Who Is A Fat?

[pollaxe]

I definitely have more chins than I used to but I'm pretty fit.. (Gymbunny and run fairly regularly too!)

[Darklink]

I used to be a bit heavier before but biking has sorted it all out.

[kickstart 1]

Not fat but not a size 0 either. Never dieted , never watched what i ate, always been on the slim side.

[MadduckUK]

not quite "A Fat" but close enough?

[Blitzen]

This BMi thing is so flawed

Im 6ft 1ins but also 16 stone...yet im not fat. I run 10-15 miles a week, bike ride and windsurf.
I also play alot of rugby.
Like someone else said, the BMI scale automatically defaults weight to fat rather than muscle.

I also think that all of you that say ' you eat like a horse and dont put on weight' are less than 25 years old.

[danroyle]

i used to be real skinny 6ft and about 11 stone

gave up smoking an put on a stone or so but still not fat

do need to turn the weight i gained after smoking into muscle

was riding 5-10 miles a day cross country but the weather has put pay to that

[pollaxe]

I also think that all of you that say ' you eat like a horse and dont put on weight' are less than 25 years old.

Or very fond of eating grass, hay, sugar lumps etc.

I've definitely noticed a difference with age - hitting 30 seemed to be the biggest change - the days of eating several doughnuts at one sitting are now over, alas.

[Lowe]

You can still eat them, just expect to pay for it

I've definitely filled out a touch but at just over 13 stone and 6'3 I'm still the same 34" waist that I've been since about 18.

[IBM]

I also think that all of you that say ' you eat like a horse and dont put on weight' are less than 25 years old.

I'm thirty mate, and have still got a kickass metabolism. But I'm just waiting for the day when it starts to slow....then I'm going to run into problems. But then again my consumption of bad stuff like beer is minimal so I guess I avoid a few issues there. But I can quite safely put away the best part of a KFC family bucket and have room for desert when hungry, and still be back at my standard weight by the next morning.

I'm enjoying it while it lasts

[Rave]

I am not fat. IMO that's because I don't eat too much.

[0iD]

I'm thirty mate, and have still got a kickass metabolism. But I'm just waiting for the day when it starts to slow....then I'm going to run into problems.

I'm 39 & I still have a kickass metabolism I don't think it'll ever slow.

[charleski]

This BMi thing is so flawed

You're absolutely right, the BMI tables are only designed for people who lead fairly standard sedentary lifestyles. If you exercise regularly they're completely irrelevant.

[Lucio]

A more useful form of measurement of morbid obesity is the waist to hip ratio as people who are heavy because they excercise a lot tend to maintain the same ratio.

http://www.healthcalculators.org/cal.../waist_hip.asp

For the record, I'm about Homer Simpson sized....

[TooNice]

You're absolutely right, the BMI tables are only designed for people who lead fairly standard sedentary lifestyles. If you exercise regularly they're completely irrelevant.

Actually, I reckon it should work for most people for that very reason. Chances are that if you are leading an active lifestyle you will know that you are not obese and/or you would be using more precise body fat measurement instruments.

[charleski]

Current guidelines concerning the BMI are largely based on this report prepared in 1998. (This link provides a link to the actual report as well as other related material.)

[Vroomparrot]

I also think that all of you that say ' you eat like a horse and dont put on weight' are less than 25 years old.

I'm 32, but I think there will come a time when I may start to put on weight if I'm not careful. My dad was the same as me but he now has a big beer belly - still got skinny legs though