What's your BMI?

wretcheddomain

This should prove fruitful, especially over the Christmas season. Calculate your BMI and insert your result into the poll slots above.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm

This should gauge how obese After Hours is, and I suspect quite a lot of you will subscribe at least to the overweight category.

As for moi, I'm comfortably within the Normal weight category and plan to stay there for a foreseeable future.

So how fat are you AH?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

My bmi is my body mass index.



YAY!

Do I win a prize?!

loveBBhate

Bacon, Mayonnaise and Ice cream.

dmc17

I'm not sure what weight I am and I couldn't be arsed getting up to weigh myself so I'll just assume I'm overweight

0ph0rce0

Just about Normal Weight

24.7

PizzamanIRL

21.2

Don't know what that means but according to your poll I'm normal

wretcheddomain

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Just about Normal Weight

24.7

You mean 'almost overweight' ...

Fox_In_Socks

"Waa waa...I'm a weight trainer....waa waa...BMI is a crock of ****....waa....waaa...technically I'm obese, but in real-ity I'm ripped to shreds so I am....waa....waaa etc"

In 5...4...3...2...1

ACTION!

wretcheddomain

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

21.2

Don't know what that means but according to your poll I'm normal

A normal pizzaman? Only in AH...

sammyjo90

wretcheddomain wrote: »

I suspect quite a lot of you will subscribe at least to the overweight category.

Wow...

wretcheddomain

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

"Waa waa...I'm a weight trainer....waa waa...BMI is a crock of ****....waa....waaa...technically I'm obese, but in real-ity I'm ripped to shreds so I am....waa....waaa etc"

In 5...4...3...2...1

ACTION!

I knew someone like you would pop along.

Yes - we all know the exceptions to the BMI rule especially with respect to age and muscle.

However, for the general layperson who, generally, doesn't meet these criteria, it can act as a reasonable gauge as to how obese somebody is.

hfallada

BMI isnt accurate. I think guys that have BMIs of 35 but are nearly dont have a pound of fat on them. It just a stupid simplified way of measuring fat in the body, that isnt accurate

Fox_In_Socks

wretcheddomain wrote: »

I knew someone like you would pop along.

Yes - we all know the exceptions to the BMI rule especially with respect to age and muscle.

However, for the general layperson who, generally, doesn't meet these criteria, it can act as a reasonable gauge as to how obese somebody is.

Ah no, I was predicting the above. Hencee the quotation marks.

They will appear.

jantheman91

Ah yes.

The Index that classes 5ft 4 bodybuilders with 8% bodyfat as obese.

Incredibly accurate.

Mr.Fred

24.3 christmas is killing me should be around 20.

We'll call it carb loading

efb

do you even lift brah?

Yeah, Quaterpounders! Boom!

SV

30 apparently, but my waist is 34inches and I have average BF percentage so I take BMI with a pinch of salt. It means nothing and is an outdated way of measuring if someone is overweight or not.

efb

jantheman91 wrote: »

Ah yes.

The Index that classes 5ft 4 bodybuilders with 8% bodyfat as obese.

Incredibly accurate.

midget bodybuilders for the lolz!

pharmaton

21.6

wretcheddomain

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Ah no, I was predicting the above. Hencee the quotation marks.

They will appear.

True - I read it too quick. Take it that it's aimed at those who think what they learned in the only book they've ever probably read, (a BMI one), will brag about how they're the only people in the world to know the shortcomings of the system. But many medical systems have shortcomings as you can't realistically cover every group in society.

Mr.Fred

wretcheddomain wrote: »

I knew someone like you would pop along.

Yes - we all know the exceptions to the BMI rule especially with respect to age and muscle.

However, for the general layperson who, generally, doesn't meet these criteria, it can act as a reasonable gauge as to how obese somebody is.

Haha you got that arse backwards. He's on your side

wretcheddomain

SV wrote: »

30 apparently, but my waist is 34inches and I have average BF percentage so I take BMI with a pinch of salt. It means nothing and is an outdated way of measuring if someone is overweight or not.

You're just saying that to reassure yourself

jam_mac_jam

jantheman91 wrote: »

Ah yes.

The Index that classes 5ft 4 bodybuilders with 8% bodyfat as obese.

Incredibly accurate.

well for most people its quite a good indicator. Not for everybody, what percentage of people do you reckon are 5ft 4 bodybuilders with 8% bodyfat?

jantheman91

efb wrote: »

midget bodybuilders for the lolz!

Bodybuilders nonetheless.

55 Stephen St

I could afford to gain a stone, or lose nearly two stone, and still be in the 'normal' category

SV

wretcheddomain wrote: »

You're just saying that to reassure yourself

It doesn't really bother me, I used to have a waist of 46inches and a BMI of nearly 45.
If you think I'm going to call myself obese now you've another thing coming

shruikan2553

Cant remember exactly what it was last time and have no idea what I weigh now but the BBC said i best match the democratic republic of Congo so Im guessing Im underweight.

jantheman91

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

well for most people its quite a good indicator. Not for everybody, what percentage of people do you reckon are 5ft 4 bodybuilders with 8% bodyfat?

Doesn't matter if they're 5ft 6, 8, or 10 with 8% bodyfat.

This index is grossly outdated and should be completely disregarded.

Mint Sauce

wretcheddomain wrote: »

You mean 'almost overweight' ...

My BMI of 25-26 also suggests I am over weight. Anyone who knows me will say I am definitely not.

People with a high muscle mass could have a high BMI without having much fat. Its only one aspect of determining health, can easily be inaccurate if used on its own.

Magenta

19.8

carraig2

I am obese.
I am unfit, unattractive and unhealthy.

What am I doing about it?

NUTTIN' TOO LAZY

loveBBhate

SV wrote: »

30 apparently, but my waist is 34inches and I have average BF percentage so I take BMI with a pinch of salt. It means nothing and is an outdated way of measuring if someone is overweight or not.

+1 on this. Found myself taking my BMI far too seriously, stressed me out to an extent. As mentioned above I now take it with a pinch of salt, lots of garlic sauce, a side of onion rings followed by a rich chocolatey dessert. Found that after a few months I just stopped caring about my BMI, best decision I ever made.

anncoates

My body is a temple.

A oversized structure that's seen better days and that only aul wans seem to want to worship at these days

efb

jantheman91 wrote: »

Bodybuilders nonetheless.

and I'd give a fcuk, why? A midget Bodybuilder with a Phd, now thats impressive!

jam_mac_jam

jantheman91 wrote: »

Doesn't matter if they're 5ft 6, 8, or 10 with 8% bodyfat.

This index is grossly outdated and should be completely disregarded.

No, not really. Its a good,simple to understand indicator for the majority of people to understand. Yes it doesn't apply in all cases but in general it indicates if somebody is overweight. Most people who have a high BMI will be overweight, not all.

I am sure most bodybuilders understand that it doesn't apply to them and understand why they should disregard it.

wretcheddomain

jantheman91 wrote: »

This index is grossly outdated and should be completely disregarded.

This is exactly what I expected.

The people who say this usually do so with a tone of self-congratulation as if they're the only ones enlightened to the systems shortcomings.

If any of you were knowledgeable about other medical systems currently in use, you'd equally know that it's extremely difficult to cater for every type of group in society. All you can do is offer approximate scales. The BMI is one such scale.

You really don't sound clever saying this and it's about time this stopped.

carraig2

anncoates wrote: »

My body is a temple.

A oversized structure that's seen better days and that only aul wans seem to want to worship at these days

:D:D:D:D

jantheman91

efb wrote: »

and I'd give a fcuk, why? A midget Bodybuilder with a Phd, now thats impressive!

Getting to 200lbs at sub 10% bf is just as impressive in my opinion.

PS: I'm not a bodybuilder in case you're wondering.

efb

I'm not fat, I'm just big boned! And Jessie From Breaking bad has given me one! Netflix!

pampootie

I run a weight loss thing at work. Nothing major, we give a few tips, weigh people, give them their bmi. I've lost count of the amount of dangerously overweight people who've insisted to me that bmi is rubbish because the Irish rugby team are all obese by it blah blah blah, they've got a big frame and they'd be anorexics in their ideal range etc. It's headwrecking. Bmi is very flawed but it's not a bad ballpark calculation for your average Joe. It's fairly easy to differentiate between a bmi of 30 due to lots of muscle and a bmi of 30 due to lots of cake

efb

jantheman91 wrote: »

Getting to 200lbs at sub 10% bf is just as impressive in my opinion.

PS: I'm not a bodybuilder in case you're wondering.

Thats nice dear.

Vito Corleone

35.7

Inquitus

pampootie wrote: »

I run a weight loss thing at work. Nothing major, we give a few tips, weigh people, give them their bmi. I've lost count of the amount of dangerously overweight people who've insisted to me that bmi is rubbish because the Irish rugby team are all obese by it blah blah blah, they've got a big frame and they'd be anorexics in their ideal range etc. It's headwrecking. Bmi is very flawed but it's not a bad ballpark calculation for your average Joe. It's fairly easy to differentiate between a bmi of 30 due to lots of muscle and a bmi of 30 due to lots of cake

Soo true

jantheman91

wretcheddomain wrote: »

This is exactly what I expected.

The people who say this usually do so with a tone of self-congratulation as if they're the only ones enlightened to the systems shortcomings.

If any of you were knowledgeable about other medical systems currently in use, you'd equally know that it's extremely difficult to cater for every type of group in society. All you can do is offer approximate scales. The BMI is one such scale.

You really don't sound clever saying this and it's about time this stopped.

It's a fair bit more than a short-coming.

I've numerous friends that have never once set foot in a gym yet have sub-normal bodyfat percentages as verified by DEXA scan.

Yet, the BMI Index indicates they are obese.

The short-comings of this calculator are not restricted to body builders or those who are weight lifters.

Sorry.

efb

jantheman91 wrote: »

It's a fair bit more than a short-coming.

I've numerous friends that have never once set foot in a gym yet have sub-normal bodyfat percentages as verified by DEXA scan.

Yet, the BMI Index indicates they are obese.

The short-comings of this calculator are not restricted to body builders or those who are weight lifters.

Sorry.

numerous? FB friends or real friends? more that 10?20?30?

wretcheddomain

jantheman91 wrote: »

It's a fair bit more than a short-coming.

I've numerous friends that have never once set foot in a gym yet have sub-normal bodyfat percentages as verified by DEXA scan.

Yet, the BMI Index indicates they are obese.

The short-comings of this calculator are not restricted to body builders or those who are weight lifters.

Sorry.

You've decided to completely ignore the point of my other post.

jam_mac_jam

jantheman91 wrote: »

It's a fair bit more than a short-coming.

I've numerous friends that have never once set foot in a gym yet have sub-normal bodyfat percentages as verified by DEXA scan.

Yet, the BMI Index indicates they are obese.

The short-comings of this calculator are not restricted to body builders or those who are weight lifters.

Sorry.

well if you have a highly unlikely anecdote about numerous friends which proves your point then that's me convinced.

efb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2Gzkkwe9Q

jantheman91

efb wrote: »

numerous? FB friends or real friends? more that 10?20?30?

My imaginary friends :rolleyes:

You're trying to legitimise the use of a calculator whose sharp boundaries between normal and obese rest upon a single decimal place.

Logic, not once.

No thank you Jeff.

efb

jantheman91 wrote: »

My imaginary friends :rolleyes:

You're trying to legitimise the use of a calculator whose sharp boundaries between normal and obese rest upon a single decimal place.

Logic, not once.

No thank you Jeff.

How many friends GIVE US A NUMBER!!!!

Gael23

20.5 according to that calculator which is in the normal range but I feel I need to gain some weight. I'm 5ft7 and 9st 5lbs. 22 year old male.