January 17, 201016 yr I am technically obese if you go by the stats but looking at me you would never guess it. BMI is a horrible thing and as a health educator I never recommend anyone to base something using a BMI.
January 17, 201016 yr According to the BMI, I am obese at 6'4, 230 pounds. Not the 6'4, 215 pounds I weighed in high school.
January 17, 201016 yr Over the years I have had the opportunity to travel to a few European countries. One of the things I noticed is that there are far fewer overweight people there. Food portions are much smaller, people walk more and there are very few fast food restaurants (although you can usually find a MacDonalds).
January 17, 201016 yr Woohoo!!! I'm just barely overweight (and far from obese) according to the BMI calculator!! Therefore, I deem the BMI to be a great measure to go by.:dancingpa:clap:
January 17, 201016 yr Its not Rocket Science, just look around when you are out and about. My wife went out with her girlfriend last night and was at the Caddilac Ranch and said that she has never seen so many fat girls in their early 20's making fools of themselves wearing low cut jeans that exposed their rear's when they got up on the Bull.
January 17, 201016 yr Its not Rocket Science, just look around when you are out and about. My wife went out with her girlfriend last night and was at the Caddilac Ranch and said that she has never seen so many fat girls in their early 20's making fools of themselves wearing low cut jeans that exposed their rear's when they got up on the Bull. The one fashion faux pas that kills me is when women with a substantial amount of abdominal fat wear shirts with an open midriff. I mean come on, a little self-consciousness isn't always a bad thing.
January 17, 201016 yr I will be the first one to tell you that I am fat. I am obese according to this, but it does not take into accound muscle which weighs more than fat. My legs are very strong, and very thick with mostly muscle. I am not saying that I am not fat, because I am and I need to lose around 30 pounds. But I will never be under 200 pounds because of the way I am built. I would have to lose a lot of fat and lose a lot of muscle too, and I really am not wanting to become weaker to lose weight.
January 17, 201016 yr Over the years I have had the opportunity to travel to a few European countries. One of the things I noticed is that there are far fewer overweight people there. Food portions are much smaller, people walk more and there are very few fast food restaurants (although you can usually find a MacDonalds). I had dinner with some folks from London. They were astonished at how big the portions are in the U.S.
January 17, 201016 yr Over the years I have had the opportunity to travel to a few European countries. One of the things I noticed is that there are far fewer overweight people there. Food portions are much smaller, people walk more and there are very few fast food restaurants (although you can usually find a MacDonalds). Although I don't normally eat fast food when travelling abroad, we did stop in a McDonalds in London this summer when we were in a hurry. One observation was that there are no free soda refills. Also, not only do people walk more, but biking is the primary mode of transportation for a significant portion of the population in many European countries.
January 17, 201016 yr I mentioned this in another thread. Using BMI, Ced Benson is obese. But his BF% is also probalby around 10%. The BMI calculator shouldn't be the end all be all but to completely dismiss it because it doesn't apply to athletes is silly.
January 17, 201016 yr The one fashion faux pas that kills me is when women with a substantial amount of abdominal fat wear shirts with an open midriff. I mean come on, a little self-consciousness isn't always a bad thing. They do not have full length mirrors in their homes. :laugh:
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