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FATFREEDRU
6/18/07 8:02 P
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I find BMI to be the best
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| BMI can be accurately measured at fitness centers and is IMHO not a conspiracy to keep the diet industry funded. If I had been honest with myself when I was overweight I would never have moved to the obese category. By observing the charts I have found good health, strength and stamina.
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KITTYHAWK49
6/17/07 6:16 P
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Really BMI has the same problems that weight charts do and that is going by the number on the scale. Plus they lowered a few years ago what a "normal" BMI would be causing many who were normal to become overweight. I never heard a good reason for the change and wonder if it wasn't due to the big bucks of the diet industry.
The amount of muscle you have is going to have a big effect on health and the number on the scale(with more muscle being a higher number on the scale but being healthier). I found it interesting that on a BMI chart it said that being in the 'overweight' range had a slightly lower mortality rate meaning you would live longer at the higher weight. So isn't it healthier to live longer? I have no desire to go down to normal but plan to stay in the overweight range (I'm 5' 6.75"). I think how you carry your weight also is a factor in both how you look and your health. Do what is right for you and where you feel the best. Charts are just guides and I think many worry too much about a number and not how they feel. Health is a lot more important than the size you can get into especially when that can vary so much.
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Most weight charts I have found, do have different healthy ranges for frame size and age too.
I am also 5'3" and consider myself to be very fit. I walk 5 miles every day briskly and do weights and floor exercises. I am happy with my size (4 to 6) and know I look and am fat at 150 pounds. We are all different and the really important thing is to be happy with your own size. Having a healthy BMI is a priority for good health and that can be measured and may tell a different story than charts.
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NO1LADYANN
6/12/07 8:08 A
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My goal is 150lbs, yet most weight charts and many experts say I am still over weight then...why, may I ask, do they lump everyone in that grouping???? At 150lbs I wear a size 9/10 and believe me I have very little body fat. I am only 5' 3" but am very large boned. When I was 16 I was 145lbs, very athletic, I swam, ran, biked and rode horses. I was never still.
At 150lbs I swam, rode horses and skied as well as went to college part time and worked a full time and a part time job. I had plenty of energy, yetI was still considered overweight even though to lose more would have made me look like I was starving.
Personally I think charts should be revised to take into consideration a person's build and age (I am 68). My mother is only 5'1" and is also a large framed lady (she is 91)....I never remember her ever looking fat, yet she was 135lbs. My dad was also large framed and he always looked slim but do not know his what his weight was.
Those charts make us try to be what we are not...one size fits all. Any comments out there about this?
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