h is overweight

MarylandWed · May 2011

if you ask me what my h's build is i would describe him as normal weight with a big tummy. on a lark i did his bmi and he actually needs to lose 17 pounds to be just to get to the top of the healthy range! i am shocked. i always thought i was the fat one and he was at a healthy weight. it's not fair that men can have some weight on them and look fine. oh and of course my h eats like crap, always has. he has never been on a diet in his life and i don't think this latest news is going to get him to start.

beeeyotch · May 2011

My H is barely normal but on the opposite side. If he has a cold or loses a few lbs he is underweight. I on the otherhand am overweight. Like 40lbs bleh!

shmoozer · May 2011

My. h is also overweight. I don't know if I'll ever see him in shape ever again. Sigh.....

AKBrideinMD · May 2011

My DH is underweight, despite his best efforts to gain...I told him sometimes I feel like that "ugly" couple on the Little Mermaid, when Ursula shows a really skinny mer-man and a big fat mermaid and then she makes them all attractive so they can be happy together. He was like "Where do you come up w/ this stuff?" lol.

Vii Lii · May 2011

DH's bmi puts him almost into the overweight range. He doesn't look overweight at all. In fact, he works out a ton and has a lot of muscle, and he's tall with broad shoulders.In fact, here he is:

BMI is a tricky thing. It doesn't account for lifestyle.

For fun reading, check out #5 here:

http://www.cracked.com/article_19130_6-fitness-tips-everyones-heard-that-dont-work-at-all.html

MarylandWed · May 2011

i hope it doesnt sound like i am complaining about h's weight. it really doesnt matter to me as long as he remains in good health (although i guess some could argue he is not in good health now). i just think it's odd that he can be that much above normal weight and still be considered "fine" in terms of appearance whereas a woman can be five pounds overweight and be considered fat. h is just one person but i think this holds true for society as a whole. and i know bmi has its failings but by most charts he would be considered overweight.

karebear304 · May 2011

My H and I have the same build. Thin, but with a large gut in proportion to our bodies. We both look pregnant all the time from the side.

I understand why I have the gut, but my H is super fit (he works out daily for work and runs crazy mileage all the time). It drives him crazy that he has the gut, but I'm happy about it. I don't want to have to work out to keep up with him!

kupdike · May 2011

MD - my hubby is "overweight" too apparently by the BMI standards..

6/4 and 215lbs = "BMI 26.17 (overweight)" it said

Ummmm, he doesn't look OW too me?? (pip)....BTW - he's in blue on the right!

Do you guys think that BMI stuff is really accurate? Seems to me it doesn't take into effect build or muscle mass....i agree md, women get the short end of the stick...like always.

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