I don't know how much BMI can be relied on, but every few months I check to see how I'm going against that. I am now just under 30, which means I am technically no longer 'obese', just 'overweight'. (Just
That's down from 35 in June last year, and halfway to 'healthy'. That's exciting for me, and something to share in the lead up to my 1-year No-S anniversary.
Kathleen.
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I had my BMI checked a while ago and it said I was overweight, at which point the nurse looked at me, then looked back at her readout, then back at me, then back at the readout, then disregarded the answer and wrote down 'normal' on her chart.
I think a combination of factors must be viewed for an accurate appraisal of health - BMI is useful in some cases, but seems to be wrong in mine. I'm not particularly muscular, but I'm not overweight, either.
Maybe I just have really dense bones...
I think a combination of factors must be viewed for an accurate appraisal of health - BMI is useful in some cases, but seems to be wrong in mine. I'm not particularly muscular, but I'm not overweight, either.
Maybe I just have really dense bones...
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