I am a 19 year old teenager, I weight about 63 kg (138 lbs) and my height is about 176 cm. I want to gain weight because I look a bit skinny. Though according to my BMI, I'm average.
I was wondering whether eating corn alone everyday would increase my weight and benefit me at the same time. I surely don't want to gain weight going to McDonald's.
posted by Attozes
on Jun 2, 2013 -
24 answers
A while ago, I saw this great BMI calculator that had accompanying picture of simulating body which, through a slider (?) could change from "fat" to "muscular". I found that I could reproduce fairly accurately the shape of my body (including the dreaded fat bulges...) with it and found it much more useful to see what I should target for. Unfortunately I can't find it again amongst the morass ... Surely AskMeFi sleuths can find it!
posted by aroberge
on Apr 13, 2012 -
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I have a BMI of a little over 26. What should I do? Should I accept myself as I am and keep eating healthy foods or should I keep trying to diet? I keep thinking about my weight and wish I could concentrate on more important things. I'm a female and am almost 40 years old.
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posted by hazyjane
on Dec 10, 2011 -
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Am I suffering from some sort of body dysmorphia? Or do I just have a slow-so-adjust sense of self? (yanmd/t/p)
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posted by lizjohn
on Jul 23, 2011 -
36 answers
What kind of recourse do I have when my company's new health insurance will be
charging me if I don't take a biometric screening and health assessment?
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posted by jillithd
on May 17, 2011 -
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I'm going to make 2011 the year I keep my New Year's resolution to lose weight. Can you help me figure out a realistic target/loss rate?
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posted by edbyford
on Dec 22, 2010 -
21 answers
Is BMI Bogus? My employer is providing an incentive for the employees to be healthy. Assessment of health is based upon cholesterol, blood pressure, no nicotine usage, and BMI.
I feel that blood pressure and cholesterol have a large genetic component and that BMI doesn’t reflect who is and who is not healthy. I need help making a thoughtful, respectful argument.
posted by lostinsupermarket
on Jan 14, 2010 -
47 answers
Over the last 4 weeks, I've changed both my eating habits and my exercise habits pretty drastically. Yet I'm still at the exact same weight and body fat percentage. Why?
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posted by egeanin
on Aug 4, 2009 -
57 answers
Can a radio service such as XM or Sirius replace the need to pay ASCAP/BMI fees for a business waiting room?
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posted by BrodieShadeTree
on Feb 5, 2009 -
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If you're an obese man who's been successful in the dating scene, please give me some tips and advice. As always, there's
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 13, 2007 -
12 answers
I have a question to ask of heterosexual women on Metafilter: are you as shallow as I am?
Do you find overweight men attractive?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 21, 2007 -
34 answers
Given that I sink in a pool with my lungs full, how much is my percent body fat/bmi?
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posted by shokod
on Jan 22, 2007 -
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Help me pick a bathroom scale - with decent BODYFAT SENSOR. Lost url of a review from about a year ago that had good info on common models. The googles do nothing for that particular review, however
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posted by ernie
on Nov 3, 2006 -
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So I am about to join a gym. In most ways, I am a rational human being - but this membership comes with fitness evaluation and body composition test and if I have someone tell me that I am a big, fat, pudding of a man I am going to be posting an "ask metafilter" thread about how to hide a body. How do I handle this is a constructive manner?
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posted by Deep Dish
on Jul 29, 2006 -
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What are the differences between ASCAP and BMI? Does anyone consider one performing right organization superior to the other and, if so, why?
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posted by General Zubon
on Jul 18, 2006 -
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Should I finally join ASCAP, despite my misgivings about copyright, the music-licensing industry, and certain practices by ASCAP and similar orgs? Yes, the cash would make a real difference for me, given the way ASCAP handles my genre and given my low income overall.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 18, 2006 -
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