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When we were kids, my sister & I would receive a "fitness report" every year inside our report cards, My sister, who was ( & still is) very strong & fit, far exceeded the standards for her age& gender  in every category (how fast & long she could run, how many sit-ups & pull-ups she could do, etc) except for BMI. It always said that she was overweight even though nobody looking at her in a bathing suit would have ever thought that she was anywhere close to being overweight -- she had very little fat on her; she just  took after our mom & had a larger bone structure.  This really gave her an unhealthy complex about her strong, athletic body  from a young age. Looking at pictures now, she wonders how she could have ever thought she was fat. Then she remembers that it was because of those damn fitness reports  :twisted:

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This was me, too.  I remember when I tried out for cheerleading, I had the highest score.  I could tumble better than anyone on the team, I was awesome at jumps, and I had a lot of stamina.  I was totally fit size 6, solid muscle.   However, I will never forget the comment they put on my scorecard: "Could stand to lose a little weight."  I was crushed. [/quote]

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