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Your Body Mass Indicator, or BMI, helps determine how overweight you are. A 6'4" male might be quite healthy at 150 pounds ... but a 4'8" woman who weighs 150 pounds would be a different story.

Instead of just relying on your weight to determine health, the BMI chart also takes into account how tall you are for a more accurate reading. A BMI of 25 or over indicates an overweight situation.

Overweight individuals are far more likely to have diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cancer, a stroke, and many other health problems. Recent research has even shown that being overweight can lead to Alzheimer's disease.

Be sure to Calculate your BMI:

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my BMI is 38, im on the phone so ill read your post in a while. looks interestering

OK so 38 is on the high end, but we are working on that! For 5'5" when you hit 224 pounds you'll be a BMI of 37! So that's a great goal to aim for!

See we have another way to celebrate your successes!

If we say I am 5'6" and about 138 right now, that is a BMI of 22. The healthy range is 20-25 so I'm right in the middle. I have been trying to "lose weight" but the more I exercise, the more I gain I think what I have to realize is I *am* a healthy weight and what I want is a more toned figure at whatever weight that is

Lisa, it can only get better, i am so determined
I have a goal and im gonna keep working to reach it

We will take it step by step, you're doing very well and will be getting even better!!

Thanks, i need the support!

We are here to provide support! Just think of how you are getting healthier every single day!