Comments on: What is a healthy weight for you? http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/ Personal thoughts and notes. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:34:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jeff Kalhoon http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-204840 Jeff Kalhoon Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:09:47 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-204840 I find BMI to be grossly inaccurate. If you have any muscle mass at all the calculation is always WAY off. I find BMI to be grossly inaccurate. If you have any muscle mass at all the calculation is always WAY off.

]]> By: Christopher http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-180022 Christopher Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:26:00 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-180022 Just wanted to leave a comment that the BMI calculation is only accurate if you don't do any type of resistance training. I lift weights 6 days a week and am muscular, not huge, but very muscular and have only 5% body fat. My BMI calculation says that I am morbidly obese which is clearly not the case. Your readers should know that they need to also take their physical activity / body fat percentage into account when looking up their BMI. Just wanted to leave a comment that the BMI calculation is only accurate if you don’t do any type of resistance training.

I lift weights 6 days a week and am muscular, not huge, but very muscular and have only 5% body fat. My BMI calculation says that I am morbidly obese which is clearly not the case.

Your readers should know that they need to also take their physical activity / body fat percentage into account when looking up their BMI.

]]> By: Colin D. Devroe » Weigh in: Week Sixteen http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-4590 Colin D. Devroe » Weigh in: Week Sixteen Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:11:34 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-4590 [...] Something else I’m happy about is I am now considered healthy! My BMI is a healthy 24.5. I’m only .4 within the healthy range, but I’ll take it! [...] [...] Something else I’m happy about is I am now considered healthy! My BMI is a healthy 24.5. I’m only .4 within the healthy range, but I’ll take it! [...]

]]> By: Dan Parker http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-3191 Dan Parker Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:13:49 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-3191 Colin, and others. Here is a site that has a bit more discussion about the BMI calculation including some interesting discussion regarding the CDC/WHO BMI classifications and the halls.md V2 classifications. <a href="http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/overweight.htm" rel="nofollow">More About BMI</a> The halls version is a little more forgiving and includes the "nice" classification of "marginally overweight". Interesting point is that the CDC/WHO upper normal threshold of 25 is based on what is considered appropriate for an 18 year old and is constant for adults, men and women. Whereas the halls classifications have different thresholds for men and women and accounts for changes in ages. While i'm not trying to rationalize using more lenient thresholds, it does seem to make more sense coming from the halls.md method. Personally I see no way that I will get back to my svelte 150 that I carried around 21 years ago when I was 18. Then again I am targeting a BMI of 25 which is about 169 for my height. Colin, and others. Here is a site that has a bit more discussion about the BMI calculation including some interesting discussion regarding the CDC/WHO BMI classifications and the halls.md V2 classifications.

More About BMI

The halls version is a little more forgiving and includes the “nice” classification of “marginally overweight”.

Interesting point is that the CDC/WHO upper normal threshold of 25 is based on what is considered appropriate for an 18 year old and is constant for adults, men and women. Whereas the halls classifications have different thresholds for men and women and accounts for changes in ages. While i’m not trying to rationalize using more lenient thresholds, it does seem to make more sense coming from the halls.md method. Personally I see no way that I will get back to my svelte 150 that I carried around 21 years ago when I was 18. Then again I am targeting a BMI of 25 which is about 169 for my height.

]]> By: Devin http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-3183 Devin Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:47:20 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-3183 Hmm, not sure why I never took the time to figure this out. Hooray healthy! Hmm, not sure why I never took the time to figure this out. Hooray healthy!

]]> By: Shrinking Dude » Figuring out your BMI (Body Mass Index) http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-3173 Shrinking Dude » Figuring out your BMI (Body Mass Index) Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:37:52 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/diet/healthy-weight/#comment-3173 [...] Colin posted the formula for figuring out what your BMI should be on his “What is a healthy weight for you?” post. So the equation is (WeightX705)/Height(/Height) = BMI. [...] [...] Colin posted the formula for figuring out what your BMI should be on his “What is a healthy weight for you?” post. So the equation is (WeightX705)/Height(/Height) = BMI. [...]

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