Not obese

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

http://www.cockeyed.com/photos/bodies/506-160.html

This is actually 5'6'' and 160 because the other one was some guy with a mask on.

I can't believe someone would say that 5'6'' and 150 lbs is obese. Nope.

pedantic_wench · April 2012

I'm with you on this one.

hindsight's_a_biotch · April 2012

This is me at 140. Yes, my eyes are closed, pete took the picture. Also, mild AW but I made that.

You're telling me that if I gained just ten pounds on top of that, I'd be obese?? There is no fuuking way. None.

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

I just found a picture of me at 5'2'' and 150 and I want to PIP. Tell me how please.

pixy_stix · April 2012

There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

*poof*

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

Nope, not obese HAB.

pedantic_wench · April 2012

pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.

So, does this mean you think the people in this thread are obese or close to it?

I'm confused.

NewlyWeds13 · April 2012

I agree, the woman in that photo the OP posted I would not say is obsese, but I would say she is slightly overweight (and does not look like she is toned).

But that is maybe just my perception.

hindsight's_a_biotch · April 2012

pedantic_wench:

pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.

So, does this mean you think the people in this thread are obese or close to it?

I'm confused.

I'm scared now.

PIXY THINKS I'M FAT!!!!!

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

I didn't take her comment to mean that. To me it meant you can't pick an obese person out because the same numbers can look drastically different on various people.

Here is another link.

www.mybodygallery.com

pixy_stix · April 2012

hindsight's_a_biotch:
pedantic_wench:

pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.

So, does this mean you think the people in this thread are obese or close to it?

I'm confused.

I'm scared now.

PIXY THINKS I'M FAT!!!!!

:op

I'm saying that you can't just physically look at someone and tell that they are obese or not. There are so many other factors that physical appearance just doesn't come into play.

Sibil · April 2012

I can totally cosign the idea that weight doesn't necessarily indicate health. I'd have to gain 40% of my current weight to be 5'6" and 150 . That much extra on my frame would definitely make me obese. Just like losing that much would make most women dangerously thin.

That said, I think we really do have a problem identifying overweight. We think that obese is only the 500 pounder on a rascal.

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

Sibil:
I can totally cosign the idea that weight doesn't necessarily indicate health. I'd have to gain 40% of my current weight to be 5'6" and 150 . That much extra on my frame would definitely make me obese. Just like losing that much would make most women dangerously thin.
That said, I think we really do have a problem identifying overweight. We think that obese is only the 500 pounder on a rascal.

I agree with this. I've got a few pounds to lose but as you said losing 40% of my body weight would make me dangerously thin. 90 lbs to be exact. Yikes!

ijack · April 2012

pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.

I'm mostly a lurker, but I felt the need to respond to this. I'm actually a good friend of the CEO of the company who does this commercial and we've had a lot of conversations about it. Just because you don't think that you look obese doesn't mean that you aren't obese. It's very common to base their health on what they look like, which isn't really the best measure.

Here is the calculator and the quiz

Mjmksb04 · April 2012

Granted I am 5'10", but that calculator gave me a 30 pound range of healthy. After I had DS, i was towards the end of that range and I definitely felt like I was overweight.

Sibil · April 2012

ijack:
pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.
I'm mostly a lurker, but I felt the need to respond to this. I'm actually a good friend of the CEO of the company who does this commercial and we've had a lot of conversations about it. Just because you don't think that you look obese doesn't mean that you aren't obese. It's very common to base their health on what they look like, which isn't really the best measure.
Here is the calculator and the quiz

To add to this, you all know I move a lot. I find my own internal view of my body changing in every environment. In Denver, I don't think about my body a lot b/c I'm normal. In Omaha, I felt like a skinny freak of nature (which was pointed out to me by strangers, which makes it so much more fun). In Japan I was freaking godzilla, and I actually, for the first time in my life, started down a path of thinking I was too big. Thankfully, my overly rational brain never acted on that, but it didn't stop the subconscious comparisons.

Absolutely our environment changes our perspective on normal. And if so many around us are obese, that's redefines our perception of normal.

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

ijack:
pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.
I'm mostly a lurker, but I felt the need to respond to this. I'm actually a good friend of the CEO of the company who does this commercial and we've had a lot of conversations about it. Just because you don't think that you look obese doesn't mean that you aren't obese. It's very common to base their health on what they look like, which isn't really the best measure.
Here is the calculator and the quiz

This is very cool! Thanks for sharing.

Eddy1 · April 2012

140 lbs-pre preggo weight

5' 3"

BMI-24.5 (I think that is in the overweight range) This is taken at 22 weeks pregnant but I was only up 3 lbs at this point so you get the idea.

Not obese

Poof

ECUPirate04 · April 2012

You are tiny Eddy!

LucyHoneychrrch · April 2012

I'm 5'6"; and right now I'm at 140.

~Deleted so as not to offend swimbikepuke's delicate Target-specific sensibilities~

Not obese.

mlwooten · April 2012

I like the livewellcolorado.

For me it depends on what I wear, if I look obese or not.

JW28 · April 2012

ijack:
pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.
I'm mostly a lurker, but I felt the need to respond to this. I'm actually a good friend of the CEO of the company who does this commercial and we've had a lot of conversations about it. Just because you don't think that you look obese doesn't mean that you aren't obese. It's very common to base their health on what they look like, which isn't really the best measure.
Here is the calculator and the quiz

I looked at the quiz and I correctly identified those people as obese and overweight, they clearly had some weight to lose. I feel that I am actually pretty good at judging how overweight someone is by looking at them, and most people around me are overweight or obese. I haven't seen the ads, but it sounds like it's saying that most Americans don't realize how little extra fat you can have and be obese, which I agree with, most people are in denial about their weight (fat is the new normal). I don't judge them though. However I completely disagree with using BMI as an indicator, it doesn't work if you work out and have a muscular build. My BMI is just over 25, which makes me overweight, but I've got way more muscle than almost any woman I know (the exceptions being fellow CrossFitters) - seriously, I put on muscle like a bodybuilder but without trying. I much prefer the waist-to-height ratio - I'm at 44% (under 50% is good), but I don't know how well that works for people with different body types.

ijack · April 2012

JW28:
ijack:
pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.
I'm mostly a lurker, but I felt the need to respond to this. I'm actually a good friend of the CEO of the company who does this commercial and we've had a lot of conversations about it. Just because you don't think that you look obese doesn't mean that you aren't obese. It's very common to base their health on what they look like, which isn't really the best measure.
Here is the calculator and the quiz
I looked at the quiz and I correctly identified those people as obese and overweight, they clearly had some weight to lose. I feel that I am actually pretty good at judging how overweight someone is by looking at them, and most people around me are overweight or obese. I haven't seen the ads, but it sounds like it's saying that most Americans don't realize how little extra fat you can have and be obese, which I agree with, most people are in denial about their weight (fat is the new normal). I don't judge them though. However I completely disagree with using BMI as an indicator, it doesn't work if you work out and have a muscular build. My BMI is just over 25, which makes me overweight, but I've got way more muscle than almost any woman I know (the exceptions being fellow CrossFitters) - seriously, I put on muscle like a bodybuilder but without trying. I much prefer the waist-to-height ratio - I'm at 44% (under 50% is good), but I don't know how well that works for people with different body types.

I agree with everyone that BMI isn't the best indicator, but it's hard when you're trying to teach the masses and not everyone is educated about muscle vs fat and how body types can differ. There isn't really a good (easy?) way to help people determine if they are healthy or not and BMI probably is the easiest (although not the most effective).

pixy_stix · April 2012

Emily, did you delete your picture? You took all the other threads with it.

tartaruga · April 2012

JW28:
ijack:
pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.
I'm mostly a lurker, but I felt the need to respond to this. I'm actually a good friend of the CEO of the company who does this commercial and we've had a lot of conversations about it. Just because you don't think that you look obese doesn't mean that you aren't obese. It's very common to base their health on what they look like, which isn't really the best measure.
Here is the calculator and the quiz
I looked at the quiz and I correctly identified those people as obese and overweight, they clearly had some weight to lose. I feel that I am actually pretty good at judging how overweight someone is by looking at them, and most people around me are overweight or obese. I haven't seen the ads, but it sounds like it's saying that most Americans don't realize how little extra fat you can have and be obese, which I agree with, most people are in denial about their weight (fat is the new normal). I don't judge them though. However I completely disagree with using BMI as an indicator, it doesn't work if you work out and have a muscular build. My BMI is just over 25, which makes me overweight, but I've got way more muscle than almost any woman I know (the exceptions being fellow CrossFitters) - seriously, I put on muscle like a bodybuilder but without trying. I much prefer the waist-to-height ratio - I'm at 44% (under 50% is good), but I don't know how well that works for people with different body types.

but the thing is, the vast majority of people don't work out and have muscular builds. For the majority of people, BMI IS a good indicator. There are always outliers, but that's what they are - outliers. Most people are not outliers.

LaPiscine · April 2012

tartaruga:
JW28:
ijack:
pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.
I'm mostly a lurker, but I felt the need to respond to this. I'm actually a good friend of the CEO of the company who does this commercial and we've had a lot of conversations about it. Just because you don't think that you look obese doesn't mean that you aren't obese. It's very common to base their health on what they look like, which isn't really the best measure.
Here is the calculator and the quiz
I looked at the quiz and I correctly identified those people as obese and overweight, they clearly had some weight to lose. I feel that I am actually pretty good at judging how overweight someone is by looking at them, and most people around me are overweight or obese. I haven't seen the ads, but it sounds like it's saying that most Americans don't realize how little extra fat you can have and be obese, which I agree with, most people are in denial about their weight (fat is the new normal). I don't judge them though. However I completely disagree with using BMI as an indicator, it doesn't work if you work out and have a muscular build. My BMI is just over 25, which makes me overweight, but I've got way more muscle than almost any woman I know (the exceptions being fellow CrossFitters) - seriously, I put on muscle like a bodybuilder but without trying. I much prefer the waist-to-height ratio - I'm at 44% (under 50% is good), but I don't know how well that works for people with different body types.
but the thing is, the vast majority of people don't work out and have muscular builds. For the majority of people, BMI IS a good indicator. There are always outliers, but that's what they are - outliers. Most people are not outliers.

"BUT I AM EXCEPTIONAL," says every single person in response to every single piece of information they don't like.

msmerymac · April 2012

pixy_stix:
hindsight's_a_biotch:
pedantic_wench:

pixy_stix:
There's a commercial airing here that says, "Most Americans can't identify someone who is obese just by looking at them." Point made by this thread.

So, does this mean you think the people in this thread are obese or close to it?

I'm confused.

I'm scared now.

PIXY THINKS I'M FAT!!!!!

:op

I'm saying that you can't just physically look at someone and tell that they are obese or not. There are so many other factors that physical appearance just doesn't come into play.

Isn't this the entire point in whatever trainwreck of a thread is going on down there? Weight, height, BMI - none of that ACTUALLY indicates if you are obese or not.

EmiIyJ · April 2012

pixy_stix:
Emily, did you delete your picture? You took all the other threads with it.

Um...I didn't delete a thing. I just came back to my office, and I'm gone. So is KelBrian (?). WTF??

I can put me back, but I obviously can't put KelBrian. This is me, 5'6, 180, and I'm thinking not obese.

EmiIyJ · April 2012

LaPiscine:

"BUT I AM EXCEPTIONAL," says every single person in response to every single piece of information they don't like.

Ok. I'm not going to lie and say I'm not trying to lose weight, because I am. But in the picture of me above, my BMI in that picture has me at obese. However, in that picture, my body fat is also at about 27-28%, which falls in an acceptable/healthy range for me.

So look at that picture. Am I obese? Because if you are going to hold me up to BMI as the standard, you can bet your ass I'm going to say I'm exceptional. And I don't think I'm wrong for saying so. In some cases, the exception is truly going to be an exception, and you have to allow for that.

2Vermont · April 2012

Iknow I didn't read through the monster thread but I always thought that obese is not about how someone looks. In my current job there are plenty of clients that don't "look" obese but are diagnosed as such.

Not obese

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