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There are athletes with single digit body fat % who have BMI in the obese and morbidly obese categories.

BMI is too simplistic, doesn’t account for frame size or muscle mass.

BayArea says

There are athletes with single digit body fat % who have BMI in the obese and morbidly obese categories.

BMI is too simplistic, doesn’t account for frame size or muscle mass.

That's true but it works for the majority, who aren't athletes or very short or very tall. I'm almost 6'7 and am constantly around the 25 mark, after covid with 217 lbs now below ;) there's a better bmi for tall people and there's one that takes body fat percentage into account. 22.6-24.6 here depending on the method.

obese people have clogged up feces often in their intestines.

nasty.

Thankfully I am underweight.

I take a shower after every shit.

Why?

Because I am scum.

lol

die peasants!

BayArea says

BMI is too simplistic, doesn’t account for frame size or muscle mass.

OK, I'll put you down as obese, but "big-boned". (Wink, wink, nod, nod.)

Al_Sharpton_for_President says

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html?source=patrick.net

Results from Calculator:

For the information you entered:

Height: 6 feet, 3 inches

Weight: 222 pounds

Your BMI is 27.7, indicating your weight is in the Overweight category for adults of your height.

For your height, a healthy weight range would be from 148 to 199 pounds.

When I was 15 I was 6 foot tall and 140 pounds. I was skinny as a bean pole. I ran 15 plus miles a week, worked out almost every day, played sports, and ate all the muffins and pasta I could in a vain effort to increase my weight.

It wouldn't hurt me to lose ten pounds but If I got down to 199 I would lose some muscle mass.

I don't run anymore. I still hike 10 plus miles a week, and do the same workout routine (calisthenics, pushups, pullups, sit-ups, ) I did when I was 18. Additionally I practice Aikido once or twice a week. Actually I do more now than when I was 18, except running.

Muscle mass is dense. A more accurate BMI would be had by the water displacement method. But I don't care. I am pretty happy in my heavy weight body.

Just put me down as big.

6 ft, 179. BMI 24.3, just skating into the normal weight category. i spent a significant amount of the last 20 years overweight. Mid 180's to low 190's. Actually in the low 200's for a stretch. The problem is, your overweight body image seems normal after a while.

BMI of about 26. I don't have a working scale at home because I don't care how much I weigh. It was never a problem for me or my wife.

Started doing pullups and lifting weights during the plandemic and definitely gained quite a bit of muscle from that. Lifting makes a good break from the computer.

Used to do a lot of trail running in a group with my wife, but I'm getting old for running, end up hurting a lot. So instead I do a little bit of hard biking most weekdays. We have some decent hills about a mile away.

Onvacation says

When I was 15 I was 6 foot tall and 140 pounds. I was skinny as a bean pole.

I was 6'4 and 150, no matter how many times I had 2 Hungry Man pot pies and half a gallon of milk or caloric equivalent in one sitting. In school, kids would call out, "Cheer-i-o-dee-ohs!" at me after an animated cereal commercial at the time featuring stick figures. Only in my 40s did I finally exceed my baseline through changing metabolism, prosperity, and frequent full prime rib dinners. Felt like a fat fuck at 192. Later practiced Aikido for several years, ran Tough Mudder races around the country at 50 with a lean muscular 162# version of myself.

Another way to figure out if you’re overweight is if you can grab a few inches of fat on your stomach.
Alternatively, a guy who has a waist over 34 inches may be overweight.
I’m borderline chunky and plan on dieting when I depart Mexico.
I developed joint arthritis which slowed down my activity on land so I cannot walk it off, I will have to go back in the gym and row etc.

clambo says

I developed joint arthritis which slowed down my activity on land so I cannot walk it off, I will have to go back in the gym and row etc.

When you are ready try switching to a high fat (quality, saturated, low polyunsaturated) low carb diet for a while. You'll change your bodies preference for burning fat, burn more ketones (brain prefers this) and can lose weight without exercise. Too much carb/sugar gets stored as fat, too much fat your body tends to warm up and burn it off - so I've read. It's counter intuitive to what the 'experts' have told us for the past 50 years.

Also try a bit of fasting once you're off sugar. If you're a preferential fat burner you can go a lot longer without feeling hungry. Lots of health benefits from that like anti-cancer autophagy among many others.

I tried only the high fat diet last year and it worked wonders. I've got nerve damage and sciatica so can't run anymore.

Nutrition and fitness have been a big part of most of my life, and I'm a gym rat. I'm guessing I'm about 11-12% body fat. BMI isn't as relevant for me because of my height and muscle mass, so it makes it seem like I'm overweight.

Hahaha, 5’10” and 120 pounds when I was 15 years old.

Now, 5’10” and 175 pounds. BMI of 25. Working out regularly and staying in shape.

Eating fat also helps keep your appetite down longer.

porkchopexpress says

Nutrition and fitness have been a big part of most of my life, and I'm a gym rat. I'm guessing I'm about 11-12% body fat. BMI isn't as relevant for me because of my height and muscle mass, so it makes it seem like I'm overweight.

Yes, I don't see these 6ft 4in at 162 pounds or 6ft at 179lbs being anything but skinny. Possibly these men are slow-twitch muscle that is great for distance running. If one lifts the elbow out and touches the deltoid, it should feel like a rock. Likewise, "make a muscle" and touch your bicep, it should be like a rock. Same with chest or leg muscles. If your muscles are pillow soft, that would explain the low weight (density).