Would you say I'm too heavy? Overweight?

[Anonymous]

i am 5,5/5'6 and weigh 141 pounds but I am really quite muscular I am 17

is that heavy for my height on a internet body mass calculator it says I am overweight what do you think?

Updates

+1 y

the thing is I'm just worried cus lately I have been abusing my body with alcohol and drugs I feel like I need to be out of ti all the time like I can't cope with life and my body suffering from it

[regular-guy]

BMI is a very crude measure of determining whether or not a person is overweight because it does not take into account bone structure or lean muscle mass relative to fat. That weight for your height seems to be within a pretty normal range to me.

The more important question is in your update. I don't know the surrounding details of your alcohol or drug abuse, but the sooner you can get that under control the better off you will be. If there are underlying emotional issues don't be embarrassed to see a counselor. If you find it difficult to stop even though you are trying then your use has become compulsive and you may be addicted. If you think your use has become compulsive or addictive, or if the drugs you are using are of the more addictive and more dangerous variety (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, etc.), then I would strongly recommend seeking treatment, because this often is the kind of thing people need outside help to overcome. Talk to somebody you trust about this.

[Asker]

Its heroin , I am slowly getting better I think thanks a lot for your answer it means a lot for me when someone is bothered to write out so much , thanks great advice.

[regular-guy]

I wish you the very best. God bless.

[Asker]

Thanks mate your inspiring.

[faberfan]

Why is it that people always ask if they are overweight, then they toss out the "but a lot of it is muscle" line? If you have a gut, then you are overweight. If your stomach jiggles or has rolls, you are overweight. I'm 5'10 and slender at 150. Without a picture its really hard to decipher.

[Asker]

I have a sort of six pack no belly it used to be really pronounced but now you can only see the top of it before you could see like 8 muscles now only like six and its now kind of a bit flabby over the top compared to what it used to but I do have big arms which probably weigh a lot

[faberfan]

. . .So you are also retarded I take it? If you have a "sort of" six pack then why would you care what an internet thing says? Read a book.

[Asker]

Ok thanks I gave you a xper aswell damn didn't realize how nice people can be, I don't know I'm high all the time so I get weird thoughts at the moment , I need to get off drugs ,i think that's the important thing

[1FastFC]

Lol cmon bro if you have a six pack then the weight you have is obviously not fat. I'm 5'8 and 152 in just muscle mass but I'm trying to get to 160 in muscle. That's not going to make me fat its just going to mean the muscles are bigger and weight more. Like the ther chick said, muscle weighs more than fat

[duckyisme]

The problem with BMI calculators is that they don't take into account what is muscle and what is fat. So, someone (in theory) could weigh fifteen pounds more than someone else of the same height, and still be healthier than them because its fifteen pounds of muscle. (Muscle weighs more than fat!) I'm going to say someone who is 5'6 and weighs 140ish pounds isn't fat, let alone over weight, even if they aren't muscular.

[Anonymous]

no if you're muscualr your muscles weigh more sooo ya

and 141 for 5'5/5'6 is defidently NOT overweight

im positive about that

so ya...

[Asker]

OK thanks it will be interesting to see what others think to see how opinions vary,thanks again

[lolfreddy]

stop being stupid. Stop drinking and using drugs. Why are you doing this to yourself? If you're sad go talk to someone stop hurting yourself.

In the end you're gonna f**k up your body and you're going to be even more depressed.

you're fine, you're fat so stop saying or thinking that.

I'm 5'8" and I weigh 152 Pounds, and I definitely look like I could gain so more weight.

[Ericjergs]

Body mass calculator are pretty much saying that you have no muscle, and they base it only on someone who didn't do anything there whole life would be. Never accurate!

[Anonymous]

...you are joking right...? Common! Are you insecure and just need reassurance. That's skinny dude.

[Asker]

Ok thanks

[bh7878]

The BMI is an awful metric to determine fitness. Keep in mind that according to the BMI most professional athletes are overweight and most bodybuilders are considered obese even if they have 5-10 percent body fat.

[sweetaspie]

Um. I am 130 and 5'2" and I am not overweight by the BMI scale so how are you? You are fine. Worry about you problems with the alcohol and drugs, these things will kill you, not weight.

[SemiShy]

I think you should body slam that internet body mass calculator into oblivion!

... and then pee on it... but that's just my opinion.

[Standingpretty]

You were looking at a broken BMI caulculator for sure! Btw, BMI doesn't take muscles into account.

[1FastFC]

nah man are you serious? cmon ...