I am 5'2 and according to the B.M.I. charts I should weigh 104, but on others the weight range is 98-136.
I'm so confused on what is considered a healthy weight for my height. I weighed 120 before and told I was overweight and at 98 pounds I was underweight.
Does anyone have an answer. What are your views on B.M.I. charts?
BMI is certainly flawed, but I do think it can be a useful reference when used correctly. Just don't get too caught up with the numbers.
Check out this interesting Diet Blog post: http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2007/10/22/bmi_illustrated.php
120 for your height is not overweight, that would be ideal according to the charts. You can work out your BMI using this calculator: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
Replyhey....BMI charts, and calculators... personally i think the calculators work better...im the same height, and am about 110, which is technically "healthy" but as long as you keep in shape, and eat healthy, you are healthy. dont focus on the numbers too much...thats what i do and it never makes anything good...seriously...
best of luck...i think you can be 98 lbs and still be "healthy" as long as you take care of yourself...i was 187 lbs, and technically obese, but i was Healither than i am now, at a much lower weight...im workin on it....
GOOD LUCK SWEETIE
ReplyAw thank you very much and do not beat yourself up on weight. I was around 112 when i got sick and now i weight 105. Even though i was fat to me before, i wish i wasn't so hard on myself.I'm only 20 and the crazy body image crap got me. Don't let it get you:)
ReplyThe flaw here is that the BMI Chart was invented over 175 years ago by a Belgian mathematician as a large scale societal measure, not to predict individuals obesity. In fact, even Michael Jordan is obese according to these charts.
The chart was never intended to prescribe a weight and certainly not to predict the possibility of Cardio Vascular Disease. So let's stop using it to do so. Even most recent studies prefer the Waist to Hip Ratio. (See INTERHEART study) www.h3daily.com
ReplyI don't put a lot of stock in BMI. It's basically a number that is a measure of your height/weight ratio. It's a pretty good indicator of whether or not you're overweight unless you are very short, very muscular, or have a very small or very large frame. I'm 5'3" and I'm very muscular. BMI is a horrible indicator for me; at 103 lbs I'm too underfat to menstruate. I have to weigh at least 115 to menstruate regularly, so I go by that because it means that I am in the proper body fat percentage range.
ReplyIn your heart you know what weight you look and feel your best so don't go by a chart. Be healthy and happy.
ReplyBMI calculations do not consider the makeup or distribution of your weight. That means that body fat percentage, muscle mass, gender and frame size, other than height, are not considered.
That;s why it doesn't work at all for athletes; it's pretty much commonly understood that your body fat might be a better measurement; but some will argue you open up a whole other can of worms.
Donna
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