Waist circumference and BMI together give a decent measure... In fact, wait circumference is pretty important, especially for me. Central Obesity (i.e. the sto

Waist circumference and BMI together give a decent measure... In fact, wait circumference is pretty important, especially for me. Central Obesity (i.e. the stomach, love handles, etc) is correlated with a lot of health problems - much stronger correlation that just being overweight in general. Other than that, the pinch test works well too.