Comments on: BMI Is a BS Number

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:46:34 +0000

I never cared about my BMI! Great explanation 🙂

By: Rijhu

Rijhu — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 06:09:08 +0000

Hey Alison,

Agree and thanks a lot for sharing this article and making it so easy and clear concept.

Very well explained Alison, we really need to stop following the belief that “overweight equals unhealthy” and “normal weight means healthy” of course because none of these statements are true. There are lots of other factors to be considered to determine whether a person is healthy or not and the easiest and simpler way is to just visit your doctor and let them do their work.

You really did an awesome job and please keep sharing the more informative and useful article.

Thank you,
Rijhu

By: Marcy

Marcy — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:13:02 +0000

Thank you Alison for those words of wisdom. I agree BIM tells you whether your body weight is right according to your height and with the help of BIM calculator or chart, you can know your BIM easily. With the help of BIM you can keep your body fit.

By: Sky Lee

Sky Lee — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:35:08 +0000

The problem is BMI was drawn up at a time when people did not lift weights or regularly do strenuous sports etc.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:25:34 +0000

There definitely needs to be better ways to calculate BMI of individuals. I always say use the mirror as your judge! Great article and im also so grateful that I found https://mmini.me/UltimateFatLossTool It helped me not only lose weight, but I was actually able to keep it off too! Hope it helps some others 🙂

By: Bozhidar

Bozhidar — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:02:43 +0000

Hi Alison, I have to 100% agree with that. I don’t believe either BMI or total weight because that isn’t a direct mirror of how good is your form. I believe that knowing your bodyfat percentage is a way better metric. I may weight 75 kg and be very lean and can weight 75 kg and be very fat. And the scale and BMI is going to be the same. Thank you for the great article.

By: Alice Mecklenburg

Alice Mecklenburg — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:04:24 +0000

This is so true and BMI can just be so demoralizing for people trying to get into shape. As far as I’m concerned, I measure my health in terms of how well I feel inside my own skin and how my training progress is going. Arbitrarily calling people with larger frames or a lot of muscle mass overweight is so unhelpful. Anyway, Alison, you should be proud that you’re fit enough and strong enough, regardless of whether your BMI is 26 or not!

By: MARIELAINA PERRONE

MARIELAINA PERRONE — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 02:36:12 +0000

It is an antiquated system for sure.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 03:38:06 +0000

My sister is constantly talking about her BMI when there is so much more to it! I’ll forward this article to her!

By: Christie Hawkes

Christie Hawkes — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:54:15 +0000

Thank you Alison for those words of wisdom. I confess I haven’t completely given up my attachment to the number on the scale, but recently I’ve been paying more attention to my lean muscle mass and the size of the weights I can lift while maintaining proper form.