Bmi is in 20's fat?

Question

on all of the charts they say like 22 is average and under 18.5 is bad

but i find those who are over 20 are FAT not badley but no as nice as a bmi of like 18 or 19 or even 20

i have a bmi of 19.2 and i am a little porkie i overeat and dont take that mch excersie if i was really healthy i would be like 18 and apparently thats underweight!

Answer 1

Regardless of what you think, it is clinically proven that people with a bmi of under 18.5 are likely to be causing themselves serious damage and also are likely to not live as long. Obviously some people are naturally skinny. But I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Answer 2

A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is a healthy weight range to be in. So although you might think you are a little porkie you are definately not! If you are concerned about your shape then maybe following a healthy diet and doing some exercise every day would help. Not to make you lose weight but to shape up.
I am concerned that someone would suggest that anyone with a BMI over 20 is fat. It just goes to show how much some people have been brainwashed by the media and the skinny celebs out there!
Your health should come before a desire to be ultra skinny!

Answer 3

It is meant to be used as a simple means of classifying sedentary (physically inactive) individuals with an average (mesomorphic) body composition. For these individuals, the current value settings are as follows: a BMI of 25 may indicate optimal weight; a BMI lower than 18.5 suggests the person is underweight while a number above 25 may indicate the person is overweight; a BMI below 15 may indicate the person has an eating disorder; a number above 30 suggests the person is obese (over 40, morbidly obese). n.

Answer 4

BMI of 20 is not fat. I'm a dietitian, and a healthy BMI = 18.5 -25. A BMI of 18 is not severly underweight, but I wouldn't recommend it.
If you feel a "little porkie" try toning up with hand weights if you aren't already doing so. You may also want to talk to your doctor about eating disorders. People with eating disorders have distorted self body images. Good Luck!

Answer 5

I think measuring your body weight using the BMI system is confusing. My BMI falls into the top of the overweight category, but I am only an average size 14. I do have large boobs & more body muscle than most people (which weighs more than fat). I wouldn't class myself as particularly overweight. Don't worry about your BMI too much. You are obviously aware of the fact that you perhaps need to increase your excercise & watch what you eat but don't get obsessed by it. Dieting can actually make you worse off as it can have a yo yo effect when you come off the diet. You should try not to over eat but you should never be hungry either. Try to snack on healthy nuts, fruit etc not crisps or chocolate. Just eat sensibly but don't restrict yourself too much. If you want a cake just have it & don't feel bad about it. We aren't all designed to be stick thin, I actually think a curvy figure is far more attractive. Anyway, your general fitness is far more important than your dress size. Work on some cardiovascular exercise without overdoing things. I have an eliptical glider machine which is good fun & low impact. I got it from QVC.co.uk. You can get workout equipment quite cheaply now (& coming from someone who hates exercise!) it can be fun.

Answer 6

Forget BMI, it is just comparison of your weight and height and does not take into account build or muscle mass.

The only way to know if you are overfat, underfat or normal is to find out your body fat percentage. This is the percentage of your total body weight that comes from fat. And there are girls with BMI's of less than 20 with over 30% body fat and girls with BMI's in the 20's with less than 20% body fat. It's all to do with your body composition.

Your goal should not be having a low BMI, but having a healthy level of body fat and muscle mass. A healthy body fat percentage for a female would be between 19%-31%. Female athletes may have as little as 14%-18% body fat due to very high muscle mass. 10%-13% body fat is the minimum essential fat your body needs just to function and 32% body fat would be too much.

HTH : )

Answer 7

BMI goes by age as well. I keep mine at 24.9 as 25 is the normal to fat for my height and weight. I am not sure how you calculated your BMI?

Answer 8

This is your personal view on life. BMI was designed to be an index of weight in relation to health, not physical appearance.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

mine is like 18 or 19 i cant remember and 18.5 is underweight, it wont kill you if you lower your bmi, just because it says your underweight, is nothing, im skin and bones lol