are there really that many obese people out there???

[Anonymous]

Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:You might be surprised at what counts as clinically obese. At 5’8” and age 19, I was borderline clinically obese at 150 pounds. This was taken during a college exercise course.

But yes, Americans have a weight problem.

This is not even close to accurate.

I'm also 5'8. At 150 lbs BMI is 22.8, well within the "normal" weight category. To be in the overweight category you'd have to be at least 165, and that's 0.1 into the overweight category. To be in the obese category you'd have to be at least 198 lbs, and again that is 0.1 into the obese category. So basically 50 lbs more than what you said.

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Anonymous wrote:You might be surprised at what counts as clinically obese. At 5’8” and age 19, I was borderline clinically obese at 150 pounds. This was taken during a college exercise course.

But yes, Americans have a weight problem.

By what metric? Certainly not BMI, because those numbers result in a BMI of 23…. Did you have some sort of body composition test?

It's 22.8 not even close to obese. At your height you need to be 197 to be technically obese.

[Anonymous]

Yes there are. You have to leave the DMV and go where people actually live their suburban lives - not just major cities or resorts full of other DMV upper middle class people - aka rich in “regular America”.

I am a size 14 and I am nearly always the largest woman in the room at work or my kids’ school events. Where I grew up in the semi-rural Midwest, I am average sized. I almost never see a chubby or overweight child in my NoVa community. When I see pictures my HS and college friends post of their kids, it’s easier to count the kids who are NOT chubby.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to other states. I think in the DMV people are much more fit than the rest of the country. I don't want to pick on the midwest or south, but nearly everyone is obese. And obese is just 30lbs more than your ideal weight.

Yes, I think people sometimes have this idea of what obese looks like, but someone who is 5’7” and obese at 195 is not going to look that huge, really (especially if your mental image is 300+).

I’m 5’8” and 198-201 pounds. I am obese, if just barely. I am a size 12-14 and I dress in a way that flatters my shape or at least doesn’t call attention to my size. I am fit - I’ll run the Cherry Blossom 10M in a few weeks in 90-95 minutes. I don’t have a “fat face”. When I am standing up straight, I don’t have any rolls or folds in my skin. My spouse and children are slim which I think helps people not think of us as a “fat family”. I have always had a larger body and frame. When I weight 180 - 17 pounds overweight on the BMI chart - I wear a size 10-12 clothing and get a lot of compliments. When I weigh 165, still technically 2 pounds overweight, I am still a size 10, but people ask my husband about my health behind my back or ask me about my job
stress to my face.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to other states. I think in the DMV people are much more fit than the rest of the country. I don't want to pick on the midwest or south, but nearly everyone is obese. And obese is just 30lbs more than your ideal weight.

Exactly. One day at Disney and you’ll be left wondering what’s gone wrong in America.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to other states. I think in the DMV people are much more fit than the rest of the country. I don't want to pick on the midwest or south, but nearly everyone is obese. And obese is just 30lbs more than your ideal weight.

Yes, I think people sometimes have this idea of what obese looks like, but someone who is 5’7” and obese at 195 is not going to look that huge, really (especially if your mental image is 300+).

I'm 5'7 and 150 and I look and feel plump. Not bothered enough by it to take injections, though. Just good old fashioned eat less, move more and try to drop 10-15 by summer.

[Anonymous]

Interesting the attitude about living in this area. There are PLENTY of overweight and obese people here. None of them live in a food desert, and many of them are very wealthy. They live in McLean. You can find them at the total wine on chain bridge or the Costco in Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:Go to other states. I think in the DMV people are much more fit than the rest of the country. I don't want to pick on the midwest or south, but nearly everyone is obese. And obese is just 30lbs more than your ideal weight.

Yes, I think people sometimes have this idea of what obese looks like, but someone who is 5’7” and obese at 195 is not going to look that huge, really (especially if your mental image is 300+).

Yup. I am 5'6" weigh 197 lbs and am clinically obese. I look like a healthy yet chubby middle aged woman, but according to the BMI charts, I am obese.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Have you been to a mall or disney world?

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I recently read an article that stated that the average woman in the US is 170 lbs, not taking into account height, bone structure or muscle, just an average for all women in the US. This is one of the few categories in which I am above average!

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Disney World isn’t representative either. It costs a lot of money to go to Disney World.

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TikTok keeps showing me women who are “midsize” and look plus sized to me, and it has made me realize how different the same clothing size can look at different heights. Which I don’t really get why? But anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to other states. I think in the DMV people are much more fit than the rest of the country. I don't want to pick on the midwest or south, but nearly everyone is obese. And obese is just 30lbs more than your ideal weight.

Yes, I think people sometimes have this idea of what obese looks like, but someone who is 5’7” and obese at 195 is not going to look that huge, really (especially if your mental image is 300+).

I'm 5'7 and 150 and I look and feel plump. Not bothered enough by it to take injections, though. Just good old fashioned eat less, move more and try to drop 10-15 by summer.

You’re BMI is 23.5, obviously you are not getting medication.

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Sorry *your* BMI