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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone read the NYT magazine?  There was this interesting article that had a little photo chart in it.  It showed approximately what a female and a male body looks like at varying BMIs.  It also said that people frequently think they are slimmer than they really are.  I wish I could remember what it was, but it was very interesting.

Anyway, I'm 5'8" and about 135-140.  I'm a size 4 and have size 10 feet.  I am not very toned post-kids unfortunately, but if I get sick, people start telling me I look too skinny.  That said, I feel like a large person.  I am tall and I have big hands and feet and I am not stick thin.  So OP, I definitely understand feeling big.

I definitely understand that how people carry weight varies, but I'm going to back up the one PP who said that the height/weight numbers people are quoting here are not from obese people, but definitely aren't from slim people either.  OP's BMI is 23.1, which is on the high side of normal (defined as 18.5–24.9).  I disagree with 12:44 that the PP is being unrealistic and unhealthy.  Her BMI is actually right on target at 130/135.

[b]The NYT article had you looking at the pictures to select which one you thought you looked like and then seeing if you chose correctly.  I was kind of shocked that I chose a picture 1.5 points under my actual BMI (which is 20.5).  Apparently I think I'm thinner than I actually am.[/b]
Anyway, just thought that was interesting.

Here is the link to that article.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/are-most-people-in-denial-about-their-weight/

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