# What is your BMI? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 2, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891 "2013-01-02T23:02:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/1 "2013-01-02T23:02:03Z")
Link to [online calculator here](http://www.bmi-calculator.net/). Formulas here: English BMI Formula BMI = ( Weight in Pounds / ( Height in inches x Height in inches ) ) x 703 Metric BMI Formula BMI = ( Weight in Kilograms / ( Height in Meters x Height in Meters ) ) I’m at 24.4 right now: 6’ 180 lbs. 3 years ago however I was at 33 (my reaction at reading that now is “Eep!”). ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/2 "2013-01-02T23:04:11Z")
25.1. Guess I better actually start exercising. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/3 "2013-01-02T23:11:47Z")
24.2. used to be much worse. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/4 "2013-01-02T23:14:07Z")
It’s 21.1, but that ain’t telling the whole story. I need to get off my ass and start running again. ---
**Author:** ![IceQube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/5 "2013-01-02T23:22:07Z")
I remember when I last calculated it (a month ago) it was 23 something. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/6 "2013-01-02T23:31:30Z")
18.5 on the dot. Just a couple pounds more and I’ll be in the coveted “normal” bracket. I hear that’s when life really begins. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/7 "2013-01-02T23:40:50Z")
Your BMI is 21.9. I’m probably unusually well-muscled for my age and gender (female, mid 50s) - when I was in the USNR I had the caliper test done because my weight was sort of up there for my height. I’m a skinny old bitch. 🙂 As **Dr Woo** says it’s not the whole story. Lower BMI does not = physical health. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/8 "2013-01-02T23:41:14Z")
23.3 based on my last known weight. I only weigh myself maybe a couple I times a year though, so after Christmas and a few days off cycling, who knows… ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/9 "2013-01-02T23:50:26Z")
I could not find the option for “I’m doing just fine. It’s not like I’m obese or anything”. I’m surprised that everyone is so aware of how much they weigh. It’s been at least 35 years since I’ve looked at a scale. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/10 "2013-01-02T23:57:03Z")
> [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](#): > > I could not find the option for “I’m doing just fine. It’s not like I’m obese or anything”. > > I’m surprised that everyone is so aware of how much they weigh. It’s been at least 35 years since I’ve looked at a scale. I don’t own one but work in other peoples’ houses. Also I volunteer in cat and dog rescue so I’m at the vet a lot and weigh myself there. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/11 "2013-01-02T23:58:31Z")
> [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](#): > > I could not find the option for “I’m doing just fine. It’s not like I’m obese or anything”. > > I’m surprised that everyone is so aware of how much they weigh. It’s been at least 35 years since I’ve looked at a scale. yeah, well, I’ve spent most of my life as a blob, and I’m sick of it. what else do I have to go on? ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/12 "2013-01-03T00:38:37Z")
21.3 - I picked up some weight in the last couple of years so I’m finally in the coveted “average” bucket. Suck it, **I Made French Toast For You**. Make some for yourself next time! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/13 "2013-01-03T00:46:48Z")
24 by the calculator, but it doesn’t take into effect muscle weight. According to caliper tests it’s more like 15-17 ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/14 "2013-01-03T00:57:42Z")
> [@Acid\_Lamp](#): > > 24 by the calculator, but it doesn’t take into effect muscle weight. According to caliper tests it’s more like 15-17 I think you are confusing BMI with body fat percent. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/15 "2013-01-03T01:44:02Z")
21.7, and I could definitely use some toning up. ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Bisector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@Black\_Bisector](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Bisector)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/16 "2013-01-03T01:44:56Z")
31.7 with around 8% body fat I think. Most people when they click on me see a skull, or if they are still using text read “Why don’t I kill you and just get it over with?!” Be healthy in all things rather than worrying about being skinny. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/17 "2013-01-03T01:54:59Z")
I got between 25-29, classified as “overweight.” Lovely. If you look at me, I appear pudgy rather than fat. I am working on losing weight. I was successful before. Maybe I’ll succeed again. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/18 "2013-01-03T03:20:30Z")
20 and unfit as hell. Working on the fit part, finally. ---
**Author:** ![listedmia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e0b2c6/32.png) [@listedmia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/listedmia)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/19 "2013-01-03T03:28:57Z")
I don’t have a working scale and last time I weighed myself was almost a year ago, but going by the weight on my driver’s license, I’m at about 20. Doesn’t mean a thing fitnesswise, because when I’m not getting any exercise I tend to lose muscle mass. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-bmi/645891/20 "2013-01-03T03:49:09Z")
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