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Jan 28, 2009 00:05

09:00 I can't imagine that 110lbs is an appropriate weight for me...just does not sound healthy. #

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lizreay January 28 2009, 19:00:44 UTC

I got down to 125 once and kept passing out. I'm not that much taller than you. I'm thinking 110 might be a bit absurd.

transer January 28 2009, 19:10:33 UTC

This is my thought exactly. However, WebMD seems to think the appropriate weight for a 5" tall man is 98-128 lbs. That sounds crazy pants to me.

It *might* be a reasonable weight for a 5" woman (which is the same range on the website, btw), although even that's stretching it.

Unrealistic expectations really aren't going to help the whole national obesity problem =P

lizreay January 28 2009, 19:18:15 UTC

Unfortunately, weight charts really don't take... well, a lot of factors into consideration. I'd be fascinated to hear precisely what orifice they did drag the numbers out of.

transer January 28 2009, 19:20:30 UTC

I'm pretty sure it's from NIH or some other similar gov't resource-a quick look around the web shows the same range =P

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dostoevsky_girl January 28 2009, 19:29:11 UTC

all the charts seem weird. if you go by BMI, the TOP end of "normal" has me at between 153(5' 7 ") and 158 (5' 8").

my lowest weight in highschool, after 3 months of barely eating due to panic attacks, was 150. my ribs and hips stuck out a bit at that weight.

do you have a link to the body fat % one? i'd be curious to see what that thinks i should be. i know i need to lose weight, but i really don't think i need to get down to 150 to fit in the fat end of "normal".

transer January 28 2009, 19:36:24 UTC

I was pulling from here for body fat:
http://www.dietitian.com/calcbody.php

The problem with that site is that you have to put in a BF goal to get a correlation with weight, and the maximum BF you can enter is 19%...and for women, a good BF percentage is 25%

And yeah, BMI is completely screwed up too, and most health professionals acknowledge that it's a rough tool at best. BMI chart again has me at < 125lbs again, so I think it's based off the same screwed up weight charts.

dostoevsky_girl January 28 2009, 19:41:32 UTC

121-163 for the 19% range. i don't think i've seen 121 since before puberty!

thrantor January 28 2009, 22:19:15 UTC

Your a guy... No guy should ever weigh 110.

moad_terran_hq January 28 2009, 23:05:58 UTC

Those charts are completely screwed up.

Based on them, I am at minimum about 90 lbs overweight. 90?! Really?

So, yeah, take them with a dump truck of salt....

Find what you feel healthy at, and screw the charts.