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10 Responses to “BMI – Share how fat you are with everyone :)”
I’m 23.1. As you get taller you really have to put on the weight to get a high bmi.
And to share other people’s personal information with the world… my former friend had a bmi of 16.7. Look at the chart and it’s yet another reason to be concerned.
aw, come on Chris. you know you want to. everyone’s doing it. you’re already reading it, and that’s the worst part of the addiction
i’m really not sure what my weight is anymore. i could be a 24.8, or a 26.something, depending on 10 pounds. all i know is that i’m not fitting into my size 4 clothes anymore, and that’s depressing. all these great outfits that i can’t wear. after quals, i think i’m really going to try to find some sort of exercise i can manage, and try to get rid of the beer/ben&jerry’s gut. i thought i’d do it with swimming this summer, but it’s just not happening.
as blackmail, I have created an account for Chris, with password of “cookie”. everyone is authorized to post on this account until he stops being a wimp.
but yes, Holly is right – the reading is the dangerous part – once you take part it’s much less of a time-sink.
I know I’m a hefty boy, but the BMI thing is always skewed for me, since I’ve got this oddball build: really broad shoulders and big frame.
Admittedly, I’m a few pounds more than I ought to be, but my BMI is around 33, which has always made BMI seem like a deceptive indicator to me, ’cause my fat ass ain’t nearly as far gone as one might expect from a 33.
For reference, I’m about 5′10″ and weigh in around 235 lbs. without shoes, but keep in mind that I have to wear XL shirts and a size 48 suit jacket to fit my shoulders; there’s always copious sail-like amounts of fabric around the mid-section, ’cause I have to shop big men’s sections to fit my 19″ neck and broad shoulders.
Anyways, I figure them kinda numbers ought to keep all y’all scrawny folk happy.
Yeah, that’s some pretty solid (no pun intended) proof that the BMI is as best a guideline, but that’s about it. Anybody with a big frame or with decent muscle mass will get shifted into the “fatty” category, which is bs. I mean, you eat well and work out regularly, which to me indicates a certain amount of health, but what do I know. [/rant]
i’d also think it’s not a great measure, because it doesn’t take into account gender. women are supposed to have a higher percentage of body fat, on average. funny, isn’t it, that we’re the ones pressured to be stick thin?
all i know is that i sink like a stone in water. and i thought that fat makes you float better than muscle. i thought for sure the beer/b&j’s gut would keep me afloat in the river, but alas, no. i barely keep my nose above water.
August 2nd, 2005 at 2:57 pm Using
I’m 23.1. As you get taller you really have to put on the weight to get a high bmi.
And to share other people’s personal information with the world… my former friend had a bmi of 16.7. Look at the chart and it’s yet another reason to be concerned.
August 2nd, 2005 at 3:05 pm Using
I’m about 23.5 (that’s without shoes, as Tim always reminds me). My brother is something like a 19.8… that’s pretty darn skinny, but not a 16.7… wow.
The height thing is impressive – if i’m an inch shorter, all of a sudden i’m only a couple decimal points away from the danger line.
August 2nd, 2005 at 3:06 pm Using
Chris is too chicken to post on the blog. He probably thinks that he’s going to get addicted or something… but anyway, he’s 21.7.
August 2nd, 2005 at 3:07 pm Using
Without drinking all the coke, she’d probably be dead.
August 2nd, 2005 at 3:12 pm Using
aw, come on Chris. you know you want to. everyone’s doing it. you’re already reading it, and that’s the worst part of the addiction
i’m really not sure what my weight is anymore. i could be a 24.8, or a 26.something, depending on 10 pounds. all i know is that i’m not fitting into my size 4 clothes anymore, and that’s depressing. all these great outfits that i can’t wear. after quals, i think i’m really going to try to find some sort of exercise i can manage, and try to get rid of the beer/ben&jerry’s gut. i thought i’d do it with swimming this summer, but it’s just not happening.
August 2nd, 2005 at 3:26 pm Using
as blackmail, I have created an account for Chris, with password of “cookie”. everyone is authorized to post on this account until he stops being a wimp.
but yes, Holly is right – the reading is the dangerous part – once you take part it’s much less of a time-sink.
August 2nd, 2005 at 4:07 pm Using
Yes, I am a 21.7. However, a comment does not count as a post, so shut it Holly.
August 2nd, 2005 at 4:30 pm Using
I know I’m a hefty boy, but the BMI thing is always skewed for me, since I’ve got this oddball build: really broad shoulders and big frame.
Admittedly, I’m a few pounds more than I ought to be, but my BMI is around 33, which has always made BMI seem like a deceptive indicator to me, ’cause my fat ass ain’t nearly as far gone as one might expect from a 33.
For reference, I’m about 5′10″ and weigh in around 235 lbs. without shoes, but keep in mind that I have to wear XL shirts and a size 48 suit jacket to fit my shoulders; there’s always copious sail-like amounts of fabric around the mid-section, ’cause I have to shop big men’s sections to fit my 19″ neck and broad shoulders.
Anyways, I figure them kinda numbers ought to keep all y’all scrawny folk happy.
August 2nd, 2005 at 5:33 pm Using
Yeah, that’s some pretty solid (no pun intended) proof that the BMI is as best a guideline, but that’s about it. Anybody with a big frame or with decent muscle mass will get shifted into the “fatty” category, which is bs. I mean, you eat well and work out regularly, which to me indicates a certain amount of health, but what do I know. [/rant]
August 2nd, 2005 at 5:47 pm Using
i’d also think it’s not a great measure, because it doesn’t take into account gender. women are supposed to have a higher percentage of body fat, on average. funny, isn’t it, that we’re the ones pressured to be stick thin?
all i know is that i sink like a stone in water. and i thought that fat makes you float better than muscle. i thought for sure the beer/b&j’s gut would keep me afloat in the river, but alas, no. i barely keep my nose above water.