Weight & Measurements - What Do You Think When You See Them?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Another thread had me thinking about the methods we use to compare ourselves to others & how we determine who is healthy, overweight or obese.

So i was wondering, when you get on the scales or you take your measurements HOW do you process this information?

Do you look at BMI, do you use some other method to work out where you are at personally with your weight / health.

ME:
Height - 180cm (roughly - 5'11")
Weight - 97.5kg
BMI - 30 = Obese

I took rough measurements (i hope from the right spots)
Bust - 105cm
Waist - 90cm
Hips - 116cm
Butt - 128cm - oh yeah Baby's got back

For me personally i look at the scales and think i'm under 100kg now but i still have a long way to go, i take my measurements and think i really am bottom heavy (no pun intended)

I don't look at myself in the mirror and think OMG look at this obese person - i don't look great and i am a bigger girl but i never thought of myself as unhealthy or obese.

I don't expect everyone to put their measurements on here (but feel free to do so) but i would like to know if outside of BMI there are other ways i should be comparing myself.

I'm just interested to know what we think when we see the numbers (be it yours or mine).

[Trillian]

I used to go on clothes size, but I can't even do that now because there is so much variation from one brand to another.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Isn't it a right PITA, some things i can be a size 14 others can be an 18-20 in tops or bottoms.

[Mother Goose]

For me, I go on weight, Heart rate, and how I feel. It's important for me to be under a certain weight for personal reasons. I don't rely on measurements because unless you take them in exactly the same spot each time, you get variations.

How I feel is important to me. Am I lethargic? Is my digestive system sluggish? Is my skin dreadful? All kinds of things really.

I place a big emphasis on my objective obs as well such as heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure - all indicators of health and fitness.

Oh. And I love/hate/love my trainers fancy pants scales that tell you your percentage of body fat. Although being pregnant confuses them

[RhiChiChi]

I am the same as MG. I usually go on weight first then how I feel & look (skin wise, wobbly bits etc...)

[Sopdet]

How I look and my measurements and my fitness levels (need to start wearing my HRM more often). I haven't stood on scales in months. I am wearing clothes now that I couldn't wear a month or so ago because they were too tight.

I try to eat as healthy as possible, yes I have slip-ups but I don't beat myself up over it. I have minimal amounts of processed food in the house. I rarely have bread, rice or pasta at home. I will eat what I like, but in moderation. If I want chocolate, I'll get a small block of Green & Blacks 80% dark because I know I can't get through one before my chocolate craving is satisfied, but I know I could eat a family block of dairy milk.