Does anyone have a big waist but an ok BMI?

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I am coming up to 50 now and spurred on by the articles about waist size, measured my waist yesterday.

I am 166cm (about 5ft 5.5 inches), 62kg so a healthy BMI. I used to be a lot more overweight but lost a lot a few years ago. I am trying to get to 60kg but not there yet and I suspect the last few kg is squarely round my waist (which is 34 inches). My hips are 36/37.

Is it carbs and alcohol keeping the weight there? I'm finding it increasingly difficult to shift any weight on my tum at all so thinking I need a new strategy!

I'm the opposite. BMI is 27, but waist is 78 cm and height is 166cm 🤷

I think it's just an age thing though. I eat all the carbs and drink all the wine, I'm 35 though

 that made me laugh @DoubleChinWoes2 ! (About the alcohol and carbs)

That's a v impressive waist, well done!

Yes me, pretty similar to you OP. I had my visceral fat measured. Much too high and need to lose a stone.

yes I suspect mine is way too high too - how are you going to go about it? I found getting down to 62kg ok but trying to drive it down further is proving virtually impossible and I don't want to start a drastic diet that I can't continue if that makes sense. I want it to be something I can carry on

I am the same.

And losing weight just makes my bum flatter and flatter, and not in a good way. I used to have a pert tight muscly bum but now despite endless squats and glutes work my bum just gets flat and my waist stays lumpy.