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Originally Posted by cjh2003
yeah, the bmi said it's underweight.. but i dunno, isn't the bmi only like a guess-timate? so i dunno, a lot of my friends are taller than i am and they weigh like 90 something lbs. so i was always under the impression that bmi is actually slightly over weight. ;;;
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BMI fails when it comes to body builders, or people with very unusual body conformations (like super small frame or superbig frame). But it works just fine for normal people.
It's much easier using the
cm height/kg weight rule. It says - to be healthy thin, be 10-15 units smaller then your height.
Your height is 154 cm. So to be healthy thin, be between 40-44 kg. That's 90-99 pounds.
You can decide at which weight you look best in. Maybe 90 lbs isn't for you because at that weight your bones stick out, and your face loses the softness of a body that's at a healthy weight. Or maybe you have a supersmall fragile frame, and 90 looks just fine. Just don't get too caught up in the numbers. It's about looking good, not reaching some magical weight, regardless of who you are.
Me, I'm 164 cm and 54 kg. I look best at about 52 kg. 49 kg makes me look insect like. But I have a friend who is 166 and 58 kg (just 8 difference) and she looks thinner then me! But she does a lot of sports, and muscle weighs more then fat, even though it's more compact and small.