Article on BMI and African Americans

Star Jones
on 4/15/09 2:02 am - National Harbor, MD

Someone posted this on the DS board. Very interesting article about BMI and African Americans. I have been thinking a lot about goal weight and even though I set mine to 154 which would be the highest weight for my height 5'6 and normal BMI, it seems too small. I'm 196 now and don't know where I would lose over 40 lbs from. At a 26.6 BMI I would be 165 which sounds more like right. This def has made me feel better in my deciosion to feel ok want to be a lil heavier and not have to be normal. We all know you'll obey your tool as far as that part is concerned anyway!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04 /13/AR2009041301823.html

~Shani~
I've been pudgy, chubby, thick, and now fat........Imma give thin a go round!!!

SW-262, size 18W, 5'6"
CW-168 1/15/2010
GW-162
94 Lbs down...6 more to go...changed goal to see Onderland for a hot second!

# 1 MACK_MAMA
on 4/15/09 2:08 am

I call BULLSHIOT!!!

LOL - you remember that game? Anyway - this says that 32 is the 'breakpoint' for obesity for AA women - I calculated that for me - it would be 210 lbs or more for me.

Naw, naw, NAW son!!! ain't no mofoin WAY over 200lbs is a good thing!!! That would put me at a size 14-16 and unless I was a competition level training weightlifter - TOO MUCH body fat.....

I rebuke Satan in this article! Get thee back down to the 26 BMI level, you fork toothed hound!!!!!

sorry - can't do it - that hype just don't feel right.......

I don't just have issues, I have subscriptions! I'm saving on the newsstand price.......

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Star Jones
on 4/15/09 2:22 am - National Harbor, MD

DS on 11/06/08

You forget there's one more category between obese and normal....overweight. It's proposing caucasians are obese at 30 and African Americans 32. It's not saying obese BMI is a healthy BMI. What I'm gathering is that they're giving us 2 points foregiveness points. So instead of a BMI of ~25 being the end of normal ~27 would be. Now calulate your weight at a 27 BMI and see what you get.

Range	Meaning
less than 18.5	Underweight
18.5 - 24.9	Normal
25.0 - 29.9	Overweight
30.0 - 39.9	Obese
40.0 - 50	Extremely Obese
over 50	Super Obese

~Shani~
I've been pudgy, chubby, thick, and now fat........Imma give thin a go round!!!

SW-262, size 18W, 5'6"
CW-168 1/15/2010
GW-162
94 Lbs down...6 more to go...changed goal to see Onderland for a hot second!

# 1 MACK_MAMA
on 4/15/09 2:26 am

Hmmmmm

grabbing the calculator function.....

............

OK!!! - that's 177.

Aiight - I could do normal at 177 - that would be me in the 8-10 size range.....

Aiight - I rescind my previous rebuking - Satan can get back to his normal tricks.....

I don't just have issues, I have subscriptions! I'm saving on the newsstand price.......

Check out my dating mis - adventures at: http://1macdatinggame.blogspot.com/

Star Jones
on 4/15/09 2:32 am - National Harbor, MD

DS on 11/06/08

LOL!! Eureka.....she's got it. But fa real you can take this article with a grain of salt just like all the rest. But it makes me feel better about that dayum chart!!

~Shani~
I've been pudgy, chubby, thick, and now fat........Imma give thin a go round!!!

SW-262, size 18W, 5'6"
CW-168 1/15/2010
GW-162
94 Lbs down...6 more to go...changed goal to see Onderland for a hot second!

carmeldip32
on 4/15/09 2:11 am - Brooklyn, NY

DS on 11/17/08

You just beat me to this lol! I was going to post this over here. Thanks

HW-346/SW-294/CW-158/GW-160
Be Blessed
Deirdre

"Your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be."
– Raymond Charles Barker

Star Jones
on 4/15/09 2:23 am - National Harbor, MD

DS on 11/06/08

Wellll hellllllo D!!! I aint seen you over here before!!! LOL

~Shani~
I've been pudgy, chubby, thick, and now fat........Imma give thin a go round!!!

SW-262, size 18W, 5'6"
CW-168 1/15/2010
GW-162
94 Lbs down...6 more to go...changed goal to see Onderland for a hot second!

carmeldip32
on 4/15/09 2:42 am - Brooklyn, NY

DS on 11/17/08

Hello Dear,

lol I come over all the time but I have not posted yet.

HW-346/SW-294/CW-158/GW-160
Be Blessed
Deirdre

"Your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be."
– Raymond Charles Barker

A NewTay
on 4/15/09 2:36 am

so, that means i'm good to go now?!?!?

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Star Jones
on 4/15/09 2:46 am - National Harbor, MD

DS on 11/06/08

Yo when I seen you Tay Tay I was like DAYUM she look good. I think you look fantastic. What you think?

~Shani~
I've been pudgy, chubby, thick, and now fat........Imma give thin a go round!!!

SW-262, size 18W, 5'6"
CW-168 1/15/2010
GW-162
94 Lbs down...6 more to go...changed goal to see Onderland for a hot second!

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