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When I was in the best shape of my adult life, I weighed 175, with 10% body fat (measured with calipers) and a size 30 waist. I wasn't overly into lifting weights but did a lot of cardio. My BMI was 30 - obese.

5 years later. I do about 3 hours of cardio a week, I weigh 185 and my waist is about 32. My BMI is 31.8. No doctor has ever looked at me and said I need to lose weight.

BMI is completely bunk in my case.

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1. It's true that BMI doesn't provide a complete picture of a healthy fat percentage, but weight and waist measurements provide even less information, so I'm not sure why you would present that information as if it contributed to your point.

2. Caliper fat measurement is pretty accurate if done correctly, but it's also hard to do correctly.

3. In your own words, no doctor has ever looked at you and said you need to lose weight. This seems to indicate that while BMI isn't always an indicator of health, doctors are capable of identifying the exceptions.

You're 5'3" and weighed 175? You must be built like a tank

5"4. But like I said. I don't lift weights anymore at all. But most people assume I do.

As far as the caliper body fat test. It was done using 6 parts of the body.

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