I wouldn't believe anyone who says they're 6 foot 4, 230 pounds and claim they're not overweight. I am 6 foot 4, wide framed, large boned, and athletic, and I weigh 195 pounds.

Even professional athletes often fall within BMI ranges, only the huge ones don't; some athletes have extra fat too. Anyway, for an example close enough to 6 foot 4 230; here is Alistair Overeem when he won the Strikeforce heavyweight title, he was 6 foot 5 and weighed 225 pounds:



BMI = 26.7, not far out of the BMI range, but I am sure guys who work out all the time like Overeem are past the point where they would question BMI. This is a very small fraction of the population. Most common critics of BMI are just people who don't want to admit they have fatty pounds that they should lose.

According to this my country wins in male, but not in female

And in global we're 2nd.

http://www.food.gov.uk/healthiereating/advertisingtochildren/promotion/issues/obesityratesworldwide/

Though, data seems a bit outdated.

I should bring the average down, I'm totally underweight

I guess this post was for me.

I am not as ripped as that guy on the picture, but it does not make me overweight. A body fat percentage over 4% =/= overweight. Last time I checked my BFP it was 14%.

It is quite amusing that you mention professional athletes here and cite one example. I play hockey, not so professionally. Guess what? I am quite the average size for hockey player. Do you think all hockey players are fat? For example Alexander Ovechkin is 6'2 and weighs more than me.

Wii fit is notoriously rude at times. Try not to take it too personally.

BMI is idiotic, since muscle weights more than fat you can easily be overweight while having a very low % Fat body weight.

Normal people only exercise like two times in the week, maybe less. If you work out more than three times every week you are a sportsman/woman, maybe a professional in some athletic discipline. Or just in your twenties. I sometimes think this new trend of making everyone feel guilty over a cultural thing of not exercising EVERY day, and not having an athletic body is too much. I am tired of it. You know what? I am taking a nap right now.

Actually Ovechkin weighs 13lb less than you. He's also an extremely good athelete, and even if you play hockey a lot as a hobby, I doubt you are as fit as him. (Not bashing... but generally people aren't as fit as professional athletes.) I understand that most hockey players are 6"0 to 6"5 and between 195 and 240, except for some exceptions like certain defenceman. If you want to show that your not overweights, why.... show us some pics :)

Then again you could just be a monster.

Mine says: "Dude you have let yourself go, man. Stop playing video games and exercise and definately go on a diet, seriously."

I don't know what I did with it after that, I can't find it.

Im obese accoring to the thing... but I still use it everday

don't worry, I go to the gym and have a lot of muscle so it tells me i am overweight too, but i don't take seriously since I know it's based on BMI and don't distinguish between fat and muscle, but it's very fun game