Frustrated with BMI chart

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pictures of women who are 5'6" and between 110 and 120 pounds

https://www.mybodygallery.com/search.html?gender=female&height=168&age=any&weight=50&pantSize=any&shirtSize=any&bodytype=

The pp who said she's best as 115-118 is describing a healthy weight for her height. It's thin. But not technically underweight.

If she posted that she loved her curves at 135, everyone would be saying YASS QUEEN! Body positivity is only for the overweight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Actually 124 for a woman who is only 4’11 is definitely not thin. You may not look obese but I would aim for around 114lbs.

Agree. I’m 2 inches taller at 5’1 and the only times I’ve weighed 124 were my first pregnancy and during college when I drank all the time and ate like crap. I look best around 105 so no way does 20 more lbs on 2 fewer inches not look at least pudgy. 110 should probably be your max at that height.

It depends a lot on build. I'm 5'0" with a wider frame and I look too bony under 115 or so, and don't even menstruate under 110. My ideal weight is around 118. My mom is the same height with a smaller frame and at 115 she looks a bit bulgy.

BMI is one indicator, but it's not the be all and end all. There are too many other factors.

True but you’re somewhat of an outlier and even then OP is shorter than you and weighs 6 lbs more than your ideal weight which is objectively rather high for someone so short. She looks chubby probably and the chart reflects that. She is a high weight for her size.

OP said that she felt and looked pretty thin. You come on here and tell her anonymously there’s no way she’s thin. You just sound like a kind of unpleasant and unhappy person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Actually 124 for a woman who is only 4’11 is definitely not thin. You may not look obese but I would aim for around 114lbs.

Agree. I’m 2 inches taller at 5’1 and the only times I’ve weighed 124 were my first pregnancy and during college when I drank all the time and ate like crap. I look best around 105 so no way does 20 more lbs on 2 fewer inches not look at least pudgy. 110 should probably be your max at that height.

It depends a lot on build. I'm 5'0" with a wider frame and I look too bony under 115 or so, and don't even menstruate under 110. My ideal weight is around 118. My mom is the same height with a smaller frame and at 115 she looks a bit bulgy.

BMI is one indicator, but it's not the be all and end all. There are too many other factors.

True but you’re somewhat of an outlier and even then OP is shorter than you and weighs 6 lbs more than your ideal weight which is objectively rather high for someone so short. She looks chubby probably and the chart reflects that. She is a high weight for her size.

OP said that she felt and looked pretty thin. You come on here and tell her anonymously there’s no way she’s thin. You just sound like a kind of unpleasant and unhappy person.

She’s definitively not. She’s mad because she feels thin but the BMI chart says she isn’t. The BMI chart is right. If she feels thin and likes herself, that’s cool, she shouldn’t care if the BMI chart agrees. But she does, so we are letting her know, the chart is telling the truth that your weight is high for your size.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Actually 124 for a woman who is only 4’11 is definitely not thin. You may not look obese but I would aim for around 114lbs.

Agre.. I'm 5'6", and I look best at 115-118.

Sure. If you think anorexia “looks best.”

I am also 5'6" and look best around 130-135. 125 is too skinny on me. 115 would be gross. That said, 124 on someone who is 4'11" certainly sounds overweight to me, but I have never seen OP and could be totally wrong. It is like that website where you can type in your height and weight and see all different bodies. There are people with the same stats and some look great and some look fat. Different people carry weight differently. Ask your doctor OP.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually 124 for a woman who is only 4’11 is definitely not thin. You may not look obese but I would aim for around 114lbs.

Agre.. I'm 5'6", and I look best at 115-118.

If you’re over 18 and a woman, please seek help from a mental health professional.

This poster literally shows up on every one of these threads.

The 5’6” poster?

No. The heffer who calls every thin woman anorexic.

[Anonymous]

This thread is ridiculous. No one has seen OP yet you are all here making these judgments. I think we all have the life experience to recognize that everyone has different body compositions. I have a friend whose height and size are similar to mine yet she weighs 10+ pounds more. You would never guess from looking at us. Stop throwing baseless barns at OP. Even if she WERE chunky, she could lose it, but y’all will still have ugly souls.

[Anonymous]

Barbs*

[Anonymous]

I have been making myself crazy trying to lose weight. I’ve been stalled for 3 months. I finally got a body composition scan. Turns out I’m at 16% body fat. I’m not thin and my BMI is at the high end of normal. But unless I’m willing to go on some crazy body builder cutting regime, chances are pretty good that any weight I lose will not all be fat.

The body scan really freed me from the scale. I like the way I look. I like the way my clothes fit. Heck, I even like going to the gym. The scan gave me so much more information than a single number on the scale ever could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been making myself crazy trying to lose weight. I’ve been stalled for 3 months. I finally got a body composition scan. Turns out I’m at 16% body fat. I’m not thin and my BMI is at the high end of normal. But unless I’m willing to go on some crazy body builder cutting regime, chances are pretty good that any weight I lose will not all be fat.

The body scan really freed me from the scale. I like the way I look. I like the way my clothes fit. Heck, I even like going to the gym. The scan gave me so much more information than a single number on the scale ever could.

High end of normal is different than overweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is ridiculous. No one has seen OP yet you are all here making these judgments. I think we all have the life experience to recognize that everyone has different body compositions. I have a friend whose height and size are similar to mine yet she weighs 10+ pounds more. You would never guess from looking at us. Stop throwing baseless barns at OP. Even if she WERE chunky, she could lose it, but y’all will still have ugly souls.

You and your friend are both 4’11?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been making myself crazy trying to lose weight. I’ve been stalled for 3 months. I finally got a body composition scan. Turns out I’m at 16% body fat. I’m not thin and my BMI is at the high end of normal. But unless I’m willing to go on some crazy body builder cutting regime, chances are pretty good that any weight I lose will not all be fat.

The body scan really freed me from the scale. I like the way I look. I like the way my clothes fit. Heck, I even like going to the gym. The scan gave me so much more information than a single number on the scale ever could.

Mine of the most annoying things about the internet is how women have turned it into a place of toxic positivity. Someone complains about their weight and wonders if the charts are accurate in saying they are overweight and other people give them fact based responses that yes, they are technically overweight, and all of a sudden we have ugly souls and are slinging baseless barbs. Being told something that isn’t exactly what you wanted to hear doesn’t mean the other person is cruel or torturing you or going to hell. Why would we blow smoke up OP’s ass, we are trying to help her. She doesn’t want to be overweight in which case she should pay attention to what the stats say which tell her she is and move forward with any plans for weight loss on that data. If she doesn't care if she’s overweight and likes how she looks, that’s great, and she doesn’t HAVE to lose weight, but she also has to accept that that doesn’t mean the chart is wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have been making myself crazy trying to lose weight. I’ve been stalled for 3 months. I finally got a body composition scan. Turns out I’m at 16% body fat. I’m not thin and my BMI is at the high end of normal. But unless I’m willing to go on some crazy body builder cutting regime, chances are pretty good that any weight I lose will not all be fat.

The body scan really freed me from the scale. I like the way I look. I like the way my clothes fit. Heck, I even like going to the gym. The scan gave me so much more information than a single number on the scale ever could.

Mine of the most annoying things about the internet is how women have turned it into a place of toxic positivity. Someone complains about their weight and wonders if the charts are accurate in saying they are overweight and other people give them fact based responses that yes, they are technically overweight, and all of a sudden we have ugly souls and are slinging baseless barbs. Being told something that isn’t exactly what you wanted to hear doesn’t mean the other person is cruel or torturing you or going to hell. Why would we blow smoke up OP’s ass, we are trying to help her. She doesn’t want to be overweight in which case she should pay attention to what the stats say which tell her she is and move forward with any plans for weight loss on that data. If she doesn't care if she’s overweight and likes how she looks, that’s great, and she doesn’t HAVE to lose weight, but she also has to accept that that doesn’t mean the chart is wrong.

I quoted the wrong comment but my point still stands, only addressed to the commenter screeching we are all mean with ugly souls.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Actually 124 for a woman who is only 4’11 is definitely not thin. You may not look obese but I would aim for around 114lbs.

Agree. I’m 2 inches taller at 5’1 and the only times I’ve weighed 124 were my first pregnancy and during college when I drank all the time and ate like crap. I look best around 105 so no way does 20 more lbs on 2 fewer inches not look at least pudgy. 110 should probably be your max at that height.

It depends a lot on build. I'm 5'0" with a wider frame and I look too bony under 115 or so, and don't even menstruate under 110. My ideal weight is around 118. My mom is the same height with a smaller frame and at 115 she looks a bit bulgy.

BMI is one indicator, but it's not the be all and end all. There are too many other factors.

True but you’re somewhat of an outlier and even then OP is shorter than you and weighs 6 lbs more than your ideal weight which is objectively rather high for someone so short. She looks chubby probably and the chart reflects that. She is a high weight for her size.

OP said that she felt and looked pretty thin. You come on here and tell her anonymously there’s no way she’s thin. You just sound like a kind of unpleasant and unhappy person.

She’s definitively not. She’s mad because she feels thin but the BMI chart says she isn’t. The BMI chart is right. If she feels thin and likes herself, that’s cool, she shouldn’t care if the BMI chart agrees. But she does, so we are letting her know, the chart is telling the truth that your weight is high for your size.

BMI is crap. Google it. You don’t have enough information to say she’s “definitely not” thin. You do sound like you just enjoy being mean.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Actually 124 for a woman who is only 4’11 is definitely not thin. You may not look obese but I would aim for around 114lbs.

Agre.. I'm 5'6", and I look best at 115-118.

Sure. If you think anorexia “looks best.”

I am also 5'6" and look best around 130-135. 125 is too skinny on me. 115 would be gross. That said, 124 on someone who is 4'11" certainly sounds overweight to me, but I have never seen OP and could be totally wrong. It is like that website where you can type in your height and weight and see all different bodies. There are people with the same stats and some look great and some look fat. Different people carry weight differently. Ask your doctor OP.

I'm 5'6" and around 120 and I am not overly thin. I have a medium bone size, I lift weights and do regular cardio, I am not skin and bones. I am a size 2-4. Do I think I need to weigh 115? No. But I also definitely would not look "best" at 135.

In part, the BMI thing is probably bothering the OP because at that height she can fit into lower sizes (because the material can go mostly out, it doesn't need to go up/down), so it doesn't make sense to her if she can fit into a size 2 how she can be overweight? If you feel good, your blood work and blood pressure are fine, stop checking your BMI.

[Anonymous]

After I turned 40, I gained weight and my BMI went up to 24. I work out daily, eat well and am in better shape than most of the people I know. But I'm muscular by nature (and more so because i lift weights.) If I paid too much attention to BMI, I'd probably feel a little frustrated. But I wear size 6's.

I wouldn't read too much into it if I were you. If you're wearing a size 4, I think you are probably doing ok.