Whenever the subject of BMI comes up, they’ll be a variety of biffers claiming that BMI is inaccurate, and they’re not really biffers, but just big boned athletes.
Meanwhile all the people with a normal BMI smile at the chubbsters in denial.
Well wipe that smile away, because 39% of you with normal BMIs are lard buckets also 😀

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0033308

I can’t say I give a shit TBH

Although, I’d hate to have the physique of a 13 yr old gymnast that some seem to think is OK

How did you manage to find such a dull article?

How did you manage to find such a dull article?

I’m sure if you ask Ian nicely, he can dumb it down to your level. Possibly add some pictures.

And what’s your level Jamie? Saying things behind a keyboard that I very much doubt you’d have the balls to say to someone’s face?

Well done.

I can’t speak for jamie, but I’d have no trouble saying such things to someone’s face. It’s just normal light hearted banter. Or do you have visions of the only way to say such things is with an angry red face, veins bulging on you’re forehead with a wound out neck? 😀

*I’ve added a smiliey to indicate that no blood vessels were burst writing this 🙂

BMI was never designed as an individual measure, it’s a broad-brush, simple, rough guide calculation to allow a generalised comparison between population groups, not individuals. It’s a fairly meaningless measure, whether you’re a skinny wee ****, a “big-boned athlete” or a straight out-and-out fatass. People obsess over this far too much…

PS – I fit into the “big-boned athlete” category. I’d be skinny if I didn’t love beer and pies so much… 🙂

I suspect I probably fit in the biffer in denial category. Pretty normal BMI, but not much muscle and probably quite a bit more fat than I’d own up to 🙂

Jamie strikes me as being abit angry at life ATM.

My BMI is 28. I could do with some toning up I admit however I wouldn’t say obese!

28.4! Eat that suckas!!!

Pyro – Member
PS – I fit into the “big-boned athlete” category. I’d be skinny if I didn’t love beer and pies so much…

Pies and beer make your bones bigger – I’ve got skinny wrists and ankles so I might give it a go 😉

22.01 the NHS website tells me

mines 21.7.

BMI 20-25 — Normal Weight

which means I’m only just normal, sounds about right.

Kev

BMI is just under 26 for me, but I’ve never regarded it as a useful measure for individuals.

To be <25 I’d need to be below 14st 4lbs, which would pretty much take me back to teenage years

I’m not reading that, there’s no piccy’s!

22.7

I’m pretty lean.

Ooo !.

I love Roasted, salted, Pistachio nuts.

Yuurrrmmm.

😉

21.23 for me, I’m still carrying some winter lard though. 😛

I’m trying to get my BMI up to 28.5.
Whilst doing so, I’m eating healthier than I ever have and training very hard (CV & Strength). It’s at 27.3 ATM, so still some work to do.

I’m overweight according to the bmi.

I have add another calculation for athletic people.

I’m about 20. just a tad below
was below 17 a couple of years ago

BOOM. 19, and that’s with a little bit o a belly. I have no muscles whatsoever.

19

Proving my theory that STW is full of lard arse obese IT nerds who mince around on 5k bikes.

get below the bmi then you won’t be below what so and says so and you will live a happy and successful life. Respect. **** all that shit eat some pies and be happy and ride a bike all over the place. Philosophise that.

TAFKASTR = pwned

22.7 here but I’ve lost 4 stone in a year thanks to road biking.

Proving my theory that STW is full of lard arse obese IT nerds who mince around on 5k bikes.

Just think how much lower your BMI would be without that massive chip on your shoulder.

Proving my theory that STW is full of lard arse obese IT nerds who mince around on 5k bikes.

For every lard arse IT nerd there’s a malnourished DBA geek.

Just remember,
In any survival situation, stuck out in a wilderness, fat people become fit and thin, and thin people die:)
Bmi of less than 22, best never leave the house!

In any survival situation, stuck out in a wilderness, fat people become fit and thin are more likely to be eaten, and thin people die will survive. 🙂

1. Article posted about how BMI is nonsense.
2. Lots of people post their BMI.

Plus an angry response within a couple of posts. Got to love STW.

Just because I’m winning! 😆

I think part of the idea behand the perfect body can be traced back to fear and persecution from the Nazis, anything away from the norm was simply irradicated. Now in a world of new found freedomes the biffers can fight back. All IMO, of course.
BMI 20.

all of you bmi 19 people you are on the very cusp of being underweight.

surely you should consider eating some actual food and then not purging straight afterwards?

BMI to Nazis in less than 40 posts. Awesome.

I’ve got Hitler, Goebbels and Albert Speer down as having a decent BMI though. I wonder if they picked on poor old Goering.

surely you should consider eating some actual food and then not purging straight afterwards?

It’s pretty hard to lift a banana when you’re that skinny.

It’s pretty hard to lift a banana when you’re that skinny

what about a snack size gluten free pizza slice?

The only accurate measurement is the pinch test anyway.

Has it got anchovies on it?