more accurate than these BMI standards.
 
>Did anyone see the kitty cat??? :7

OMG, that cat looks just like my Theodore! Except, Theodore is MUCH more morbidly obese than that cat!!! ;)
 
>>Did anyone see the kitty cat??? :7
>
>OMG, that cat looks just like my Theodore! Except, Theodore
>is MUCH more morbidly obese than that cat!!! ;)

Heeehee! It totally does like your Theodore!!!!!!!!!!
 
Dani - no need to leap on me. I didn't see any of those. I just looked at the first page and agreed witha quite a few. Sorry.
 
>You look awesome, Missy!! Holy cow, you are not overweight!
>I've seen you in person!
>

Thank you Dani, my cheeks are red! :+ I also think you are quite gorgeous!

Missy
 
I'd say most of them look about right too? for one some photos are not very good as in you can't see how big/small they are. There were a few that I disagreed with. I think it is ok as a general guideline but of course everyones body may vary.
The range they say is healthy for my height is pretty broad. Even when I gained 20 lbs I was still at a normal/healthy weight even though I was not exercising much at all. But then when I'm at my weight I get to when I exercise regularly I had some doctors tell me I was underweight?(just looking at me and my weight/height) I didn't understand why. I thought I looked healthy and normal. plenty muscle tone I ate good. So I just blew it off. I think there is such a thing as a healthy weight for each persons body but maybe sometimes the general rules may be off a bit.
 
I am 5'1" tall and about 134 pounds, which puts me in the "overweight" category as well -- which I think is bulls***. I am (like another poster said) a size 6 petite, workout 6 days a week, and can do several (maybe 20, NOT 30!) pushups from my toes.

For myself, at least, I disagree with the BMI.
 
>>You look awesome, Missy!! Holy cow, you are not overweight!
>>I've seen you in person!
>>
>
>Thank you Dani, my cheeks are red! :+ I also think you are
>quite gorgeous!
>
>Missy


Aw, thanks Missy!! :D :D

Here's another picture of a girl who I think looks really good and healthy, but BMI says "overweight" on that link.

My friend runs a Bootcamp Challenge program and they refuse to go by someone's BMI. They do the skin fold test instead. :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/jwolfgirl/overweight.jpg
 
Dani, You are beautiful! Congrats on the baby! I disagree with the BMI as well.

Lots of beautiful fit people here.
 
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