[fwdude]

The weight charts are ridiculous. According to them, my 6’-2” body would need to be around 179 lbs to NOT be considered “overweight.” I’d look like a holocaust prisoner.

[Fightin Whitey]

They keep changing the charts.

Usually, it seems, to push some drug on you.

Plus, my doctor’s nurse weighs me in the hallway, winter shirt & sweater, belt, steel-toed boots.

Then at the end of my problem-free exam, my weirdo doc waves a finger at me: “You could stand to lose a few pounds.”

Right.

[skinndogNN]

My father has been around 6 feet 220 most of his adult life. Now at 80, he is probably 5’9” and 180.

My father is law was 5’9” 150 his entire life. Died at age 73 of Lung cancer.

I’m a big believer an extra 20-30 lbs is healthy. Now an extra 100 lbs is too much.

[ctdonath2]

Problem is they’re not differentiating weight between fat vs muscle. I’ve been exercising all year (Apple Watch rings closed daily all year! yay me!), but my weight has hardly changed - yet people have commented on me being thinner. Dense muscle can weigh the same as fat, uh, fat but is certainly healthier and easier to carry around.

[dhs12345]

6’1” myself. Easy to lose the weight by nixing the carbs. Plus we are eating really well.

Blood chemistry is really good now too.

[Vigilanteman]

Some years ago when the Steelers had a Super Bowl quality team, it was wet and muddy during a late season game against Miami which they won by a field goal. It was one of those days when we were curling up on the couch and I got bored enough to run the BMI on the entire team.

Result: 1 in the normal BMI range. 5 were metely overweight. Everyone else was obese by these asinie standards. I realize they have more muscle than fat and I have more fat than muscle, but that gives you an idea.

I'm 6'2" and 255# and if I go to your average Wal-Mart, I'm going to look emaciated by comparison.

[headstamp 2]

[The weight charts are ridiculous. According to them, my 6’-2” body would need to be around 179 lbs to NOT be considered “overweight.” I’d look like a holocaust prisoner.]

When I was about 32 I weighed 189 at 6’ 3”. I looked like I could blow away.

I was a meter reader for the local utility and walked my brains out every day over all kinds of terrain. My waist was 32-33”. Was in great shape though as far as stamina.

[rb22982]

Yup, it’s based on the faulty BMI, which isn’t legit for a lot of body frames - especially athletic. That said, there are a lot of overweight people in the US.

[trebb]

Yep - I’m 5’11” and average 185. 34” waist, 44” chest, 16” arms, 17” neck and obese by their standards - especially since I’ll be 65 in Nov....