BMI overweight

[Newbie777]

Two days ago I went see my GP about some medicine and he decided he wanted to see how much I weigh, 77kg was the read and then with my height he said my BMI 26 and I was overweight!
I told him I have lost body fat and not too much weight, but he still insisted that I need to lose at least 3kg!

Not happy as I have done a lot of hard work to bring my BG right down, going to gym , carb controlled diet etc.

I went to the gym and noticed a machine and it gives you a breakdown of your body composition.

I was surprised by the reads, fat is 21%, muscle is 45% and hydration level is 56% hardly overweight!!

So my issue is why do we still use BMI, it is not accurate and misleading.

 

[Alan44]

BMI is little more than a guide line for the average person.
Athletes have a BMI well over 25 as it's all muscle.
I have a BMI of 23, but no one would say I'm thin, but I do feel good and don't look so bad either

BMI is just a guide line

 

[Lisa65]

Mine is 26, but a lot of it is boob weight

 

[Newbie777]

BMI is little more than a guide line for the average person.
Athletes have a BMI well over 25 as it's all muscle.
I have a BMI of 23, but no one would say I'm thin, but I do feel good and don't look so bad either

BMI is just a guide line

Yes that's make sense, just don't why they still use it, a bit like the low fat diet for Diabetics!

 

[helli]

Yes that's make sense, just don't why they still use it, a bit like the low fat diet for Diabetics!

They use it because it is easy to calculate and does not need expensive dedicated equipment.
It’s sad that your GP does not understand its limitations.

 

[Newbie777]

Mine is 26, but a lot of it is boob weight

I agree, losing 3kg is hardly going to make any difference anyway!