Are you overweight?

[Ackmed]

That scale is odd. It underweighs men, and overweighs women. Target for a 5'6" woman is 140 pounds. That's carrying a decent amount of chub for most women.

Target for a 6' man is 167 pounds. That allows zero room for anything short of bones and gristle. I was 6' and 160-165 pounds for several years. I looked almost emaciated. At 175 pounds I can actually have a little muscle in my arms & chest and not look like a twig.

I agree... I am 195 in this pic taken this summer in Africa. I'm 6' even. (Or was till after several deployments now 5'11 and three quarters...)

So I am almost 30 pounds past my target weight? Hmm... I wasn't even 167 in highschool, was a scrawny 180lbs. I agree with the women weight too. My wife is 5'8" and 120lbs, two inches less and 20lbs more is pretty chubby. No thanks...

(don't laugh, I was talking when pic was taken)

 

[randomrogue]

Lets be realistic here. You are in very good shape. When I was in my prime and working out 6 days a week I looked incredible and none of these tests really applied to me. I was in amazing shape though. I wish I still was.

 

[BassBomb]

I am at my target weight if I had more muscle and less fat (yet same weight). I am not in shape but only 155

 

[mmntech]

My problem is being underweight. I need to work on building muscle. I'm a classic hard gainer though, and always have been. I have an ectomorph body type. Lean, wiry with a fast metabolism. It's hard for us to get fat but equally hard to gain muscle mass.

The problem with the OP's chart though is it really tells you nothing. Someone can be 6ft and 200lbs but that could be all muscle. Same applies for the opposite end. A lighter person isn't necessarily healthier.

 

[dud]

My desired weight for my height is about 155-160. Unfortunately, creme brulee, ice cold root beer on ice and other forms of ambrosia have taken their toll recently. I am just shy of my all time weight of 190 lbs, clocking in at 183 @ 5.8. D:

Are you above or below your weight limit?

Poll fail. The chart is not all-inclusive and does not include all possible heights (like mine). I would have responded "Not on chart" if you would have provided that poll answer.

 

[QueBert]

Yeah and Foxnews had an article that said being overweight or slightly obese gave you a 6% chance of living longer.

I wouldn't take that bet though. People are generally fat because they don't eat well and they don't exercise. Neither of those are good things.

Except the BMI chart is very off, so the news articles about being "moderately overweight" would put a lot of people who are considered large at a normal looking weight. According to the chart OP posted I'm even above the high level for my height. Yet I wear 32" jeans, If I was the target weight they suggest I'd probably wear 26" jeans. A lot of people are fat because there's this weird ass BMI chart thing that doesn't apply to a lot of us. I'm 5'11 and can squeeze into 30" jeans if I have to. Yet I'm considered fat by this chart *shrug*

 

[Aharami]

on target

 

[Puppies04]

Chart doesn't cover my height :^P

I'm pretty much on target. I'm a little softer than I'd like to be, but not overweight.

At 4"11" you should be aiming for about 127lbs.

Hope this helped.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Poll fail. The chart is not all-inclusive and does not include all possible heights (like mine). I would have responded "Not on chart" if you would have provided that poll answer.

Complaints will not be tolerated.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I agree... I am 195 in this pic taken this summer in Africa. I'm 6' even. (Or was till after several deployments now 5'11 and three quarters...)

So I am almost 30 pounds past my target weight? Hmm... I wasn't even 167 in highschool, was a scrawny 180lbs. I agree with the women weight too. My wife is 5'8" and 120lbs, two inches less and 20lbs more is pretty chubby. No thanks...

(don't laugh, I was talking when pic was taken)

You need to work out more. I would say overall Im in better shape.




not.

 

[randomrogue]

Except the BMI chart is very off, so the news articles about being "moderately overweight" would put a lot of people who are considered large at a normal looking weight. According to the chart OP posted I'm even above the high level for my height. Yet I wear 32" jeans, If I was the target weight they suggest I'd probably wear 26" jeans. A lot of people are fat because there's this weird ass BMI chart thing that doesn't apply to a lot of us. I'm 5'11 and can squeeze into 30" jeans if I have to. Yet I'm considered fat by this chart *shrug*

Normal looking? I'd be really careful using that as a benchmark. Maybe you live in an area with fat people. When I visit my family one of the first things I notice is that a vast majority of the people are way larger than where I live now.

I think there's been a few other charts listed. The one I use is an interactive calculator but it's not in English. Try to find something like that for different frame sizes, in English. The chart above could be read as the high being more for large framed people rather than being fat but for the sake of consistency I voted based on the chart listed. It lists me as low but I'm within the range of normal for my frame size.

 

[Fenixgoon]

according to the nintendo wii BMI calculator, i was in the perfectly healthy group

according to the instructor for the workout group i joined, i'm a "skinny fat kid" - whch is, i'm skinny, but since i don't work out, i have no endurance and strength

me = 5' 11" 160 lbs

 

[BurnItDwn]

I am 300 pounds. I should be about 200-220 pounds according to doctor types. I would prefer to be about 250, as at 220 I think I would be too thin.

 

[randomrogue]

I am 300 pounds. I should be about 200-220 pounds according to doctor types. I would prefer to be about 250, as at 220 I think I would be too thin.

Why would 220 lbs be too thin? How tall are you?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I am 300 pounds. I should be about 200-220 pounds according to doctor types. I would prefer to be about 250, as at 220 I think I would be too thin.

So you're like 8 feet tall?

 

[Phanuel]

If the answer to "Do you even lift bro?" is no, then you should follow the BMI chart.

 

[xSauronx]

yeah, 5' 10" and 220. im kinda costanza-shaped. started to cut back some, was 225 at new years and i want to get to about 200. getting below that is too much work and calorie counting for me to care about, and i dont want to buy new clothes one way or another

 

[randomrogue]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21229387

Article about proposed changes to the way they calculate BMI. Plugging in my own numbers at the bottom shows a very slight change.

It might be worth some of you plugging your numbers though since it has a scale from Underweight to Very Obese. I'm normal. 5'10" and 220 lbs is Obese with both the new and old numbers. 200 is overweight.

If you weight 200 then according to this you should be 6'2" or taller.

 

[randomrogue]

I agree... I am 195 in this pic taken this summer in Africa. I'm 6' even. (Or was till after several deployments now 5'11 and three quarters...)

So I am almost 30 pounds past my target weight? Hmm... I wasn't even 167 in highschool, was a scrawny 180lbs. I agree with the women weight too. My wife is 5'8" and 120lbs, two inches less and 20lbs more is pretty chubby. No thanks...

(don't laugh, I was talking when pic was taken)

So now with the proposed changes you would be considered normal at 191 lbs. 195 vs 191. Much closer.

 

[lxskllr]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21229387

Article about proposed changes to the way they calculate BMI. Plugging in my own numbers at the bottom shows a very slight change.

It might be worth some of you plugging your numbers though since it has a scale from Underweight to Very Obese. I'm normal. 5'10" and 220 lbs is Obese with both the new and old numbers. 200 is overweight.

If you weight 200 then according to this you should be 6'2" or taller.

 

[Juddog]

These BMI charts are useless.

Any chart which doesn't take into account muscle mass is downright useless.

 

[Saint Nick]

"I'm a super-power lifter so it does not apply to me"

:whiste:

 

[randomrogue]

These BMI charts are useless.

Any chart which doesn't take into account muscle mass is downright useless.

Well I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume that Ackmed is in the best shape out of us. He's within 4 lbs of fitting the chart.

 

[Sixguns]

These BMI charts are useless.

Any chart which doesn't take into account muscle mass is downright useless.

Word. I am 6'2" and hover around 205-215. I dont know what my BF% is but without an account for lean muscle mass this is pointless. There is no way I can see myself at 175lbs. There wouldnt be anything left of me.

 

[supercowboy]

funny fact:
http://www.statista.com/statistics/...l-students-in-the-us-by-gender-and-ethnicity/

but hey, we are all tech nerds... it would be weird if we weren't overweight or super skinny