Survey of AFF members Body-Mass-Index

[Resurrection]

From the AFF Weight Gain/Loss Program thread I thought maybe it would be good to see how fat are we. It is often stated in media that Australia is one of the fatest nations on earth. So how fat are we AFF members? Here is a BMI survey. Please note BMI is not a perfect measure as it does not take into consideration percentage of body fat. Example, a former work colleague who pumps weights has a BMI which puts him in the overweight category. But if you saw this person you would see that he is not fat.

To calculate BMI see linked article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index

[SM1DY]

24.7

I think I need to cut back on the rum and coke's, I'm right at the tipping point.

[supershifty]

I'll admit it, I'm fat: 5'8"/1.73m and 19st/120kg. Solid frame, but disgusted with myself atm.

2006: I was 12.5st/80kg. Felt like a king. Just got real lazy after a bad motorcycle accident. There's only one person who can fix that though - no good in making excuses, the blame rests solely with me.

Cheers!

[MAD]

Wow, I know I've put on a few kg's over the last couple of years (desk job) but I'm right at the edge of a BMI of 30. I'm 1.85 and hovering around 100kg.

I'd like to get back to around 80kg. That would have me at the high end of healthy
Most people I've told about the weight I wish to get to think I will be too skinny.

[XD 351 Ute]

Yep, overweight & undertall. BMI off the scale.
Was 73 kgs a few years back, the result of dieting & exercise, and felt good.
But according to the BMI thingo, I was still overweight......
Fixed problem by eating whatever I like & not worried about weight anymore.

Ed

[hawkgirl]

my bmi puts me as obese - while i am overweight (damn you injury & menopause) i'm not obese.
the bmi has been roundly discredited in recent years, waist measurement is generally a better option

[FGII-XR6]

36.2 and falling I'm 188Cm and 128 Kg but I am slowly dropping weight

[Raptor]

24.5

I'm happy with my weight, I'm not on any medication and my blood pressure is fine (checked when I donate blood each quarter). I also turn 50 later this year.

But, my fitness is poor as is my muscle tone.

Too much time on AFF perhaps

[TheSneakiness]

BMI is a load of crap and doesnt take into account alot of things but for ***** and giggles I'll play.

39.25.

Do I care? Not in the slightest cause I know this is changing this year.

[Giant Cranium]

Bmi is a crock. I'm 195 and 115 and it tells me I'm obese. Don't think so! Also no allowance for muscle and the body shape. No way in hell I'd be able to get to 85kg which is what I'm 'Ment' to be

[buggo]

I got 21.3.

I'm 6'4 and 81kg, I'm trying to put on a heap of weight so I'm surprised I fell in the middle of normal weight section. I'm too slim. I have a fit physique I spose, I just find it hard to keep any fat, it burns off way too easily.
I'm getting there though, I was 68 odd kg and maybe an inch shorter when I was 18, now 20.

[greenfoam]

Im 5 10, 55kg (male). Not overly thin just about like your average bushman. Just lacking the colour and spear

[poppa smurf]

bloody hell now I got a BMI to worry about.......I was happier before when I didn't know it existed!!!

[NickyN]

I'm 5'2" (female) and according to that BMI chart I'm underweight and in the white section. I'm lucky though, I've always had a high metabolism.

*just a teeny tiny bit shy of 5'2"*

[prasac]

BMI is a load of crap

1.89m @ 139kg = 39.0 (just started working back out this week funnily )

don't read too much into it, about 10 years ago, i dropped down to 108kg (11% body fat) i couldn't get under it no matter how hard i tried, was still considered obese

[ROOSTA]

182cm & 87kg = ~26 bmi

Cheers,
Nik

[Vincenzo]

Well, I was a bit ashamed of my readings but here goes;

183cm / 6' tall

126kg / ~275lb

I'm a few weeks off moving into a Seniors Village.

Physician says I should weigh 67kg / 147lb, bloody hell,, my fighting weight was 87kg / 191lb back in the day.

Cheers Vincenzo

[GhiaEB]

185cm and 83 kgs gives me a bmi of 24.7, is that good? I'm not fit, got a small beer belly, a lot of people heavier than me I would consider fitter than myself.

[Ben73]

I'm just under 6'3 and weigh about 77kgs.
Puts me in the normal range. I used to be in the underweight category 2 years ago.

I have just been hitting the gym doing weight training and eating more food.

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by prasac

BMI is a load of crap

1.89m @ 139kg = 39.0 (just started working back out this week funnily )

don't read too much into it, about 10 years ago, i dropped down to 108kg (11% body fat) i couldn't get under it no matter how hard i tried, was still considered obese

One way to keep the front wheels of your beast on the deck Paulie?

[AUIII]

176 cm @ 95kg = bmi 30.7 I had a bmi of 34.2 this time last year slowly getting it down

[Road Games]

178cm and 110kg

I am currently doing Lite n' Easy x 7days and Cardio at the Physio 3 days a week.

They say i can hit 80kg within 3 months?

Not allowed to sit still for longer than 30mins either eg: internet

[SEZ213]

:( According to that apparently I'm a little fat...

Normal weight range for me puts me at skeletal though, so I'm not going to lose any sleep over a few kilos, and besides...curves are good on women...

[Vincenzo]

Originally Posted by Sezzy

curves are good on women...

Amen to that.

Cheers Vincenzo

[Charliewool]

Rather than start a new thread.. Here is a LIFE SPAN calculator.
http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan/
Ok, I know it's a yank thing, but should apply to us too?
You'll need to convert your weight to pounds because it's yankee. (Kgs x 2.2 gives your weight in pounds)

[Powdered Toast Man]

Yep apparently I'm obese. I am fat (still have about 10kg to lose) but I'm not obese (anymore)! BMI is really a crock like mentioned.

187cm and 115kg - and I train so some of that is actually muscle, not just my wishful thinking.

[chamb0]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Rather than start a new thread.. Here is a LIFE SPAN calculator.
http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan/
Ok, I know it's a yank thing, but should apply to us too?
You'll need to convert your weight to pounds because it's yankee. (Kgs x 2.2 gives your weight in pounds)

Interesting calculator, it tries to account for driving behaviour as well. I wonder how well it applies to us considering there's a significant difference between US and Aus life expectancies? I haven't looked up the figures lately but they sit near the bottom of the stack for wealthy countries, while we're close to the top (different story for our indigenous people though).

Personally I feel that for most of us, if you eat lots of fruit & veggies and are reasonably physically active you shouldn't need to fixate on weight too much. There's a whole bell curve of natural physical types.

[Charliewool]

Originally Posted by chamb0

Interesting calculator, it tries to account for driving behaviour as well. I wonder how well it applies to us considering there's a significant difference between US and Aus life expectancies? I haven't looked up the figures lately but they sit near the bottom of the stack for wealthy countries, while we're close to the top (different story for our indigenous people though).

Personally I feel that for most of us, if you eat lots of fruit & veggies and are reasonably physically active you shouldn't need to fixate on weight too much. There's a whole bell curve of natural physical types.

Agree totally.. According to the calculator I've been dead for 2 yrs, then I put no violatations and that I wear a seat belt and Whoohoo, I still have a year alive.

[Vincenzo]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Agree totally.. According to the calculator I've been dead for 2 yrs, then I put no violatations and that I wear a seat belt and Whoohoo, I still have a year alive.

According to the calculator, I have got another 28 years to go. Someone better tell the Oncologist, Cardiologist, Neurologist and Nephrologist.

Cheers Vincenzo

[Rev28K]

I vary from a best of 24.6 to a worst of 26.1 and am usually right on the dividing line between normal and overweight at 25. At my absolute very leanest I was 22.8.

I excercise pretty reguarly so I'm not that concerned, especially as I'd blown out to 29 years ago. The 29 BMI (technically obese) was enough of a trigger point to make me start excercising.

I get to live another 34 years according to the life calculator. I wonder what I'll be driving then?