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I bought a smart scale...

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

...and I learned that my BMI index is 25.

I goggled it and I’m fat!

Do you know anything about BMI index?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah. It's not accurate, in the words of Blackbeard "they're more guidelines."

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Yeah. It's not accurate, in the words of Blackbeard "they're more guidelines.""

Good to know !

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Not one size fits all. An athlete would be classed as overweight just on BMI. Body fat measurements are better.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Body Mass Index (or BMI) is calculated as your weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of your height (in metres) or BMI = Kg/M2.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smart scales are bullshit, body fat readings they give are nowhere near accurate.

Calipers indicate my body fat around 19%. Smart scales have indicated as high as 33%.

Hydration, when you last ate, need a wee, all massively affect these type of scales

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Smart scales are bullshit, body fat readings they give are nowhere near accurate.

Calipers indicate my body fat around 19%. Smart scales have indicated as high as 33%.

Hydration, when you last ate, need a wee, all massively affect these type of scales "

Fat mass 22.6%, if I were a burger I was a shitty one!

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham


"Smart scales are bullshit, body fat readings they give are nowhere near accurate.

Calipers indicate my body fat around 19%. Smart scales have indicated as high as 33%.

Hydration, when you last ate, need a wee, all massively affect these type of scales

Fat mass 22.6%, if I were a burger I was a shitty one!"

You want about 20% fat in a burger so not too bad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...and I learned that my BMI index is 25.

I goggled it and I’m fat!

Do you know anything about BMI index?"

Yeah, it's b******t.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...and I learned that my BMI index is 25.

I goggled it and I’m fat!

Do you know anything about BMI index?"

BMI is bull shit, I’ve read of athletes in prime shape and health being classed as obese

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I dont have smart scales but on the subject of BMI it is arbitrary. When I left the Armed Forces I was fit as a flea and had no body fat at all and had a six pack. I am 6' tall and when I left the Forces weighed 12 and half stones. Shortly after I left I had to go to my GP for something and he asked me to step onto the scales in the consulting room. My weight had dropped to just over 12 stones. He said according to his guidelines I was obese!!!!! WTF is that all about. BMI isnt a good reflection of health and good body regime.

I wonder what the GP would say now if he knew my current weight of 15 stones??? Lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"...and I learned that my BMI index is 25.

I goggled it and I’m fat!

Do you know anything about BMI index?

Yeah, it's b******t."

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Anthony Joshua would have a very high BMI!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I bought the scale because I need to loose my belly so it’s somehow a little bit correct

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah, it's a load of bollocks!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I bought the scale because I need to loose my belly so it’s somehow a little bit correct "

How do they do it? Do you need to strap the to your belly for am hour or two? Thought it was about balanced meal and exercise

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I bought the scale because I need to loose my belly so it’s somehow a little bit correct

How do they do it? Do you need to strap the to your belly for am hour or two? Thought it was about balanced meal and exercise "

Yes, you carry the scale up and down the staircase , 25 times a day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My doctor said it was utter nonsense. If I was at a healthy BMI, I’ve be about 4 stone underweight.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch


"...and I learned that my BMI index is 25.

I goggled it and I’m fat!

Do you know anything about BMI index?"

Really is that what you learned ??

What you should have learned

Is

If at 81 kg you have little muscle because you are sedentary

You would be borderline healthy to slightly above

This means

If your sedentary without much muscle your health would statistically benefit from a tiny amount of fat reduction

You should have also learned that if you train and have muscle you are indeed at a statistically healthy fat state and not overfat

The facts are there and very simple to understand

My BMI is 24.5

I'm less than 11 percent body fat

I dont get the obsessed nature of trying to dis respect the BMI concept

Is it to justify extra fat

If you are comfortable carrying fat over and beyond statistical analysis that's fine

BMI is pure statistics

A simple guide for health

Being a borderline is telling us nothing more or less than if you add more body fat than muscle from this point you may increase your risk of adverse health

Or conversely if you lose a tiny tiny amount you may statistically have a more healthy future life

It's really not rocket science

It's an introduction to an education about being body aware

Most of us who the BMI is not the best guide are usually nutritionally and exercise clue ed up and do not need the BMI

It's for the mainly sedentary as a bench mark

Tsk

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

It's useful at a population level, not an individual level, but it's used for individuals because it's cheap.

When I have low muscle mass I know mid-high healthy BMI (or slightly above) is where I feel healthiest. With muscle mass, forget it, I'm fit as a fiddle and technically obese.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

BMI is worked out on the average population. So people like athletes and bodybuilders just don't fit the model as their weight is in muscle, not fat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yeah it's Bullshit... athletes have lots of muscle mass etc. Etc.... wait a minute... what's everyone's muscle mass? Hmm

Overweight is overweight... the research clearly links to the impact... go with the flow and shrug it off. Or maybe loose some weight? Up to you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its okay as a guide, obviously if you have muscle it weighs more then fat.

Take it with a pinch of salt and use common sense by looking down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I bought the scale because I need to loose my belly so it’s somehow a little bit correct

How do they do it? Do you need to strap the to your belly for am hour or two? Thought it was about balanced meal and exercise

Yes, you carry the scale up and down the staircase , 25 times a day "

So that's where I was going wrong

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I bought the scale because I need to loose my belly so it’s somehow a little bit correct

How do they do it? Do you need to strap the to your belly for am hour or two? Thought it was about balanced meal and exercise

Yes, you carry the scale up and down the staircase , 25 times a day

So that's where I was going wrong "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Its okay as a guide, obviously if you have muscle it weighs more then fat.

Take it with a pinch of salt and use common sense by looking down "

Muscle weighs the same as fat, it’s just more dense meaning it takes up less space!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m obese

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

You are hot

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