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To: irishtenor
I'm 5'10" and weight 285 pounds. I am over weight, but not obese.

When I was 27, I was 6-6 and 213 pounds. Hardly had any fat on me. And the BMI said I was borderline overweight. The BMI makes no attempt to factor in muscularity. A far better measurement is comparing one's weight to one's displacement in a water tank.

13 posted on 03/03/2005 1:20:54 PM PST by dirtboy (Drooling moron since 1998...)
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To: dirtboy

I have a friend whose doctor told him, after he lost 40 lbs., that he was now Class 2 obese. He asked the doctor, "What do I have to do to just be FAT?!"


23 posted on 03/03/2005 2:11:25 PM PST by no more apples (my give-a-damn's busted)
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To: dirtboy

When I swim, I sink if I stop stroking.


25 posted on 03/03/2005 2:30:29 PM PST by irishtenor (If stupidity were painful, the Democrats would NEED paid health care...)
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