# Are you overweight? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 8, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788 "2005-12-08T23:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/41 "2005-12-09T09:06:21Z")
172 cm, 82 Kg – MBI 27.7 (that’s roughly 5’7"-5’8" and 180 lbs for the Metricly Challenged) Defined “Overweight” by WHO-CDC standards; “Marginally Over” by halls.md V2 My weight is at the 55 precentile compared to others of similar height and age. … Not quite as bad as I thought; though I really should lose about 10 Kg ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/42 "2005-12-09T09:24:16Z")
Not any more. I’ve managed to get myself down to 175lbs (I’m 6’1") and I’m pretty happy with that. Any other changes I try to make from here will be about building muscle and improving cardio strength. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/43 "2005-12-09T09:25:36Z")
6’, 78 kg. Maybe not everweight for my height, but this is the heaviest I’ve ever been. I just bought a pair of jeans yesterday with a 36" waist - I’ve been wearing 34" for the past 10 years. I’m far from fat, but I do look bulky and there is significant flabbage around my waist. New year, new country, new job. I intend on fitting into my 34" again. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/44 "2005-12-09T09:43:12Z")
Overweight, but losing weight at the moment. Not really a concern. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/45 "2005-12-09T10:37:47Z")
I am a bit. 25 year old man who, at his lowest weight was 145-150 at my current height (5’9")… I’d love to be 160, but have been at 175 for the past few years, and in the last year I seem to have jumped up to 185-190. No one I know thinks I look that overweight, but I’ve noticed the change in clothing size and general physical health. So, not overweight in a super-serious way, but have definitely been much healthier. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/46 "2005-12-09T12:42:55Z")
Yes. And I do not care. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/47 "2005-12-09T13:44:14Z")
25.1 according to the calculator, so overweight. Mostly due to muscle, though. Currently sitting at 12-13% bodyfat. ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/48 "2005-12-09T14:06:26Z")
I’m 5’10", and at the moment, 154 lbs. I try to stay in the mid-to-high 140s, and usually do a pretty good job of it, but, y’know, the holidays and all. And that Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale…Og have mercy. I don’t expect any sympathy, but at least 5 lbs have to come off for me to be satisfied. I don’t know if it’s a peculiarity of my physiology or what, but any extra weight goes straight to my gut, and ONLY my gut, so 5 extra pounds on an otherwise skinny body is VERY evident. ---
**Author:** ![ms.deanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b3f665/32.png) [@ms.deanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ms.deanna)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/49 "2005-12-09T14:33:08Z")
Yes, I am overweight,and I’m cute as hell, too! ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788/50 "2005-12-09T14:36:58Z")
Well, my BMI is 25, so I guess I would be, just barely. I think most people would look at me and say “average,” however. Which is good for most people, but not good for me - I definitely need to lose 15 pounds. And I started on it last week, but got sidetracked this week. Back on the horse again next week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-overweight/334788.md?page=2)