If muscle weighs more than fat...

[blue_angel]

A guy referred to me at our weekend ride, saying it was no wonder I could outride the guys on a climb being such a "small woman".

I'm 5'4'' and weight 140 pounds, still struggling to get into an acceptable BMI range...

How is 5'4" and 140 not in an acceptable BMI range? I wouldn't put much stock in BMI anyway: according to that metric, most athletes are obese.

[limewave]

I had my annual appt last week. And my doc, who is very blunt and has terrible bedside manners (one of the reasons I love her) actually approved of my weight! She looked at my height, my weight and said "technically, you are over a healthy BMI. But, I can look at you and see that you are very fit--it's one of those rare times I throw out the bmi. Good work."

She's an athlete too.

[Susan]

How is 5'4" and 140 not in an acceptable BMI range? I wouldn't put much stock in BMI anyway: according to that metric, most athletes are obese.

Oh, you are right, I didn't do the math properly going from metric to your standard measures. 5'4'' and 140 is in an acceptable BMI range, but my BMI is 26.
I don't put much stock in BMI or even the scale, but I am much heavier than I look.

[Dogmama]

A woman on another board has won many competitions in the dead lift. She is solid muscle, but her BMI shows her as obese. For that reason, she's unable to get life insurance. Crazy.