Height/Weight ratio

5'6", female, 21 years old😁

177/57

170-55

176/61

168- 52
Why though? Seriously, why???

So, how do you actually calculate BMI?
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rapiddriver14 said:168- 52
Why?! For the love of God, why??

What on earth is wrong with this stuff????

188/95

Honestly, BMI is such a garbage metric! Please, don't use it as your North Star. It completely ignores how you're actually built—things like bone density and frame size matter so much... especially when you look at athletes. By those standards, most pros would be labeled "overweight" when they’re actually just packed with muscle. And let's face it, muscle is way denser than fat.
Personally, I think that old-school rule of thumb works way better: take your height and subtract 100 for guys (assuming your body fat isn't over 20%—ideally around 16% if you aren't an athlete) and then subtract 110 for women (with a slightly higher body fat allowance).
Take me, for example—I've got a pretty light, slender bone structure, so being 6'1" and 187 lbs looks absolutely great on me! 🙂

5'11", 320 lbs

169/70
And people keep telling me I have a great figure, though honestly, I don’t even feel heavy myself—I typically wear a US size 8 or 10, so I’ve never really bought into those rigid sizing charts on paper.
At the end of the day, it’s all about how a person is built and how they carry their weight.

crtica said:BMI stands for Body Mass Index
Basically, you take your weight in pounds and divide it by your height squared... using the metric conversion, obviously.
The "healthy" range is usually cited between 18 and 25. Anything outside those bounds suggests you're either underweight or dealing with obesity.

In your case, calculating it out—85kg over 1.85m squared—gives you a 24.84. You're right on the edge there... maybe keep an eye on things.

But what about someone like Arnold Schwarzenegger? I mean, the guy was sitting at like 300 lbs at 6'1" with basically zero body fat...🤣

168, 65....

slygull92 said:169cm and 155lbs
People tell me I have a great build, and honestly, I don't even feel fat—I wear a standard US size 8/10 and I just don't buy into those textbook rules.
It all comes down to how you're built and how you carry your weight.

🙂
I’ve been sitting at 240 lbs at 6'7" for a year now, and even after working out to tone up that weight, my pants still feel way too baggy...
All those idiots obsessed with BMI and stuff like that? Total garbage.

Andrew Peterson56 said:What about Schwarzenegger then? He was 300 lbs at 6'1" and didn't have an ounce of fat on him.🤣

Give me a break—that guy was a total tank.😁

170/51

Aaron Gonzalez4 said:🙂
I’ve been sitting at 240 lbs at 6'7" for a year now, and honestly, even if I start training to get back down to my baseline weight, my clothes are already going to be way too tight...
All that nonsense about BMI and body mass indexes is just total garbage.

The BMI scale is useless for really tall people.😉
And let's be real—any guy under 220 lbs isn't even worth mentioning anyway.😍

You've got a point there. It’s a real pain in the neck trying to roll that thing around once you've actually got all the furniture settled in place.🤣

Lisa Moore61 said:You’re totally right about that—it's such a massive pain to lug those heavy pieces around when you're trying to get everything positioned just right.🤣

What kind of evil are you? 🤣

I don’t have anything against shorter guys, really, I don't... but I just can't shake this thought that she might actually snap them in half if they ever sat on her lap. 😬
I mean, honestly? They really ought to be carrying at least another 60 or 70 pounds if they want to stand a chance. It’s just common sense, really. 👍
Look, I know I’m probably losing my mind here, but honestly? Here we go. 😍

Lisa Moore61 said:you're right—it’s a total nightmare trying to roll things around once you’ve actually got the furniture set up.🤣

As for rolling myself around? I’m still about 50 pounds short of being able to pull that off.😁

184/82