Am I Really On Over Weigth?

[calaras]

Hello Folks!. Greetings from Colombia South America
I?m new on this web page. I think it is awesome.

I?m 27, 5'10'', 198lbs, a fat % of 19.1%. and i?ve been doing workout since 12 months ago. My physician says that i?m IN overwiegth, but sincerly i dont believe him. Yeas, i have a bit of extra tummy, but jus a BIT!! Ipve been doing 45 min cardio 4 times a week but since 5 months agos, i have not loss a pound.!!

There is something different in me. I live in Colombia, south America. I dont know if the measures differ from US Standards?

Should i loose more weight ?. When can i improve an get more muscle.? Can I use protein supplements/complements?

Thank you

[QuadR]

What are your short term goals?

Lose weight?
Gain muscle?

You can establish both, however your diet and cardio must be kety factors in losing weight firts. If you are at 19%BF, that is not in the overweight category for your age. You are in the good field of BF. You will need to establish a low carb, calorie diet to lose weight and you can add protein to your diet to add muscle mass. It is best to try and lose what you want to lose first, then begin to bulk up.

[Jimspeed]

according to BMI - you are overweight. You need to be around 173lbs in order to be considered "normal"

19.1% bf, you need to work to get that down..

Work on your diet- it's obviously not good if your not losing any weight.

[goodfella0729]

id say you can definetly lose some more fat. just keep working out and doing cardio but the most important part is going to be your diet. if you workout like crazy but have a poor diet, your results will be poor as well.

[indykappa]

i haven't posted on this site yet, but i've been lurking for awhile. i have never really bought into the whole "you are this height, so your weight should be..." charts. i think it's a good starting point but definitely not the end all be all

i played baseball in college. at the start of the season, i weighed 190 lbs and had a bf% of about 10. i am 5'10. according to "the charts" i was overweight.

hardly the case, but that's what "the chart" said...

[Dlauger]

What are your short term goals?

Lose weight?
Gain muscle?

You can establish both, however your diet and cardio must be kety factors in losing weight firts. If you are at 19%BF, that is not in the overweight category for your age. You are in the good field of BF. You will need to establish a low carb, calorie diet to lose weight and you can add protein to your diet to add muscle mass. It is best to try and lose what you want to lose first, then begin to bulk up.

^ this.

If you are 19%bf you should def try to eliminate some fat. Good luck, In my experience as a trainer I would say that your results, depending on the person, are based 75-95% on your diet. Take a good look at what you eat.

[bluedo]

according to BMI - you are overweight. You need to be around 173lbs in order to be considered "normal"

19.1% bf, you need to work to get that down..

Work on your diet- it's obviously not good if your not losing any weight.

BMI was created in the 1400s. For some reason intellegent Dr.s Seem to think it still works. By this scale almost every body builder and most professional athletes are obese, and the only people in good condition are cross country runners and cyclist. Just work on cutting your bf down with a cal def.

[Viking1983]

according to BMI - you are overweight. You need to be around 173lbs in order to be considered "normal"

19.1% bf, you need to work to get that down..

Work on your diet- it's obviously not good if your not losing any weight.

Well BMI is BS, it doesnt really take in muscle mass. Over half the people on this board are considered obese on a BMI scale. At 19.1%, that is overweight. Around 15% or so is considered average or healthy. What are your goals? Are you looking to get shredded for the beach? Looking for overall health benefits?

[QuadR]

Well BMI is BS, it doesnt really take in muscle mass. Over half the people on this board are considered obese on a BMI scale. At 19.1%, that is overweight. Around 15% or so is considered average or healthy. What are your goals? Are you looking to get shredded for the beach? Looking for overall health benefits?

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If you go by BMI, every damn NFL, NBA, Major League etc... extreme athlete is overweight. You need to determine your goals and go from there.!

[QuadR]

according to BMI - you are overweight. You need to be around 173lbs in order to be considered "normal"

19.1% bf, you need to work to get that down..

Work on your diet- it's obviously not good if your not losing any weight.

Go here and check out a few statements on BMI.
http://www.dietandfitnesstoday.com/bmifaq.php

[Nel45788]

Not to beat a dead horse, but don't go by the BMI Index. Go by how you look in the mirror, and how you feel. The BMI and the weight that your scale tells you does not indicate whether you are at a healthy weight because it does not take into account how many pounds of it is lean muscle weight. Michael Jordan was considered by the BMI Index to be "Obese" in his prime...GG