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To ask your bmi?

175 replies

abitcheekyreally · 06/02/2023 11:17

I know this is a bit of a cheek, but I'm curious to know, ok maybe to see where I fall to in the range of answers.
Are people generally on the lower side, higher side, in the middle and are you happy, trying to lose, trying to gain, counting calories or couldn't care less?

OP posts:
Bemyclementine · 06/02/2023 12:05

31.6 . Obese. Aged 45.

I am actively trying to lose weight. I am active on a daily basis, and quite muscular. I'm always top end/just over even when I look slim, so would be happy with 25/26.

bigbluebus · 06/02/2023 12:07

26 - I'm working on getting it back down to 24 which was my norm for a long time. Menopause has a lot to answer for.

FrownedUpon · 06/02/2023 12:08

23, would prefer to be 21

peachescariad · 06/02/2023 12:09

26.3 - need to lose at least 8lbs.

Thecatisboss · 06/02/2023 12:11

21.7 age 49. Was at 18 a few years ago but have gained a bit after I stopped calorie counting.

AuntieMarys · 06/02/2023 12:11

24
I'm 6 feet, weigh 13 stone. Some is muscle

taperjogger · 06/02/2023 12:11

21.4 but it is just a number Aland I'm more concerned with body fat % and where I hold fat on my body

it is smack bang in the middle of normal BMI but I'm an apple body shape - skinny legs & bulky middle so don't really look slim😑

catsandkid · 06/02/2023 12:13

24.5... so I'm in the higher end of health range (albeit, not by much!)
Recently been on a weight loss regime - calorie counting and doing lots of exercise. It was 25.4 at the start of January.

My goal weight is still another 8-9lbs away and my BMI should be 23.4 at that stage. I used to easily maintain my weight far lower than my current goal and had a BMI of 21.7 throughout my twenties, but after two children and now 34yo I find it SO hard to lose even half a pound these days and weight finds me the moment I so much as look at a chocolate digestive!

5128gap · 06/02/2023 12:20
  1. I feel and look very well, but at 53 it's not easy to maintain. I eat very cleanly (whole food vegan), almost never drink, and keep calories to the recommended 1600-1800, which leaves very little room for indulging myself.
xogossipgirlxo · 06/02/2023 12:22

Before pregnancy 21, now who knows.

Lentilweaver · 06/02/2023 12:23

@5128gap I eat very cleanly too- culturally whole food veggie from birth- but it's not working for me post 45 dammit:)

CornishGem1975 · 06/02/2023 12:27

Mine is 27. I need to lose about a stone and a half.

Yamaya · 06/02/2023 12:27

20.8 but I carry all my weight around my middle so ideally I would like to lose a bit.

BadClown · 06/02/2023 12:30

40, but I’m actively losing weight, just bloody slowly. I hate dieting or restricting what I eat. Everyone says it’s not about that, but for me it needs to be. I dislike all healthy foods, and have an NT child, so when kids are in bed I like to sit and eat rubbish food and watch crap on tv. I’m trying, but every meltdown, every school refusal, every difficult day, I comfort eat.

Mummyme87 · 06/02/2023 12:31

35-36. I currently trying to lose weight. Has gone up over the years

StuckWhereIAm · 06/02/2023 12:33

20.2 which is on the high side for me. It has been at the 19 mark before, but put on a few pounds over Christmas.

urbanbuddha · 06/02/2023 12:34

20.3
I get at least 6000 steps in 6 days a week and average just over 10,000 a week. I think that’s the base line for good health.

swipe · 06/02/2023 12:34

BMI really isn't everything, it's only one metric and not even an accurate one at that for health...

Thriwit · 06/02/2023 12:37

24, and I’m fine with that. It was 48 a few years ago, so I’m not sure I could lose much more weight without surgery anyway

Yarrawonga · 06/02/2023 12:37

Low 19s. I have a small frame and relatively high muscle mass. I can deadlift 120 Kg so not worried about fading away.

Hotpinkparade · 06/02/2023 12:39

Just checked, mine's 20.

Hopeislost · 06/02/2023 12:41

Currently 30. Trying to lose some fat. Ideal for me is about 27 as I am tall and have a lot of muscle.

Blowyourowntrumpet · 06/02/2023 12:41

25, down from 29. I'd like to lose 1.5 stones

SleepWouldBeADream · 06/02/2023 12:42

25.1 down from 28 last September and 35 a few years ago.
I’m the lowest weight I’ve ever been in my adult life but still not happy.

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 06/02/2023 12:42

32 down from 40 last summer. Still got a lot to work on but I feel a lot better than I did

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