What is your BMI?

[yankees60]

I just read in a book that 2/3's of Americans are overweight, which was something fairly shocking (to me) to read.

I fully believe that this group is above average to the American populace in several important attributes. Intelligence, financial well being, achievement of success, discipline, desire for success.

Therefore I'd guess that a poll here would reveal that less than 2/3''s (perhaps, significantly less) of those here would be overweight.

I probably would not be creating this poll if I were not one who was not overweight.

I'm at least 5'8" and weighed in this morning at 148.4. That puts me at a MBI of 22.5, 10% below overweight. I'd have to weight 16 more pounds to just reach overweight status.

You can determine your BMI here: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educat ... micalc.htm

By the way I read that sentence in this excellent book which I started reading tonight: Choosing the StrongPath: Reversing the Downward Spiral of Aging Hardcover – January 2, 2018

https://www.amazon.com/Choosing-the-Str ... l_huc_item

Reading the book has reaffirmed my being committed to maintaining my three times a week "preventative physical rehabilitation" (aka "exercise) discipline.

The book also has an accompanying web site: https://strongpath.com/

The book is more oriented towards those in the second half of life.

Vinny

[doodle]

I'm not sure how much stock I put in BMI...I'm in the middle of the overweight category but have 30 inch waist and 10-12 percent bodyfat. I don't think it does a good job adjusting for differing body types...

[SomeDude]

24.3

5'11. 174 lbs.

I'm very fit at 41 years old. Tennis, kettlebells 4-5 times a week, and i frequently do 500+ pushups in a day, spaced out now that i work from home.

I always thought bmi was silly. If you have muscle, it says you're overweight, same as in the army. I was an animal in the gym and my last year i got up to 178. That was technically overweight by enough to bar you from promotion so then they do a body fat test.

[GT]

I just read in a book that 2/3's of Americans are overweight, which was something fairly shocking (to me) to read.

I fully believe that this group is above average to the American populace in several important attributes. Intelligence, financial well being, achievement of success, discipline, desire for success.

Therefore I'd guess that a poll here would reveal that less than 2/3''s (perhaps, significantly less) of those here would be overweight.

I probably would not be creating this poll if I were not one who was not overweight.

I'm at least 5'8" and weighed in this morning at 148.4. That puts me at a MBI of 22.5, 10% below overweight. I'd have to weight 16 more pounds to just reach overweight status.

You can determine your BMI here: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educat ... micalc.htm

By the way I read that sentence in this excellent book which I started reading tonight: Choosing the StrongPath: Reversing the Downward Spiral of Aging Hardcover – January 2, 2018

https://www.amazon.com/Choosing-the-Str ... l_huc_item

Reading the book has reaffirmed my being committed to maintaining my three times a week "preventative physical rehabilitation" (aka "exercise) discipline.

The book also has an accompanying web site: https://strongpath.com/

The book is more oriented towards those in the second half of life.

Vinny