So, exactly how fat are you?

jim453

This might pass a few more minutes of your miserable, boring existence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328


With a BMI of 21, I'm slam dunking in next to your average bloke from East Timor. How fat are you?

This makes me wonder how many big units we must actually have in this country, and we are by no means the worst.

God knows where Twiggo fits in.

Scrumple

i'm this big

and this tall

Who cares

jim453

Scrumple wrote:

i'm this big

and this tall

Who cares

Pretty fat then? yes?

Scrumple

pretty, yes...

fat, no.

jim453

Scrumple wrote:

pretty, yes...

fat, no.

Okay, but why so instantly dismissive? I thought it was rather interesting.

willhub

I'm so fat I make the Himalayas look like ripples on the sand.

cornerblock

This week I am mostly like somebody from Macedonia? Go figure.

pottssteve

Never mind that, where the hell is Sao Tome and Principe?

I put Bradley Wiggins' details in from the Sky website and it turns out he's most like someone from Eritrea, which is bottom of the list :shock:

No wonder he can climb hills faster than I can......

daviesee

BMI 27 :oops:
But it used to be 31. :shock:
Just think how fast I'll be able to climb when I get it to 24. :P

random man

My BMI is 23, I'm like someone from Tanzania :shock: but I'm lower than 91% of men my age in the UK and if everyone in the world was similar to me it would reduce the world's weight by over 9million tons

dodgerdog

Ecuador to Slovakia

aka 26 and 2/3rds of UK males have a higher BMI

team47b

Interesting to see where the UK fits in the fat world, not as high up the list as I imagined it would be, a way to go to catch the USA, but I think with a bit more effort (not physical effort obviously) it could happen

At 20 BMI I would feel at home in Nepal. Mrs T with a BMI of 17 would make a Bangladeshi look fat! Need to take her bikes away and get her to start eating that processed food I have heard about.

random man

Michelle Laverty, 43, from the US, on holiday in London: Weight 220lb, Height 5ft 4in = BMI 38

App rating: Most like an average person from Tonga
Michelle Laverty

"Wow, I was shocked to see how high my BMI was. I'm aware I'm overweight. I guess I hadn't given it that much thought and thought about it globally. Its interesting that I am like someone from Tonga. Goodness, imagine that."

I suspect she's not the only lardar$e who thinks they're not fat :roll:

DF33

Senegal. but better looking

jordan_217

Mongolian is I. Which probably explains why I just go round the big hills rather than over them.

nevman

Benin,wherever that is,at 23bmi.Not trying hard enough.

alihisgreat

daviesee wrote:

BMI 27 :oops:
But it used to be 31. :shock:
Just think how fast I'll be able to climb when I get it to 24. :P

My BMI is just under 24 and I climb like crap!

BMI is an odd measure though as its only really theoretical.. i.e. it doesn't really work for athletes who are more muscular


but Its quite shocking to see that the chart says I could drop 20kg and still be a 'normal' weight... I'm 100% sure that would be a very unhealthy thing to do.

diplodicus

Nicaragua in the morning, Denmark after dinner!

snoopsmydogg

bmi was 32 and now 28.

so in 4 months i've gone from being like someone from Tonga to someone from the USA :oops:

or from fat to being..............................







well, less fat but still fat

dw300

I put Jay Cutler's stats in for a laugh ..

Age : 38
Height : 1.75m
Weight : 274lbs (in contest shape. 310 off season)

BMI : 41 !

The guy is about 5% bodyfat, which shows you how useless BMI is for telling you how 'fat' you are. You're far better using skin fold calipers or even working it out from tape measure readings, which although not as good as calipers, are waaaaaay better than BMI.

DIESELDOG

I'm "Below Average", (for the UK), so that means I can scoff a few duffnuts and burgers.

All is good in the world.

Love n hugs

DD

mjclements

random man wrote:

My BMI is 23, I'm like someone from Tanzania :shock: but I'm lower than 91% of men my age in the UK and if everyone in the world was similar to me it would reduce the world's weight by over 9million tons

Where would the weight go ?

verylonglegs

Eritrea for me. Bit of a skinny fooker you see.

jim453

dw300 wrote:

I put Jay Cutler's stats in for a laugh ..

Age : 38
Height : 1.75m
Weight : 274lbs (in contest shape. 310 off season)

BMI : 41 !

The guy is about 5% bodyfat, which shows you how useless BMI is for telling you how 'fat' you are. You're far better using skin fold calipers or even working it out from tape measure readings, which although not as good as calipers, are waaaaaay better than BMI.

I just googled this meathead, since I've never heard of him. You're right though, he seems like a very typical and average looking guy. There is every reason to throw out BMI measurements since they don't apply too well to this very standard looking fellow.

You keep checking yourself with your 'skin fold' calipers and I'll just use the simple height-weight calculation, no matter how useless it is.

rick_chasey

I'm likeliest to be from the Congo apparently.

19 BMI.

daviesee

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

daviesee wrote:

BMI 27 :oops:
But it used to be 31. :shock:
Just think how fast I'll be able to climb when I get it to 24. :P

My BMI is just under 24 and I climb like crap!

BMI is an odd measure though as its only really theoretical.. i.e. it doesn't really work for athletes who are more muscular

but Its quite shocking to see that the chart says I could drop 20kg and still be a 'normal' weight... I'm 100% sure that would be a very unhealthy thing to do.

Totally agree re BMI not being the best way to measure.
I am targeting to lose another stone at which point I think I will be at my "fighting weight", i.e. light enough to climb while still keeping my power. Unfortunately that would still leave "overweight" with a BMI of 25.
To get to the middle of the "healthy" band, I would have to lose 3 stone. :shock:
I can't see where I'd lose it from without losing muscle. I could get to 9 stone 5 and still be considered "normal".
I've not been that weight since I was a skinny (@) 13 year old!

dw300

jim453 wrote:

I just googled this meathead, since I've never heard of him. You're right though, he seems like a very typical and average looking guy. There is every reason to throw out BMI measurements since they don't apply too well to this very standard looking fellow.

You keep checking yourself with your 'skin fold' calipers and I'll just use the simple height-weight calculation, no matter how useless it is.

t.m.h.n.e.t

dw300 wrote:

jim453 wrote:

I just googled this meathead, since I've never heard of him. You're right though, he seems like a very typical and average looking guy. There is every reason to throw out BMI measurements since they don't apply too well to this very standard looking fellow.

You keep checking yourself with your 'skin fold' calipers and I'll just use the simple height-weight calculation, no matter how useless it is.

They are two different measurements. Calipers of course = much greater accuracy

Anonymous

Im 26 BMI, most like someone from the Dominican Republic.

Well I never.

OffTheBackAdam

I'm a Tongan!
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 101,543,125 tonnes tothe total weight of the world's population

RoadMeridaBen

Age 23
5 ft 11, 64 kg gives me a bmi of 20 and im most like someone from madagascar lol
95% of the country has a higher bmi than me, I knew I was thin :P