I'm overweight.

[flip_flop]

I went to the Drs this morning and he measured and weighed me - I'm 5.11 and weigh 13 stone exactly which, according to his little chart, gives me a BMI of 25.4 and therefore I'm officially overweight, or, to give it its technical name, a Fat B4stard.

I have a 34" waist.

Given that BMI takes no account of body composition (I have fairly big legs and shoulders from years of rugby - in fact, I weigh less now than I did when I was playing regularly), is it a fair comment to state that the BMI index is a load of rubbish and should be ignored?

[B00]

short answer- yes.

[ummmm]

I agree...

[Sqad]

Longer answer......yes, definitely......................you FatB4stard.

[Bobbisox]

Hey I knew a Rugby player called Flip a few years ago

but yes, ignore!!!

[Bbbananas]

Yup.
(THough I did laugh at your Fat B4stard comment!)

[LoftyLottie]

Yes, agreed, load of rubbish - ignore it!! My BMI is 26. So I am officially overweight too!

[LoftyLottie]

Sqad, don't you dare say anything!!!

[jake-the-peg]

The proper way of determining this also takes into consideration the waist measurement.

I am similar stature but a bit more solid at 95Kg (14.5st or so) so just bordering on the obese - ha ha

But that onky counts if you have a waist measurement over 40" for a man

So no it shouldn't be ignored but you have to take the full rule into consideration

[Bbbananas]

I've got a BMI of 24 - but I'm tall. Am I fat then?

[Sqad]

lofty..................................but beautifully formed.

[LoftyLottie]

How can you be fat Salla. You are officially 'normal.' Well weight wise that is. I am tall too and I calculated my BMI the other day at the weight I was when I was 25. I was borderline 'underweight'. A lot can happen in 40 years!! I don't look overweight though, just saggy and baggy!!!

[Bbbananas]

whoops - hang on, I've just had a double muffin - make that 25.

[LoftyLottie]

Anticipates no more Sqad advances ;o)

[Bbbananas]

don'#t worry lottie - sqad likes something to get hold of. Or should I say hang on to....

[rinkins]

I daren't work mine out. I've always been officially overweight

[ChuckFickens]

Yay, mine is 21.4, I'm dead in the middle of the correct weight range :)

(yeah it's all a load of rubbish)

[rinkins]

Ooh just did it and I'm just about normal :-s

[LoftyLottie]

flip flop. According to this you are borderline, and your suggested weight can go up to 13st. 3lbs!!! However it still says you are Overweight! What a load of bunkum!!!

[LoftyLottie]

Sorry, forgot the link

http://www.bhf.org.uk/bmi/BMI_Calc.html

[daffy654]

I have a BMI of 20.5 so i'm in the lower end of healthy.