Height/Weight ratio

6'2"/205 lbs
I honestly think we should be looking at body fat percentage instead of BMI. Body mass index is such a flawed metric because it doesn't actually tell you what a person looks like.
I’m sitting at just over 10%.

sheila said:you're only 100 lbs?? 😲 😲

Yeah.

But I'm ugly as hell 😬

5'9", 145 lbs. My body hurts in ways that have absolutely nothing to do with my BMI.

Sarah Edwards38 said:Yeah.

But I'm ugly 😬

Alright, fine then. 😁

Betty Rivera14 said:why is everyone always bringing up age?

I guess because people use aging as an excuse for gaining weight,☕ 😁

but since you’re such a great cook—and I, on the other hand, can barely feed myself properly... 😬

Betty Rivera14 said:why is everyone obsessed with age?

Because let's be real—an outfit that looks totally fine on a 17-year-old might look pretty out of place on an actual adult.

copperbadger36 said:getting older is basically just an excuse to pack on the pounds☕ 😁

but since you're such a pro in the kitchen and I can barely manage a bowl of cereal... 😬

👍you're practically my landlord at this point!

At 5'4" and about 106 lbs, I definitely come across as underweight 😲. Sure, I’m petite, but that’s just my build—I don't exactly feel overweight or anything... I guess you can't just use math to decide who's thin or who's heavy.
Some people just have heavier bone density, I suppose 😁
. ... Dammit, that's probably not helping my case at all

According to this BMI calculator from Walgreens, I’m supposedly at an ideal weight—yet I feel like a total whale 🙄
no point in arguing 😁

Carol Grant33 said:According to the BMI calculator over at Walgreens, my weight is actually ideal—which is hilarious because I feel like a total whale🙄

Man, I don't even think I have a bad diet... maybe I just have those "large bone" genetics, I guess.😁

Anyway, he was basically saying the same thing as 😁Maisie😉—he meant I was just joking around.

Gooran said:The ratio of height to weight isn't everything...
you can find someone who is 5'11" and 170 lbs with a shredded physique,
yet you'll also run into someone 5'11" and 195 lbs who doesn't have an ounce of muscle.
People often miscalculate their own BMI.
Ultimately, it all comes down to whether a person actually stays active or not.
Me: 6'1", 190 lbs — no abs.😎

Is BMI alone supposed to tell us anything? It certainly doesn't. You need specific measurements to actually determine the breakdown of bone, muscle, and body fat.
😁

The age of 25 is actually a massive turning point. Once you hit that milestone, you start picking up a few extra pounds every year on average, even if your actual body composition stays pretty much the same (though I suppose we can call that "aging gracefully" if we want to be polite!).
Besides, the number on the scale is kind of a meaningless metric anyway. I’m about 5'7" and 128 lbs, and I know a girl who is 5'9" and 143 lbs, yet she looks four times leaner than I do simply because she’s been doing jazz dance her entire life. She’s built like Naomi Campbell.

Jessica Davis12 said:That specific age is actually pretty huge—mostly because once you hit your mid-20s, it seems like you just pick up a few extra pounds every year, even if your overall body shape stays about the same (you know, that classic "settling into yourself" look!).

So, I interpreted that as... if you're 130 lbs at 25, maybe hitting 175 lbs by the time you're 40 isn't the end of the world, since your silhouette won't necessarily change much anyway 😁

Did I totally misread that? 🤔

183/68

copperbadger36 said:I took this to mean: if you weigh 130 lbs at age 25, you won't suddenly jump to 175 by the time you're 40, and you shouldn't worry because your body composition stays identical.😁

Did I misinterpret that?🤔

She was malkice unclear in her wording.😁

What actually concerns me is how that same weight redistributes as we age, moving from "ideal" areas to much less flattering ones.😁
Take my mother, for example; she's carried the same weight for fifty years, yet she's morphed from a lithe young thing into a total matron.
Forgive me, Mom.😘

185 lbs at 70.7 kg; 27 years old.

I’ve been trying to put on some weight, but I’m just not seeing any progress...

😳

... BMI is just one data point, but it doesn't tell the whole story... After training consistently for a few years now, I’ve found myself at the exact same weight as before, yet my body composition is completely different. I have a much higher muscle percentage and significantly less body fat. So, even though the scale shows the same number, I actually measure in much smaller in inches...

Kate Garcia2 said:She misspoke just a malkice.😁

What worries me more is how weight redistributes as you age. Those pounds don't disappear; they just migrate from the places we want them to be to the places we definitely don't.😁
For instance, my mother has maintained the exact same weight for fifty years, yet she’s gone from being a slender young thing to having a total mom bod.
Sorry, Mom.😘

Osteoporosis? Poor posture? Different styles of clothing or footwear? All of that impacts your silhouette, not just belly fat.😉

Maisie said:173/63 👎

That’s practically the gold standard for women 🙄

Well, it is. There’s an old rule of thumb for determining the ideal vocal weight: just take your height in centimeters and subtract 110 for women, or 100 for men. Does anyone actually still follow those kinds of metrics? 😉

Susan James42 said:... BMI is just a data point, but it doesn't tell the whole story... after training for a few years now, I'm weighing the same but have way more muscle than before (lower body fat, too). So, I'm the same weight on the scale, but smaller in inches...

I'm with you. At 140 lbs, I looked way heavier than I actually was, but since I started hitting the gym, the scale has gone up even though I look better. Honestly, I don't even bother with the scale much anymore—I just go by how my clothes fit. If the jeans feel good, I'm good.