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  1. 13-07-2012, 13:38 #31
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    ummm...I may have a slight problem : BMI of 16 and lower than 96% of the world. I'm from the DR Congo, apparently, which can't be a good thing.
    edit: I would remove 99,175,647 tonnes

    I blame the scales for saying I'm lighter than I really am...






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    It refused my participation on the grounds of folk as good looking as me don't have to be concerned.......but to make yall feel better.....


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    Quote Originally Posted by Adze View Post
    Forgot to add... that makes me Angolan, which is ridiculous as I've never owned an AK47 and I don't drive a Toyota Hilux!
    And I'm an Israeli, which is great. I hear the weather's nicer than ours....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiseller View Post
    It refused my participation on the grounds of folk as good looking as me don't have to be concerned.......but to make yall feel better.....

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    Shave the beard off and then take the test again mate....

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    the extra weight I'd add to the world, and with the distribution of population would cause the planet to wobble off of its axis and spin wildly off into Mars.
    If life is a roller coast, mine failed the Health & Safety checks.

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    I must be a greenlander, as I have a layer of seal blubber to keep me warm.
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    Fatter than the average american, my a**e....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Itzal View Post
    Fatter than the average american, my a**e....
    is it? Blimey.
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    Apparently so, I am equal with a Tongan, I have worked with Tongans and I can assure you I am a tenth of their size.
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    remove 261,616,965 tonnes
    You're most like someone from Eritrea

    wheres that second piece of cake....
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    African....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graham_S View Post
    Mate of mine in the RAF was a competitive body builder.
    He had his BMI checked as part of his Medical.
    He was clinically Obese according to BMI despite having around 4% body fat.
    It's a waste of time.
    When averaged with me, we're both in good shape
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    I do be mostly like a person from Djibouti.
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    BMI still has validity, but mainly as a statistical measure of population characteristics. It is far more useful in combination with things like Waist Circumference. As has been pointed out, it has many failings but what we actually want to know is body composition. External measurements will also miss the TOFIs (thin outside, fat inside!) who have high levels of mobile visceral fat, which increases risk of cardio-vascular disease significantly! Unfortunately, at present, the best methods for measuring body composition are DEXA, hydrodensitometry and doubly-labelled water, all of which take time, money and need specialist equipment.

    The electrical bioimpedance devices are ok-ish - unfortunately, standardisation is the issue and everyone should only be measured following an overnight fast, no exercise in previous 24 hrs, same levels of hydration, etc. Nutritional and hydration state affect impedance, as do the the points you measure between (foot-to-foot, foot-to-hand, etc).

    I've always found the best methods are to eat healthily, look in the mirror to check your body shape, make sure you can still see your feet and lose some weight if your trousers are getting too tight. Simples.
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    Ghana???? WTF?
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    Well, I'm in the top 5% Nationaly and the TOP 1% GLOBALY !

    Is that good or what ! Sounds like a result to me ...

    ... by the way ... has anyone heard of Micronesia before ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikey P View Post
    I've always found the best methods are to eat healthily, look in the mirror to check your body shape, make sure you can still see your feet and lose some weight if your trousers are getting too tight. Simples.
    My waste size can vary four inches, 32" - 36", and BMI remains constant at 27.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WolfCub View Post
    ... by the way ... has anyone heard of Micronesia before ?
    It's very popular with us sailors.

    Soooo glad this thread's turning out OK. G'night all....
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    Quote Originally Posted by tinderbox View Post
    My waste size can vary four inches, 32" - 36", and BMI remains constant at 27.
    thats called breathing in and out
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    Yeah, I took the "challenge".

    MY BMI is 20. Apparently, I'm most like someone from Eritrea. Blimey!


    Of course, it's a load of rubbish. Trust the BBC to start brandishing a measure that has just about no shred of credibility left.

    Almost any measurement is preferable to the BMI.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WolfCub View Post

    ... by the way ... has anyone heard of Micronesia before ?
    A very small nesia?
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    According to the doohickey I'm the fattest man on earth and belong on a south pacific island somewhere.

    I take issue with the former statement, and am OK with the latter

    "He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
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    Quote Originally Posted by WolfCub View Post
    Well, I'm in the top 5% Nationaly and the TOP 1% GLOBALY !

    Is that good or what ! Sounds like a result to me ...

    ... by the way ... has anyone heard of Micronesia before ?
    Its not very big, the only occupants are 3 lady dwarfs and a pygmy.
    Dont thank me, its what I do.
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    Just done this having just had a full medical that gave me a body fat of 15% and a bmi of 29... I add 64931502 tonnes to the total weight of the world. Im quite happy to be this size, people dont seem to mess you about when you look like you could eat them
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