Post your BMI

[RecondoJoe]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

BMI is simply a bad tool for individuals. This was made really clear in my health class 10 years ago, so people know this... They just don't care. If you apply a population tool to everyone it becomes a population tool. Just have to penalize the outliers as unhealthy so your data works. Institutions can't function with critical thinking about why exceptions happen.

I remember someone telling me that I should take measurements before I started a serious diet and workout regimen to lose weight. I did it, but I also weighed myself. I didn't think much of it.. I worked out super hard for like 4 weeks.. and when I weighed myself I had gained 10 pounds. I felt so upset and angry, and started having those thoughts run through my head about how much I hate people who have fast metabolisms because I had barely been eating, and had gone running every single night... then I remembered to measure my inches.. and I realized that I had lost 6 inches on my waist, literally... after that I've never put much emphasis on weight scales.