Am I overweight?

[Anonymous]

I am 5'1" and I weigh 63 kgs.. According to the bmi chart I must be weighing around 54 kgs.. I went to the gym and told the instructor that I want to lose 8 kgs, he said that's a lot.. By looking at you, you should not lose more than 3-4 kgs.. What should I do now? I am confused.. How much should I lose?

[NathanDavis]

according to those BMI charts I am also overweight... and it implies that I should "check my diet and other factors"

but, it is just a very vague and outdate guideline

in fact, I am just more athletic and muscular mass does weight more than the fat of which I don't have much

besides that, you should check a better or different chart, because these usually give you range and not just number

for example, it could give you a range from 54 to 64 kilos... but maybe you're only focusing on the lower of the two, that's not good...

[admles]

Don't worry about the scales, and most important of all, don't worry about BMI - it's a poor metric for measuring health.

Go by the mirror, your strength increases, how your clothes fit.

Just focus on eating better, and training hard.

[In_Trance]

You answered your own question

[balyai]

Can I see how you look?