BMI Nightmare

dzarate08

I recently tried the BMI Calculator on this website along with some others...and according to it's calculations...I'm OBESE. I'm 5' 4" and weight 180...however, I work out regularly and have for the last 3 years. I have pretty muscly legs and am aware that the amount of muscle I do have goes into part of the weight. But it's ridiculously frustrating to see that according to the BMI I'm obese. It makes me lose motivation even though I know that part of my weight is the amount of muscle I have. My boyfriend tries to help me out and reminds me that it's not a very accurate scale but I just can't get past the fact that according to this scale I'm way over weight. 

 Any suggestions on a more accurate way to measure my own personal BMI? 

doglove

Stop worrying about BMI. Start focusing on your diet and exercise. I am your height and my optimum weight is around 150. It leaves me overweight on the BMI chart, but I eat healthy and exercise 5x a week. Being healthy isn't about a number from an arbitra

Malvagia

According to studies, people who are "overweight" according to BMI and physically active are healthier than people who are at a "healthy" BMI who are inactive.

I'm your height and weight less than you do but I'm very inactive.  You're techni

Arcadia1114

I started trying to lose weight in January.  I am also your height and started at 178.  This was considered obese.  I am currently at 163.  My goal is to stay between 150-155.  I like how I look at that weight and it is easy for m

MrsHennyBee

Don't put too much stock in BMI.  I am a dietitian, and way too many of my patients are hung up on this number.  BMI was determined using population (and not even a great representation) data, it cannot determine whether an individual is "health

N1colina

While your BMI is important, it can be inaccurate with "muscly" people like you said. How is your body fat %? Have you ever had that measured? Maybe you can go off that? Normal is between 18-25 I think. I think it really depends on your frame though. I am