Islanders are fat?!

**Motoracer** · 22nd February 2007, 21:11

Originally Posted by Fish

According to the standard BMI calculation, I'm currently obese.

In the best shape I've ever been in, at 10% bodyfat eight years ago, I was overweight and within 2 points of obesity.

BMI is a crock.

Figures don't lie fat boy.

**MidnightMike** · 22nd February 2007, 21:14

I got 21 for my BMI.

Perfect

**Quartermile** · 22nd February 2007, 21:15

Yea my bad i'm actually a 19

**Deviant Esq** · 22nd February 2007, 22:15

26.2 for me, so I'm in the overweight bracket. Which I knew. Damn beer gut.

**Hillbilly** · 22nd February 2007, 22:17

It's all that Povi Masima, Fa'alifu, Palusami, Green Bananas and taro! Don't forget the staple "Kentucky Duck" (KFC) as well. (I was raised by Samoans)

**McJim** · 22nd February 2007, 22:24

Body builders with virtually no fat on their bodies have high BMI because it's based on weight not fat.

It is therefore bullshit - when I use electrical conductivity cross referenced to mass I get a low fat %age but I have a high BMI.

**Dadpole** · 23rd February 2007, 00:37

Certainly seems to be a crap method of measurement. Mine comes out at 24.5. That is nearly "overweight" and I am built like a toothpick.

**ravenfeeder** · 23rd February 2007, 00:54

Originally Posted by Chickadee

Nice to know nearly 70 percent of us are fat here in kiwiland, I'm definitely in the podgy category but trying to fix that! Having my two weeins piled on my pounds but no more excuses. Lets face it - we get fat because foods yum and exercising sucks. Time to do something about diet/exercise before diabete's and heart disease kills us off early.

Here here Chickadee and it gets harder teh older you get i reckon. I have worked out i need to up my exercise as i like eating and when i was running every day i could eat whatever i wnated and still didnt put weight on

Getting motivated to do it is the problem though eh

**hurricane_r** · 23rd February 2007, 01:07

i was 94kgs
now 64kgs

if u want u can do it,

if u cant be fucked, dont bother, your only fooling your self,

the day will come u look at your nude body and think,

sweet mother of allah i need to do something about this,.,,

**xwhatsit** · 23rd February 2007, 01:15

Originally Posted by hurricane_r

i was 94kgs
now 64kgs

if u want u can do it,

if u cant be fucked, dont bother, your only fooling your self,

the day will come u look at your nude body and think,

sweet mother of allah i need to do something about this,.,,

Nice work, hurricane_r.

He's right, you know, in most cases. I used to be the fattest little kid... now years of playing football (until kneecap went like a Honda cylinder head and broke) and running for the bus (until I got a bike

), and most of all, not eating pies and fish & chips (unless it's from Kaiaua

) every day meant I'm now at a much healthier weight. But the aforementioned other pressures of everyday life mean now I'm a bit under where I should be, but still probably better than where I was.

**jrandom** · 23rd February 2007, 06:55

Originally Posted by Motoracer

Figures don't lie fat boy.

Your troll-fu still weak, BMI still a crock.

**marty** · 23rd February 2007, 07:09

Originally Posted by Quatermile

Hilusination Award

spelling prize

**Quartermile** · 23rd February 2007, 14:42

Originally Posted by marty

spelling prize

Capitals???

**Curious_AJ** · 24th February 2007, 10:48

Originally Posted by Guitana

How often do you throw up and do you think you always look fat in a bikini??

i'm not bulimic (spelling?) and i occasionally think i look fat in a bikini, but really i dont care, i wear one anyway coz i want to... but i dont feel comfortable without swimming shorts on coz id feel naked... lol.. so no, im not anorexic OR bulimic.. i just dont like food :P