I've added a BMI chart to my website! Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. It is applicable only to adult men and women. Nothing is perfect, so at times a Body Mass Index percent may state that you are overweight and it may be incorrect. This is expecially true for really athletic individuals. This is because this index doesn't really know the percentage of bodyfat you are carrying. For example, you could weight 140 lbs and if your percentage of fat is only 15% and you are carrying a lot of muscle, this index could calculate that you are over weight. It may be best to use the BMI along with a body fat percent to help determine if you are over weight.
Last week I was listening to this radio program, The Michael Baisden Show and he had callers calling to explain the difference between fat, voluptuous, curvy, big boned etc. It was amazing how many people, in my opinion were in denial. All of the callers were women, and I don't think anyone who called weighed less than 200 pounds, but for the most part insisted that they were voluptuous or anything else but fat. I really felt like calling in to say "get a grip", you are 5 feet 2 inches and you weigh 200 pounds! Reality bites! Really now, will someone who is 6 feet 5 inches tall tell you that they are not tall? So why is it so difficult for someone to say the 3 letter "F" word? As they say, the first step is admitting it!
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