Poll: How fat are you?

[Snaggly Pete]

A much-reported "obesity epidemic" is sweeping the US and elsewhere, so I was wondering just how big are the people who frequent the escapist forums (perhaps a reflection of gamers in general?). I think a lot of non-gamers view gamers as people who eat a ton of crappy food, get very little exercise, and, as a result, are fat, but is it true? Here ( http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ ) is a body mass index (BMI) calculator that should tell you whether you're technically considered underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. For the record, I was obese about 8 months ago, but dropped some pounds and now I'm normal weight.

P.S. I would have thought that there was already a poll on this, but when I searched I found nothing.

 

[wewontdie11]

I will admit I'm a bit overweight as I am partial to the odd pizza, nowhere near "obese" though.

Edit: Plus this may well be locked as there's not too much room for discussion.

 

[Cheesus333]

I have a fast metabolism, so I basically digest food very quickly. I eat at an abnormal rate, and am probably responsible for the 3 trips to the shop my Mum makes every week, rather than the previous 1. However, I only weigh 7 stone (I am nearly 14 now) whereas most of my friends are 8 or even 9. The problem is, I'm always hungry, like the caterpillar in that famous childrens classic.

 

[fix-the-spade]

6 feet 4 inches and weighing in at 142pounds.
or 192cm(roughly) and 64.6kg for those who think in metric.
So a BMI of 17.3

So skinny I can sneak up on people by walking sideways...

To be honest I think BMI is a load of crap, especially internet things like that. they make assumptions about age (which affects how your bmi is calculated) gender etc. So they aren't accurate, plus the bmi system is well over a 150 years old now. It hasn't accounted for the general upward trend in people's height or a person's lifestyle.

 

[tiredinnuendo]

I have a thirty inch waist and I stand right about six foot. If anything, I'm thin.

- J

 

[WlknCntrdiction]

I'm pretty lean and cut if I don't mind saying so myself. I have a six pack so I think that probably speaks for itself.

 

[Baby Tea]

I'd say I'm about the 'beanpole' range. Just imagine a 6'4" guy who weighs 170 pounds.
Skinny? Heck yes.

I blame it on a fast metabolism, combined with what I'm assuming is a parasite...or just a fast metabolism.

Who said parasite?

*cough*

 

[Limos]

I am 6'5 and weigh 150 pounds. The puts me in the underweight category. Since I'm really lanky and it has more space to spread out in I look emaciated.

 

[The Iron Ninja]

I'm not fat, but no longer as thin as I used to be. (unfortunately there was no option for "slighly overweight" so I had to go with plain old "overweight" and feel like a fatass)

 

[Amnestic]

this fat!

I'm a tad overweight, need to lose some stomach fat but that's about it. No muscle mass on my body though ;/

 

[Snaggly Pete]

6 feet 4 inches and weighing in at 11stone 10pounds.
or 192cm(roughly) and 74.6kg for those who think in metric.

So skinny I can sneak up on people by walking sideways...

Your post motivated me to look up the stone to pounds conversion (1 stone = 14 pounds) and I plugged that into the BMI calculator above and it came up with 20, which falls within the normal weight range.

 

[niblik]

My job involves sitting in front of the computer all day; this combines with a real terrible period of stress eating had pushed my weight up waaaaaaaay too much.

Still too fat but at least now I'm eating better and going to the gym before work. I'm sure I would do even better with an outdoor hobby like biking or hiking.

 

[CrazySlyHawk]

I was heavier but am now 5'8, 115 pounds and underweight!

The ruins of my previous weight are still frustratingly evident...

 

[Dapper Ninja]

5'8 and 110 lbs, so I guess I'm underweight.

 

[NewClassic_v1legacy]

Considering the fact that I've gained about 10 pounds of muscle over the past year, I'm still considered underweight, which is kinda scary. I should probably eat more. Ah well...

For me, 17.7, so, underweight. I'll probably rack up some more muscle between now and the here-after, so I'm not too worried at the moment.

 

[Snaggly Pete]

I'm surprised by how many people say they are underweight. Are all you guys really using the BMI calculator above? I think some people who say they're underweight actually are technically normal weight, which is good news since most studies looking at various diseases versus weight have found a U-shaped curve (i.e. really thin and really obese people are at increased risk for the disease studied).

 

[Jamanticus]

Right on the cusp of being underweight, but I'm still in the normal weight category- 6'4 and around 12 stone. I guess that's what happens when you play the cello......

 

[fix-the-spade]

Your post motivated me to look up the stone to pounds conversion (1 stone = 14 pounds) and I plugged that into the BMI calculator above and it came up with 20, which falls within the normal weight range.

I went and weighed/measured myself.

It seems I did my sums wrong, my weight in kg is actually 64.6 rather than 74, which is 142lb and not 11st at all. The bmi of 17 stands but my mental arithmetic could do with sharpening...

 

[oobee]

I'm around 5'11'' and around 11 stone so I'm ok. Don't eat after 6pm that's the key......

 

[zachatree]

I'm 5'9" and weigh around 115 and a BMI of 17 even so I could stand to pack a few pounds.