What would be considered obese or fat?

nightowl2 · 09-12-2002, 05:47 PM

My family says that I am still too heavy for my frame, I am about 5'3 and around 190lbs.Is this too heavy? I have a hard time finding pants at times and end up having to buy spandex or stretchy jeans.....I have to say that it is FRUSTRATING!!!! Am I too fat? I have a tummy on me.I sometimes say that if your tummy is "smilin'" then you are definitly over weight.(You know, the bulge of the tummy over the top of the rest of you....)So what do you all think? How much would it be better for me to weigh because I don't know anymore, and my doctors don't tell me anything at all.

nightowl2

MzRed · 09-12-2002, 06:55 PM

Well I honestly I couldn't tell anyone hey you are obese unless I seen them....if you are kinda chuncky like Ricki Lake now not before , the way she is now she's not obese. I would have to say if your belly hangs over your P*SSY (pardon my french) you are obese. If you can see it and you don't have titties hangin down your back you're not obese...LOL
Seriously everyone is built diffrently it's all a matter of where you carry your weight.

bird123 · 09-13-2002, 12:23 AM

Well, by definition obesity is BMI>28 (Body Mass Index). BMI is calculated as weight in kilos divided by square height in meters. Normal adult range is 18-25 kg/m2.
For you height obesity threshold is considered to be somewhere around 160lbs (BMI of 28). As far as I can say, your BMI is around 33. Sorry to dissapoint you, but this is definitely obesty...

Lady^ · 09-13-2002, 10:27 AM

I'm 5'5" and 175 pounds and am still considered obese by my doctor, so I would say that you definatley need to lose some weight.

Lady^ · 09-13-2002, 10:28 AM

Also, are you male or female? I think everyone is assuming you are female cause of the "stretch pants" but hey, you never know.