Just curious. What's a good BMI number?

[bif]

I think that's what it's called.

[Skittles]

1. google BMI calculator

plug in your gender, height and weight

A BMI below 18.5 is considered underweight. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered a healthy weight. A BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. A BMI of 30 and above is considered obese.

[bif]

4. I'm 59. My number is 23. Is that good?

I'm 6'1" and 177 lbs. Although it's 174 on my home scale.

[Agschmid]

2. Is it weird I just started a thread about cake...

and then saw this

[Ron Obvious]

3. The best BMI number...

The best BMI number is when your doctor tells you you need to eat a lot of junk to get your number back up in the healthy range.

Well, I can dream, can't I?

[Bombero1956]

5. my BMI is 45

I'm considered morbidly obese. I am also borderline diabetic and high BP. I'm having a Sleeve Gastrectomy on September 23rd. to loose over 100 lbs. My doctor says my health problems will go away once the weight has come off. My daughter has a BMI of 52 and she's just starting the process of seeing a nutritionist and psychologist as part of an adult weight management program. It looks like you could stand to gain a few pounds but then what do I know.

[fizzgig]

6. good luck to you and your daughter

[bif]

8. My daughters call me manarexic!

But I think I'm at my ideal weight.

[a la izquierda]

7. It depends...

BMI is tricky. Football players in shape, or body builders often have high BMI because of all the muscle, but their body fat % is low.

[Bosonic]

9. A complex one

Lose weight orthogonally