BMI Race! - Page 2

@sozobe,

Soz wrote:

. . . sprinter thighs . . .

or halfback hams

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I don't have BMI. it's an american thing, they don't have that in europe. no,sir, not even just one.

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@dagmaraka,

They do too.
They just use all that centimeter and gram stuff that gets so confusing.

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@George,

you're right about the height thing, apparently i should be 6 1/2 feet tall

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@George,

right, because who can understand a metric and decimal system, where all the calculations are based on the messy 1os, 100s, 1000s and such, sheesh!

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@dagmaraka,

12s and 16s are so much more elegant.

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@George,

exactly. that goes for dress sizes, too.

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@sozobe,

sozobe wrote:

BMI calculators are NOT kind to people with sprinter thighs.

Well that's just too bad, innit! BMI calculators ar not supposed to be kind to anyone. They're supposed to be mean, to make you feel miserable about yourself, to shock you into action. You want kindness? Get a dog! And don't expect it from a BMI calculator.

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@Thomas,

And if you get a BMI calculating dog, well, don't say we didn't warn ya.

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@dagmaraka,

Dags wrote:

exactly. that goes for dress sizes, too.

How'd you know my dress size?

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Every time I see this thread, I think it's about BMX bicycle racing....

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@DrewDad,

Jespah and I race much faster than these kiddies.

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I don't like BMI, b/c of the very muscle/fat issue Jespah identified in the initial posting.

I clock in at 24.5, and I'm in the best shape of my life with 8 years of unchanged weight...

Cycloptichorn

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@Cycloptichorn,

So you're fine -- just as the BMI says you are. What's your problem?

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@Thomas,

Thomas wrote:

So you're fine -- just as the BMI says you are. What's your problem?

I had the same BMI when I was in much, much worse shape, and had a lot more fat and less muscle. But my weight was roughly the same.

It's not a very good measurement in my opinion.

Cycloptichorn

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@Cycloptichorn,

Well, it's not. But it is something that we can easily calculate online and it (sorta) equalizes (sorta) the differences between a woman and a man who are of different heights but both trying to lose weight.

Truthfully, BMI is only a piece of it, you need body fat % as well, which isn't as easy to calculate on a quickie weekly basis.

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@jespah,

215.8 today, so BMI is 34.8.

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@jespah,

232 lb, for a BMI of 36.4. Thanks for letting me catch up -- yer a gentlewoman!

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@Thomas,

Eep! Must.Do.Cardio.

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@jespah,

We'll be together over the weekend and can ply each other with food then. Smile

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