Comments on: B.M.I. http://www.hollandodiet.com/2004/08/09/bmi.html The Internet's Best Diet Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Holland A. Sullivan, Jr. http://www.hollandodiet.com/2004/08/09/bmi.html#comment-32 Holland A. Sullivan, Jr. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.hollandodiet.com/2004/08/09/bmi.html#comment-32 Nice try, Mr. Hughes, but the cigar is the reward for pounds lost, not Body Mass Index numbers. But given our different heights and starting weights, it may be best to measure progress using this system. I note that if you're 22.5 with shoes and clothes, then you're probably a 21.5 or less without that material--which is shocking. You thin bastard. I have a BMI of 25.5. The "overweight" BMI range begins at the BMI index of 25. Apparently I need to hit 173 lbs. to be at the high end of my acceptable BMI range. That's a good first target for me. Matt, Will-- what are your BMI targets? Nice try, Mr. Hughes, but the cigar is the reward for pounds lost, not Body Mass Index numbers. But given our different heights and starting weights, it may be best to measure progress using this system. I note that if you’re 22.5 with shoes and clothes, then you’re probably a 21.5 or less without that material–which is shocking. You thin bastard. I have a BMI of 25.5. The “overweight” BMI range begins at the BMI index of 25. Apparently I need to hit 173 lbs. to be at the high end of my acceptable BMI range. That’s a good first target for me. Matt, Will– what are your BMI targets?

]]> By: Matthew http://www.hollandodiet.com/2004/08/09/bmi.html#comment-33 Matthew Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.hollandodiet.com/2004/08/09/bmi.html#comment-33 What are my BMI targets? I don't know that much about the measure, so I'm gonna punt: 20.3 (150 lbs), 21.7 (160 lbs), and 22.4 (165 lbs).<br /><br />I must say, I'm a bit skeptical about BMI's usefulness given the limited data upon which its calculations rely. Take Lorenzo Neal, one of the best fullbacks in the NFL. He's 5'11, 245 lbs -- solid as a rock. According to the BMI calculator, his read-out is 34.2. Would we really call him obese?<br /><br />Granted, the NIH page says that one of the limitations of BMI is that it, "may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build." But in the case of Mr Neal, that is surely an understatement. What are my BMI targets? I don’t know that much about the measure, so I’m gonna punt: 20.3 (150 lbs), 21.7 (160 lbs), and 22.4 (165 lbs).

I must say, I’m a bit skeptical about BMI’s usefulness given the limited data upon which its calculations rely. Take Lorenzo Neal, one of the best fullbacks in the NFL. He’s 5′11, 245 lbs — solid as a rock. According to the BMI calculator, his read-out is 34.2. Would we really call him obese?

Granted, the NIH page says that one of the limitations of BMI is that it, “may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build.” But in the case of Mr Neal, that is surely an understatement.

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