Is there an ideal BMI?

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No, BMI is a ridiculous tool to use and not used by anyone with any knowledge in the field other than for very vague references.

Most professional athletes would be considered "obese" and bodybuilders "morbidly obese" when using BMI and obviously they are not.


For non professional athlete women- it’s very accurate, even if they are generally athletic with more than avg muscle mass. For men, it’s not that accurate if they have a decent amt of muscle mass.


I’m a naturally very muscular female and it’s pretty on point for me. I look best at 20-22, and at 23-24 I look a little bulky with some extra fat here and there but not overweight. I’ve never been higher but I can imagine I would start to look overweight.

Now for my DH, it’s pretty off. If he has decent muscle mass his BMI is close to overweight. Dropping down into the middle of the healthy BMI range makes him pretty scrawny. I guess the idea is that it’s technically healthier but it’s not that great a look.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No, BMI is a ridiculous tool to use and not used by anyone with any knowledge in the field other than for very vague references.

Most professional athletes would be considered "obese" and bodybuilders "morbidly obese" when using BMI and obviously they are not.


For non professional athlete women- it’s very accurate, even if they are generally athletic with more than avg muscle mass. For men, it’s not that accurate if they have a decent amt of muscle mass.


I’m a naturally very muscular female and it’s pretty on point for me. I look best at 20-22, and at 23-24 I look a little bulky with some extra fat here and there but not overweight. I’ve never been higher but I can imagine I would start to look overweight.

Now for my DH, it’s pretty off. If he has decent muscle mass his BMI is close to overweight. Dropping down into the middle of the healthy BMI range makes him pretty scrawny. I guess the idea is that it’s technically healthier but it’s not that great a look.


Man here - he probably has plenty of fat to lose and wouldn't look scrawny at all.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No, BMI is a ridiculous tool to use and not used by anyone with any knowledge in the field other than for very vague references.

Most professional athletes would be considered "obese" and bodybuilders "morbidly obese" when using BMI and obviously they are not.


For non professional athlete women- it’s very accurate, even if they are generally athletic with more than avg muscle mass. For men, it’s not that accurate if they have a decent amt of muscle mass.


I’m a naturally very muscular female and it’s pretty on point for me. I look best at 20-22, and at 23-24 I look a little bulky with some extra fat here and there but not overweight. I’ve never been higher but I can imagine I would start to look overweight.

Now for my DH, it’s pretty off. If he has decent muscle mass his BMI is close to overweight. Dropping down into the middle of the healthy BMI range makes him pretty scrawny. I guess the idea is that it’s technically healthier but it’s not that great a look.


Man here - he probably has plenty of fat to lose and wouldn't look scrawny at all.


He’s done it and he looked scrawny lol. Perhaps it’s a matter of taste.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults


This - like so many other lame points - gets thrown around as an excuse for being addicted to the yum yums.

Stop being fat. It isn’t good. It’s never good. Also, don’t be under weight.

Do some aerobic exercise. Lift some heavy shit.

Don’t eat garbage. You don’t need snacks.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults


This - like so many other lame points - gets thrown around as an excuse for being addicted to the yum yums.

Stop being fat. It isn’t good. It’s never good. Also, don’t be under weight.

Do some aerobic exercise. Lift some heavy shit.

Don’t eat garbage. You don’t need snacks.


Exactly. This study was on my BMI bingo right next to “wEiGtLiFters don’t count!”

Obesity is like p*rn - you know it when you see it. And we can all see if you are one of the 1% of people it might mislabel. Yes, even with your baggy shirt on
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults


This - like so many other lame points - gets thrown around as an excuse for being addicted to the yum yums.

Stop being fat. It isn’t good. It’s never good. Also, don’t be under weight.

Do some aerobic exercise. Lift some heavy shit.

Don’t eat garbage. You don’t need snacks.


Exactly. This study was on my BMI bingo right next to “wEiGtLiFters don’t count!”

Obesity is like p*rn - you know it when you see it. And we can all see if you are one of the 1% of people it might mislabel. Yes, even with your baggy shirt on


The lack of intellectual honesty about this would be astonishing- but it isn’t. The same people want diet advice and post about snacks like they are in kindergarten.

Real food? Can’t do that. Too busy to prioritize that. Must do a bunch of other useless shit that occupies 2-3 hours a day.

So let them flounder. If they don’t figure it out, it’s their own fault. They can blame a bunch of externalities for the rest of their life and chase some unattainable result forever. Sounds exhausting
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults


This - like so many other lame points - gets thrown around as an excuse for being addicted to the yum yums.

Stop being fat. It isn’t good. It’s never good. Also, don’t be under weight.

Do some aerobic exercise. Lift some heavy shit.

Don’t eat garbage. You don’t need snacks.


Okay let's listen to random rude internet poster instead of medical professionals. Sure
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults


This - like so many other lame points - gets thrown around as an excuse for being addicted to the yum yums.

Stop being fat. It isn’t good. It’s never good. Also, don’t be under weight.

Do some aerobic exercise. Lift some heavy shit.

Don’t eat garbage. You don’t need snacks.


Okay let's listen to random rude internet poster instead of medical professionals. Sure


Print out my comment and all the preceding ones. Take it to your GP. They will tell you exactly the same thing.

It’s literally on the handout from VHC for a physical.

You just don’t like the advice. It’s all too complicated and the food system or some other externality is the enemy.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults


This - like so many other lame points - gets thrown around as an excuse for being addicted to the yum yums.

Stop being fat. It isn’t good. It’s never good. Also, don’t be under weight.

Do some aerobic exercise. Lift some heavy shit.

Don’t eat garbage. You don’t need snacks.


Okay let's listen to random rude internet poster instead of medical professionals. Sure


DP, but those medical professionals are usually highly ignorant about diet, nutrition and exercise in general. Most are so outdated with their info that they could easily fit in back in the 1930s.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:BMI is such a good measure of health. People forget that being heavy for your height - even if that weight comes from big muscles - puts a strain on your heart and your joints.

The overwhelming majority of people are too heavy but don’t want to hear it. Fat or muscles, we should all be dropping some weight and stay more trim.


No, people with healthy or underweight BMIs should not be losing weight



There you go again citing the minuscule amount of the population. In modern day America, if you find yourself underweight and unable to gain or maintain, you should go see a doctor because you are almost certainly sick in some way. At the very least an eating disorder.

Even people with a healthy bmi would do well to keep an eye on their weight, because we naturally gain as we age and weight doesn’t ever stay static.


Being slightly overweight has actually been found to be protective for older adults

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/sarcopenia-bmi-older-adults


This - like so many other lame points - gets thrown around as an excuse for being addicted to the yum yums.

Stop being fat. It isn’t good. It’s never good. Also, don’t be under weight.

Do some aerobic exercise. Lift some heavy shit.

Don’t eat garbage. You don’t need snacks.


The yum yums poster is back. Ignore the troll.
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