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To: metmom

Yeah and body builders. I’m 6 foot and 190 lbs. Fit as a fiddle and it says I’m overweight. It was made up by a mathematician.

Just looking at a person is a better indicator of obesity. The fact that doctors and healthcare providers use it says a lot about their intelligence.


20 posted on 02/11/2025 5:46:40 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
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To: HYPOCRACY
It's winter and I went in for my regular checkup. The check-in MA asked me to get on the scale. Keep in mind, it's still winter.

I've got boots on. Long johns. Jeans. T-shirt. Shirt. Heavy winter coat. Hat. Gun belt. Holster. Sidearm. Wallet, keys, change, etc.

But that weight is the weight that went into my chart and is the weight they used for the BMI calc.

Not particularly precise measurements.

23 posted on 02/12/2025 4:37:31 AM PST by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: He that denies that Jesus is the Christ is a liar and antichrist. )
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