My BMI Says I am Overweight
@Kouponkaren (5497)
United States
January 4, 2022 8:51pm CST
I found out about BMI (Body Mass Index) a few years ago and have been trying to get my BMI down to a healthier number. The range we are all supposed t be at is somewhere between 18.5 and 24.9.
If you are under the score of 18, you are underweight and need to gain weight. If you are between 25 and 29.9 you are overweight, and if your score is 30 or more, you are supposedly obese. My best friend is in the obese range and has been there for years. She doesn't necessarily look "obese" but she is about 50 pounds overweight. It is not healthy for her and we have tried to lose weight together for years, slowly succeeding. She is still in the obese range though.
I have always been in the overweight range and as of right now, I am at 26.4. I am so close to being in the healthy weight range and I am trying very hard to get there for health reasons.
Do you know your BMI? If not, just Google BMI, and links will pop up with boxes for your height and weight and then you just click a button and it tells you your BMI.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
5 Jan 22
@sinari Well good for you. That must be a great feeling. I use it as a guideline of where my weight should be, and as a motivation to lose weight to be healthy.
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@sinari (4995)
• Indonesia
5 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren Yes that is a great way. I'm sure you will succeed in losing or maintaining your weight, resulting in an ideal body weight, as you expect.
@cherigucchi (15934)
• Philippines
5 Jan 22
So far I know that I am not overweight. Stay healthy
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
5 Jan 22
@cherigucchi Good for you. I wish I could stay the same. Getting to my goal weight will make me healthier. That's my goal for 2022...getting to my healthy weight and then staying there.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 22
I am also considered obese but I don't really care. I am at a comfortable weight and will be there for a long time to come.
Good luck in your endeavor to lower your BMI. You don't have far to go to be in a healthy range.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren ......I was reading where the experts say that occasional fasting and the Mediteranean diet are good choices for people.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
6 Jan 22
@celticeagle Yes you are right but it's always the last pounds that are the hardest to take off. I am working on it though. And this time I am not giving up!
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
8 Jan 22
@celticeagle I am trying to follow a Mediterranean diet/vegetarian diet but haven't really been exercising since my bursitis flared up. I need to lose 10 more pounds and I am going to do it this year. For Sure. It's bad for my health not to. I am trying intermittent fasting too. It's all going okay. Not as hard as I though it would be.
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@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
5 Jan 22
Yes I don’t know what mine is and even thought I’m slightly over weight for me age and hight the doctor and I agree they it’s perfectly health for me that’s why it’s import to talk to your doctor about it and let them decided if it’s good or not for you because the BMI is based on an average and not on the individual person.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
5 Jan 22
@ShyBear88 Yes, I know, and I have talked to my doctor about it. A few doctors and all have said that they would be very happy if I reached my goal weight, which is actually at the upper end of the bmi "healthy weight" spectrum.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
5 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren that’s good! Mine and I agree my 130-135 is good for me. I’ve always been under weight so it’s weird to be slightly heavy.
I will go under 18.5 soon.@LadyDuck (502194)
• Italy
5 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren I have been thin all my life, my husband is definitely under weight now, I cannot force him to eat.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
6 Jan 22
@LadyDuck Well, it sounds like you 2 are in the same thin boat!
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
5 Jan 22
@LadyDuck In this day and age it is very seldom I meet someone who is that thin. Most of my friends are in the overweight to obese area. Either I need to get them motivated to lose weight for their health, or I need to add some thinner friends to the mix to keep me motivated not to overeat.
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@xFiacre (14784)
• Ireland
5 Jan 22
@kouponkaren my BMI says I am overweight - it’s a very rude, pass remarkative thing for it to say.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
5 Jan 22
@xFiacre It is quite rude, especially for those people who fall in the "obese" range because if their score is 30-35 or so they don't really look obese to me. Be glad you aren't in that range or you would really feel insulted!
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren Lately, I am trying to trim down my food intake. I can blame the lockdown thing because not able to do my walking daily at that time.
@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
6 Jan 22
@Shavkat I have been in your situation many times my friend. My husband sometimes refuses to get on the scale for weeks because he knows he is overweight after we come back from a trip, etc. He gives himself a few weeks to lose the weight before he will get back on the scale.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
5 Jan 22
@jstory07 Good for you. I am not happy with mine, and my doctor encourages me to lose weight. Once I lose these last 12 (now 10) pounds I will be happy with that.
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Jan 22
You know I don't concern myself with that, I am not thin nor am I fat I am just fine the way I am, I wish the best of luck to you to get to your ideal weight,
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
6 Jan 22
@RasmaSandra Thak you. I think I will need it!
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
6 Jan 22
@DianneN I am so jealous. Some day I hope to get to my BMI range as well. Someday soon I hope!
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@Ronrybs (21503)
• London, England
6 Jan 22
@Kouponkaren Have to say I find that a lot of online sites have strange results!
@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
6 Jan 22
@Tonrybs Yikes, by that site's calculations I am at 28.6 instead of 26.6 on the site I use. But then it told me to lose 8 pounds when the other chart says I have to lose 10. That's very strange.
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