(Tw: body dismorphia, ED) What do you guys think of Bmi charts do you think they are helpful or inaccurate?
This is my body right now I've lost 35lbs in the past year and my bmi is 24.4 which is apparently slightly overweight / just under the healthy weight line. The logical part of me would like to think that everyone has different body types and caloric needs so the Bmi charts isn't completely accurate. But my obsessive body dismorphia believes that it is and still wants me to lose more weight even if it means eating less than the recommended amount of calories for an active adult. I would like an outsiders perspective, because I have struggled with eating disorders in the past and I still struggle immensely with body dismorphia so I really don't know if others see me how I see myself. Do I look slightly overweight? (Please be honest) and what do you think about the Bmi chart?
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They are both helpful and inaccurate, for adults. For most people if their BMI is outside the 'healthy range' they should probably [i]consider [/i]some change to their lifestyle, eating habits, how much exercise they take and so on.
If you are inside the 'healthy range' you are most likely alright.
For children BMI is not very useful and the weight charts are much better but of course both BMI and weight charts suffer from the same problem: if you are not a part of the population that was used to generate the charts then the chart will not be as good.
But both are just simple guides to get a starting point, to suggest whether or not it might be worth getting a second opinion.
