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Old Wed Feb 27, 2002, 09:52pm
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from an editorial by George Will, Washington D.C.

Body Mass Index :
Divide your weight in pounds by the square of your height in inches, then multiply by 703.
If the resulting number is below 25 you are not over-weight.
If it is 25 to 29 you, like 34% of Americans aged 20 to 74. are over-weight.
If your BMI number is 30 or higher you, like 27% of adults, have super-sized yourself. You are obese.

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Old Wed Feb 27, 2002, 10:06pm
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from an editorial by George Will, Washington D.C.

Body Mass Index :
Divide your weight in pounds by the square of your height in inches, then multiply by 703.
If the resulting number is below 25 you are not over-weight.
If it is 25 to 29 you, like 34% of Americans aged 20 to 74. are over-weight.
If your BMI number is 30 or higher you, like 27% of adults, have super-sized yourself. You are obese.

If it's over 35,you're a basketball!
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Old Wed Feb 27, 2002, 10:41pm
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Old Wed Feb 27, 2002, 11:40pm
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Old Wed Feb 27, 2002, 11:55pm
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Crap...25.08...do we get to round off???
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 12:21am
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26.73...... Pretty good little test, I think. I would consider myself 5-10 lbs. overweight. Too much Corona.
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 12:38am
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sheesh!!

I guess I'm an idiot. I can't figure it out.

Someone help me please.

I'm 188 pounds. And I'm 74.5 inches.

I'll patiently "weight" on the answer.
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 07:30am
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Re: sheesh!!

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Originally posted by BigDave
I guess I'm an idiot. I can't figure it out.

Someone help me please.

I'm 188 pounds. And I'm 74.5 inches.

I'll patiently "weight" on the answer.
If I did this right, you are 23.8

Mine comes out to 24.9 -- think I will go get a doughnut.
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 07:55am
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The problem with body mass index is that is doesn't
take into consideration how much of your MASS is lean muscle.
So in theory, you could be "overweight" by BMI standards, when in actuality, you could be in an "excellent" category when it comes to body fat %.
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 07:59am
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The problem with body mass index is that is doesn't
take into consideration how much of your MASS is lean muscle.
So in theory, you could be "overweight" by BMI standards, when in actuality, you could be in an "excellent" category when it comes to body fat %.
Drake... I agree, there is NO WAY that I should be in the OBESE category!
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 08:00am
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By the way, mine is 25.71.
But according to my body fat, I am in "excellent" condition.
38 years old, with around 13%. (I know, could be better.)
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 09:20am
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Re: Re: sheesh!!

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Quote:
Originally posted by BigDave
I guess I'm an idiot. I can't figure it out.

Someone help me please.

I'm 188 pounds. And I'm 74.5 inches.

I'll patiently "weight" on the answer.
If I did this right, you are 23.8

Mine comes out to 24.9 -- think I will go get a doughnut.
That's probably about right. Thanks.
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 09:30am
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Before basketball season: 24.2, and doc says about 5 pounds overweight.

After basketball season: 22.9.

What a great way to lose weight! And the pay you for it.
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 09:32am
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Of course I meant to say "and they pay you for it."
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Old Thu Feb 28, 2002, 09:55am
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Geez, mine came out to 42.8. Ooops, let me get my wife off my back. Ahh, 24.7. What a load off. Thanks guys!
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