tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post116247504903322652..comments2023-10-24T03:48:17.089-04:00Comments on Does Every Woman Have an Eating Disorder?: BMI Not TMIdrstaceynyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698974154886393241noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1166069847596461752006-12-13T23:17:00.000-05:002006-12-13T23:17:00.000-05:00Sorry - I recalculated and it never went below 19Sorry - I recalculated and it never went below 19Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1166069714053605862006-12-13T23:15:00.000-05:002006-12-13T23:15:00.000-05:00I think the BMI is a bit like the DSM IV - once yo...I think the BMI is a bit like the DSM IV - once you assume everyone fits in a giant equation then having the people who fall outside that equation ignored is the inevitable outcome.<BR/><BR/>When I took health we had to memorize body types from Ecto to Endo - none seem to be equated on the BMI. <BR/><BR/>I ate 200-400 calories a day for 9 months, bruised when sitting down, only facial bones and joints could be seen and was eventually consented for hospitalization against my will - I never dropped lower than 21 on the BMI (a "healthy lifestyle").Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1162912771378991322006-11-07T10:19:00.000-05:002006-11-07T10:19:00.000-05:00ptc--yes, body fat % seems to be a better indicato...ptc--yes, body fat % seems to be a better indicator.<BR/><BR/>dg--yep!<BR/><BR/>anon--ditto.<BR/><BR/>ds--ha!<BR/><BR/>haley--I think you're criteria much better. : )drstaceynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698974154886393241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1162860642444928632006-11-06T19:50:00.000-05:002006-11-06T19:50:00.000-05:00I never look at the BMI index anymore. I just don'...I never look at the BMI index anymore. I just don't think that people can be pigeon-holed like that -- even if there is a wide range available. I think -- if you feel good, feel healthy and mobile, you're good to go. :)Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1162508971338680432006-11-02T18:09:00.000-05:002006-11-02T18:09:00.000-05:00Will we all start saying "Is my waist too big for ...Will we all start saying "Is my waist too big for my hips?" or " Are my hips too big for my waist?"<BR/><BR/>Definately body fat percentage is the way to go. But what would I know, I'm a middle aged, middle class housewife and they are emminent scientists.Debstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395898347034383133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1162501442742387182006-11-02T16:04:00.000-05:002006-11-02T16:04:00.000-05:00I am borderline overweight according to BMI, and I...I am borderline overweight according to BMI, and I am 5'6" and a size 8. I run, lift weights, and do yoga. <BR/><BR/>But, Andy Roddick, Yao Ming and George Bush are also "overweight". So I don't put much stock into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1162491110655938182006-11-02T13:11:00.000-05:002006-11-02T13:11:00.000-05:00BMI always infuriates me because muscle/bone densi...BMI always infuriates me because muscle/bone density plays much more of a factor in the right weight for you than your height does. Everyone is different that way! The only way to measure that, from what I understand, is the underwater test. I need to have that done again! Anyway, BMI numbers always tell me I am borderline obese, which I guess is why they infuriate me!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717870873723597247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1162476925493623742006-11-02T09:15:00.000-05:002006-11-02T09:15:00.000-05:00Ahh, the BMI again. I still think that measuring ...Ahh, the BMI again. I still think that measuring one's body fat percentage is the most accurate way to determine if I person is or is not overweight.PTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377666179155825301noreply@blogger.com