Hey guys! So, Here is another simple thread I decided to make out of curiosity. So, are you considered underweight, overweight, or normal weight? Well, for me, the doctor said I was underweight. Also others called me skinny. lol. Yea... I guess its better than being overweight at least. How about you guys? And please be honest. XD

It varies for me. My family keeps telling me to lose weight (overweight) but people at school told me I was normal, and last year, a classmate told me I was skinny...I think I am perfectly normal in my view.

I'm a fairly normal weigh a little underweight but I'm still a normal size though, that's pretty much it.

mohammedroxx3 : I'm underweight. I am a mere 56lbs. Funny how some people in my grade are 90 pounds and they are happy about it.

I've posting in a thread like this somewhere before... But, as I have no proof, I'll answer.

I'm actually a perfect weight for my age. I LOVE to eat, I love to drink, but the doctor (and most everyone else) says I'm pretty good weight-wise. I'm sort of built-up (not like a bodybuilder, but built up nonetheless), and love having some chow, but I'm still a good weight.

I think I'm normal. My family tells me to work out, but I haven't eaten much the past few months, and I'm skinnier than most people here. But I am slimming down. I would say I'm a bit over normal.

I am considered just right, for being 6 ft tall, I am about 134 pounds or so which I think is normal. But yeah I am not super scrawny and anorexic and I am not obese either. So I think I am normal weight for my height anyways.

DittoDude44 : Don't worry about it, when I was in 4th grade or whatever grade you were in, I was about 65 pounds, it isn't that big of a deal. Now there are kids that are like 200 pounds in my grade and they are huge. So you will bulk up as you get older, don't worry about it  




 

Hey to help you guys with this designation, there's an over-simplified formula to use as a general guide. It's called the Body Mass Index, or BMI for short. It has its share of flaws, especially with people who are extremely muscular, and I don't particularly like it either. That said, I do think it's a good start, and helped me to gauge my weight loss when I started to work out harder a few years ago. So the formula is weight/height^2:

kilograms/ meters^2

Or if you use pounds and inches

pounds/inches^2.... and then multiply that answer by 704, which is simply the conversion factor for the units to keep the same scale. And here's that scale.
Under 18 = Underweight
18.5-25 = Normal weight
25-30 = Overweight
30 + = Obese
40 + = Morbidly Obese

For example, Razor-987: is about 18.2, which would just barely be classified underweight. Now does that mean that's unhealthy? Absolutely not, and it could be perfect for his/her size. Another reason why this system can be flawed.

It's a nice gauge to see where you fall, or where you should fall. I used to be in the obese range, now I'm hovering around 25 and trying to break past that theoretical limit, as a personal goal for myself. 

When I was in fifth grade, I was only 71 pounds. Now I'm about 140. I'm average, not too underweight, not too overweight. I'm glad that I'm not underweight like I was before.

I would probably be considered normal. The last time I had my weight checked was at the doctors office and I believe I was about 138 or so finally. I'm a pretty skinny dude, kinda always have been. 

I'm considered slim by me or anyone else around me, right now I'm 6'4" and I wieght 145 pounds (I always stay around 140-150 even tough I eat a lot) ... I'm underweight but is something that I'm used to because my metabolism doesn't want me to get weight...

I'm obese if you go by BMI, but I'm single-digit body fat %.

I run, I play soccer, I swim, I play sports, I'm athletic, I'm training for a sub-4:00:00 marathon in November.  I eat healthy and I don't smoke, do drugs, or eat crappy food.

I'm in great shape, completely fit, and getting stronger every day.

I am definitely underweight. Everyone thinks I am anorexic or something (I'm not). I am 14 years old, I am 5 foot 4 inches, and I only weigh 95 pounds. I am happy with my weight, though.

I think I am borderline underweight. It has always been hard for me to gain weight, which I guess can be a bad thing and a good thing. I'm sure I'm considerably lighter than the typical male my age.

I think some of you guys would be completely shocked to know the ACTUAL definitions and qualifications for overweight and underweight.  while I was away from vizzed, I used a calorie counting site called "My Fitness Pal", and I learned a TON of information.  People were always talking about stuff like this and posting pictures to give visuals of the actual measurements.

Seriously... I'm considered obese BMI standards.  This is really quite ludicrous because I have a small 'beer gut' and a little fat over the rest of my body.  I think my BMI is like 30-something percent, but I don't look that bad off.

I'd consider myself (visually) a little overweight, but I want to work on it!

I am normal. I am six feet and two inches and I am one hundred and fifty pounds. I am not too big, I am under wait for the normal american. 

I think I would be considered underweight. It's been a while, but last I checked, I weighed somewhere around 90 pounds.

I am average weight. I actually used to be obese, but than I started going to the school gym every other day, drinking orange juice and doing plenty of push-ups, so now I am normal, maybe a bit buff but I wouldn't consider myself to be actually buff.