Body Type

you dont have to say that why i added prefer not to say

Haha i think it goes without saying lol BIG

i have lose some weight but i'm still got a few extra pounds that i need to shed before i can be Average

Steve wrote:i have lose some weight but i'm still got a few extra pounds that i need to shed before i can be Average  

sad fact about loseing weight i went from 20st down to 12stone about 15 years ago and you always see your self needing to lose a few more ibs your mind will never be happy  
as long as your feeling healthier you done good  

It's very easy to get carried away with it. Humans are quite an addictive bunch, really. Self-critical as well.

I honestly don't know what category I'd fit into, so I'll tick one later.

I put average but I really don't know what average is.
I am not thin neither athletic so prob the best option. 

There should be a 'smoking hot' option for people like you, Inez! We've all seen your pics!  

Eleanor wrote:There should be a 'smoking hot' option for people like you, Inez! We've all seen your pics!  

  

I could lose a few pounds! I'm not fat - well not all over, but certain places are lumpier than they should be!

I was really skinny and thought I could eat and drink anything - until I hit the big 4 0 .

But I'd rather be a comfortably padded old woman than a bag of bones old woman, so I'm staying as I am until tummy tucks come free on NHS!

I used to be thin but guess I'm the slim side of average now!

First athletic? Feel so weird being the only one to put myself into this box :/ haha

Would like to have had the option " A lot of extra pounds but no way am I a porker " not there so I settled for a few ( quite a few )

BIG SBT wrote:First athletic? Feel so weird being the only one to put myself into this box :/ haha

I thought Steve had claimed that one when I first saw the results  

i put average but more to the athletic side

Dave wrote:

BIG SBT wrote:First athletic? Feel so weird being the only one to put myself into this box :/ haha

I thought Steve had claimed that one when I first saw the results  

Ha I shouldn't have said anything in that case haha.

Think everyone just has their own definition of each so some find it very hard to pick which they think they are.

I clicked average, seems to be the closest to me  

BIG SBT wrote:Think everyone just has their own definition of each so some find it very hard to pick which they think they are.

Hit the nail on the head there. Athletic, for example, can be either big or small - look at some rugby players compared to jockeys, for instance.

why is it hard use the BMI website  

Because BMI isn't even accurate? Besides, it isn't a big deal.

I am a bit on the big side but I'm doing something about it. Started a healthier eating plan and started doing more exercise.

Eleanor wrote:Because BMI isn't even accurate? Besides, it isn't a big deal.

why is it not?

Because it groups everybody into set categories, based purely on height and weight, which doesn't take into account muscle mass, bone density, etc.. Every person is different. It also doesn't give you your body type exactly; only your weight type. Normal weight, overweight, underweight, obese, etc..

but you can getting a roughly idea from it if you 6 stone over there you big if you stone over then you can class yourself Average if you got an semi or an full blown 6pac then your Athletic if you just bones then your thin

That's not what he was saying though. He said that people have different views of body types and what classes as a particular body type, not that it was impossible to decide. More like it's just something to take into account when reading through other answers.

it's not hard really

Didn't say it was

Steve wrote:why is it hard use the BMI website  

BMI is the biggest load of crap EVER!

I have played rugby for best part of 10 years, i weigh alot more then most lasses my age, yet i am more the athletic body but am a funny shape due to the muscle gain from it.

oo dear so the people who spend year and probably more year working it out are wrong  i really do give up

yep basically, Steve BMI doesn't work it is to general. As Eleanor said all it does is use your age, height and weight, HOW is that EVER going to be accurate.

It's not simple as.

do you work in this field ella? do you know how the body works?

Yes i know a hell of a lot about it

Don't forget my background is science and maths

It isn't a total load of rubbish. It has its place, but there are limitations. For instance, somebody who doesn't do an excessive amount of working out or muscle building exercises could use it to get a rough estimate of their ideal weight. I had to use it last year, although that was only because my dietician forced me to, and it actually helped a lot with some issues I had because it made me realise that I wasn't a whale

awww Eleanor

I thought I was going to have a heart attack when she told me what my BMI was. I was thinking it'd be up in the 30s, when it was actually around 18

So yeah, it's useful in certain circumstances. But if I'd been somebody who played a lot of heavy duty sports, it probably wouldn't have been as accurate.

haha lets just say mine isn't accurate

I'll bet it annoys you when doctors try to do BMI on you!

that and the fact they have to look twice at the scales, thinking it must be wrong

Oh dear!

Just realised I haven't actually voted. Hmm... I think for me it'd be 'A few extra pounds', which I've actually been meaning to lose.

it's always an awkward conversation!

Slim at 7st 7lbs,so I voted thin.