Have you ever looked at the BMI chart and wondered where they could have gotten it from? Yeah, it makes sense – height and weight – but with so many body types out there, should people be so quick to adhere to what the chart says?

Some people aren’t so sure. And others? Well some others thing the BMI chart is the biggest heap of crap since that scene with the dinosaur poo in Jurassic Park.

One of the latter is the blogger at Shapely Prose. She has put together an absolutely amazing slideshow that will make you think twice before you start talking about how right and perfect the BMI chart is.

And before anyone gets into that here, think about this: Arnold. Ahnold. You know him. Governor of California. Terminator guy. Buff, built, and tall.

According to the BMI chart, he’s obese. (Maybe even morbidly obese, but I can’t remember exactly how tall he is and what he weighs.)

Therein lies the trouble with the BMI chart and with a lot of the other charts out there – there are too many body shapes among us to make a single chart that encompasses everyone. Some work better than others, but the current BMI chart certainly isn’t the chart that ends all charts.

Being a woman who is not only fairly tall but with broad shoulders and a big bone structure (I know you’ve heard that one before, but it’s true), I would probably not look so good at my ‘ideal’ weight according to the BMI chart. I can’t tell you that for certain, but looking around I can tell you it with a lot of confidence.

I’m not against the BMI chart, I’m just against it being the be all and end all of weight judgment.

Go here to check out the amazing slideshow and tell me what you think.