Why does my boyfriend have a higher BMI than me, but I look like I have so much !
Question: Why does my boyfriend have a higher BMI than me, but I look like I have so much more fat!?
My boyfriend has a BMI of 21 and I have a BMI of 20, but he looks incredibly thin and I look so pudgy! It's obvious that I have more fat when I sit down or wear jeans that are too tight!.
Also he can eat whatever he wants and I have to eat like a bird to keep from gaining weight!
(We have the same activity level and we're both the same age)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Also he can eat whatever he wants and I have to eat like a bird to keep from gaining weight!
(We have the same activity level and we're both the same age)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
You do realise that females have a higher percentage of body fat than males!?
Say your bf and you have the same BMI, chances are his body fat percentage will be quite a bit less than yours unless you happen to be particularly athletic and he's a couch potatoe lol!.
Healthy females have 17%-29% body fat and healthy males have 9%-21% body fat!. So for example, at a BMI of 20 you might have 22% body fat and he might have 14% body fat, which is perfectly healthy and normal!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Say your bf and you have the same BMI, chances are his body fat percentage will be quite a bit less than yours unless you happen to be particularly athletic and he's a couch potatoe lol!.
Healthy females have 17%-29% body fat and healthy males have 9%-21% body fat!. So for example, at a BMI of 20 you might have 22% body fat and he might have 14% body fat, which is perfectly healthy and normal!.Www@Answer-Health@Com