What's your Body Mass Index ?

**gertvegan** · Nov 18th, 2004, 07:19 PM

(Edit: Please don't vote again if you already have voted, even if it's technically possibly since this is a restored thread. Korn.)

What's your Body Mass Index ?

You can work it out in Imperial HERE.

Or in Metric HERE.

Or if you wanna work it out yourself just follow these three steps.

Work out your height in metres and multiply the figure by itself.
Measure your weight in kilograms
Divide the weight by the height squared (ie. the answer to Q1.) For example you might be 1.6m (5 feet 3 inches) tall and weigh 65kg (10 stone). The calculation would then be:
1.6 x 1.6 = 2.56. BMI would be 65 divided by 2.56 = 25.39.

**Mystic** · Nov 18th, 2004, 07:58 PM

I am 17 - but that is okay coz I used to be 14

**foxytina_69** · Nov 18th, 2004, 09:15 PM

i dont know. i get very very depressed when i weigh myself and i figure its just better not to.

**Artichoke47** · Nov 18th, 2004, 10:15 PM

18.9

**John** · Nov 18th, 2004, 11:01 PM

24.4

It's funny because the scale says I'm almost overweight but I'm actually quite thin.

**snivelingchild** · Nov 19th, 2004, 12:08 AM

19.2

Geoff · Nov 19th, 2004, 09:07 AM

I refuse to answer on the grounds that I might incriminate myself.

ConsciousCuisine · Nov 19th, 2004, 03:20 PM

Geoff

I refuse to answer on the grounds that I might incriminate myself.

Hey! That is EXACTLY what I was going to say!

I find that many people are off the charts when not even "over fat" becuase some people are bigger boned or have more muscle. My sweetie is off the charts because he's so tall and even though he is really lean (he has no fat!) he reads as overweight.

**Mystic** · Nov 20th, 2004, 02:39 AM

ConsciousCuisine

Hey! That is EXACTLY what I was going to say!

I find that many people are off the charts when not even "over fat" becuase some people are bigger boned or have more muscle. My sweetie is off the charts because he's so tall and even though he is really lean (he has no fat!) he reads as overweight.

Hehe maybe it's like that movie Shallow Hal - you cannot see his fat

LOL just kidding CC

**Ben** · Nov 20th, 2004, 04:53 AM

23.77

**Leigh** · Nov 20th, 2004, 06:15 AM

20.2

**Ben** · Nov 20th, 2004, 07:29 AM

Although my result was within the "healthy" weight range, I thought I'd share my view on this theory. If all human beings had the exact same skeletal structure, this system would be accurate. However all human beings do not. There is not an "ideal" weight range for each height. I'm surprised most mainstream health sources fail to mention this. When someone with a broad, stocky skeletal structure is compaired to a person of the same height, only with a long, narrow skeletal structure, even if they both have the same body fat percentage, the person with the broad, stocky skeletal structure is going to weigh significantly more. Does this mean that anyone with a naturally round skull, square jaw-line, short neck, and broad shoulders is obese and unhealthy? Of course not. The same goes for vise-versa. Many people who are considered "underweight", are that way because they have a naturally long, narrow skeletal structure. Not because they don't eat enough. You can usually tell if someone is a healthy weight for their height just by looking at them. You don't need any kind of stupid mathmatical equation to figure it out.

Vivisanctor · Nov 21st, 2004, 05:01 AM

BMI: 27

but i got a small skeletal structure like that person said.

This means I'm actually a total fatty in disguise.

LOL

Vivisanctor · Nov 21st, 2004, 05:01 AM

btw, what the hell is that damn stones bullshit?

I had to get out a calculator.

DUH

ConsciousCuisine · Nov 21st, 2004, 09:40 AM

Banana

Hehe maybe it's like that movie Shallow Hal - you cannot see his fat

LOL just kidding CC

Hehehe

I never saw that movie...I was a little curious about it though...as far as my sweetie is concerned, he's "off the charts" because he's 6 feet 10 inches (I just didn't want to mention that again and sound like a love-struck girl "Oh, he's sooo dreamy and tall!", but, well, he *is*! There, I said it!

)

PinkFluffyCloud · Nov 21st, 2004, 10:35 AM

CC, it just has to be asked, is it true what they say about tall men?

**snivelingchild** · Nov 21st, 2004, 11:07 AM

I know you didn't ask me, and I've only got a six-footer, (and I swear I don't know what you're talking about

), but...maybe.

PinkFluffyCloud · Nov 21st, 2004, 11:10 AM

Actually, I cheated a bit because my husband is 6ft.4, but it's been so long that I can't remember!!................

**Mystic** · Nov 21st, 2004, 11:21 AM

Oh god - this thread has totally gone off mark

Vivisanctor · Nov 21st, 2004, 11:49 AM

Banana

Oh god - this thread has totally gone off mark

BOOBIES!!

**Roxy** · Nov 21st, 2004, 08:15 PM

Are we talking about wobbly bits?

**Mystic** · Nov 21st, 2004, 09:11 PM

It looks as though we might be

**John** · Nov 21st, 2004, 11:02 PM

Vivisanctor

btw, what the hell is that damn stones bullshit?

I had to get out a calculator.

DUH

I said "to hell with a stone" and googled "body mass index" to find a site that used real units of measurement.

BTW, does anyone want to know if it is true what they say about tall women?

**John** · Nov 21st, 2004, 11:18 PM

. . .Too bad, I won't tell.

ConsciousCuisine · Nov 22nd, 2004, 02:06 AM

John

. . .Too bad, I won't tell.

I always *knew* you were a tall woman....

**John** · Nov 22nd, 2004, 04:27 AM

Darn, I thought I had everyone fooled! What with the name and all.
BTW, I didn't know they said anything about tall men.

**Roxy** · Nov 22nd, 2004, 04:56 AM

Well I don't know about this whole body mass thing. Before being vegan I was a size 12 jeans size. 6 months into being vegan I had lost 17 pounds. I was a size 10 jeans. Today I went and bought another new pair of jeans because the size 10's were a bit biggish. Now, 11 months into veganism I am a size 8!

By the way, for those Aussies reading this, American sizes are smaller than Aus sizes. Eg: a size 12 here is a size 14 in Aus. So now I'm an American size 8, I'm an Aussie size 10 and I haven't been that for many many years!

PinkFluffyCloud · Nov 22nd, 2004, 06:54 AM

John

Darn, I thought I had everyone fooled! What with the name and all.
BTW, I didn't know they said anything about tall men.

Maybe it is just us English who have all these theories/sayings?
Let's put it this way, the thing that tall men are meant to be 'blessed with' would NOT apply to tall women!!

Sorry, back to topic - Roxy I must start eating whatever you're having!!

Geoff · Nov 22nd, 2004, 07:05 AM

Roxy

Are we talking about wobbly bits?

My wobbly bits are the only bits of me that DON'T wobble! (I wear snug undies.)

**Roxy** · Nov 22nd, 2004, 07:09 AM

TOO MUCH INFORMATION!

You don't live by the old saying then: wherever you may be, let them swing free!

PinkFluffyCloud · Nov 22nd, 2004, 07:20 AM

God, you two, I have some gross mental pictures now!!

Vivisanctor · Nov 22nd, 2004, 08:17 AM

"...can you tie em in a knot, can you tie em in a bow.."

PinkFluffyCloud · Nov 22nd, 2004, 08:25 AM

Can you?????????????????

**Kathers** · Nov 22nd, 2004, 03:37 PM

try sticking to the original topic

PinkFluffyCloud · Nov 22nd, 2004, 03:41 PM

Kathers

try sticking to the original topic

What? Are we not allowed to have fun anymore?

**webster** · Nov 22nd, 2004, 07:59 PM

Oh great. I've got a weight complex now. I haven't had one of those in a long long time ...

**Roxy** · Nov 23rd, 2004, 06:38 AM

PinkFluffyCloud

What? Are we not allowed to have fun anymore?

Do your wobby bits hang low PFC?

PinkFluffyCloud · Nov 23rd, 2004, 06:40 AM

[QUOTE=Roxy]Do your wobby bits hang low PFC?

QUOTE]

Lower than they used to, Roxy!

**Roxy** · Nov 23rd, 2004, 06:45 AM

LOL

**bulletproof** · Nov 23rd, 2004, 10:28 PM

17.39 just a tiny fraction underweight but that is only because i have little bones and no boobs

**Northern Lights** · Nov 24th, 2004, 01:03 AM

Interesting- I'm registering at 26 and a bit, and no one would think I'm overweight! I'm the one that the man guessing your weight at the fair always has to pay a prize to because he's SOOOO far off (under guessing!).

I just 'carry it well'. And muscle weighs more than fat. I figure if I can keep up with my Ironman triathlete hubby on hiking trips, I'm in good enough shape!

And I'm not going to make any comments about things that hang, or swing....

**veganblue** · Nov 24th, 2004, 06:39 AM

17.84 ...?! - I was hoping to be over 18.5 but a few kilo's to go yet it seems. Weight bearing exercise required - muscle is heavier and not so bulky.

**Kathers** · Nov 24th, 2004, 01:44 PM

I have no idea what my BMI is because we don't have any bathroom scales in the house as my little sister kept breaking them, but not by being too heavy

**gertvegan** · Nov 24th, 2004, 01:53 PM

25.42

**Gorilla** · Nov 24th, 2004, 05:12 PM

well, since we're sharing.....

mine came out as 19.77 on that website. but i think i look heavier than i really am.

**celtic rose** · Nov 25th, 2004, 10:19 AM

Gorilla,
Don't be silly, you're as thin a rake!

**Gorilla** · Nov 25th, 2004, 10:53 AM

well thank you Celtic Rose i guess i have a bit of a negative image of myself

**cedarblue** · Nov 25th, 2004, 12:06 PM

18.59

**Imapeach** · Nov 25th, 2004, 02:38 PM

Apparently, I'm "ideal"

hehe... it feels good to say that!!

To be honest tho, sometimes I wouldn't mind being a *little bit* over or underweight..... I'm way too boring and normal to look at at the moment!

**animalsvoice** · Dec 31st, 2004, 09:39 PM

John

24.4

It's funny because the scale says I'm almost overweight but I'm actually quite thin.

It doesn't work because muscles is heavier than fat, so athletes for example often have a higher BMI (but they're not fat at all). The result also depends on how your body is built in general...
It's all about the weight... not really how much fat you have (which is strange).

And I think BMI is strange anyway....I mean you probably SEE it if you have too much fat, or too little... It's visible :P