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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BMI is garbage psuedo-science.

Eat healthy foods.  Do exercise you enjoy.  Get good sleep.  Stop worrying about the scale.[/quote]

BMI is NOT garbage pseudo science.  and it's not "worrying about the scale."  It's quite a wide weight range at which a person is considered in a healthy range for their height.  I've been both near the top and the bottom of my BMI weight range.  The look is quite different, but both are healthy weights.

You are not at optimal health if you are below or above the scale.[/quote]

NP here: No really, the BMI is pseudo science. Do you even know how it was developed? Go listen to The Maintenance Phase podcast. There’s an episode devoted entirely to the BMI. [/quote]

Yes, a doctor I saw specifically for weight loss agrees with you.  But I think we can all agree that weighing 230 at 5'7" is not optimal for health.

OP, I topped out at 228 at 5'6".  The obesity/COVID severity link freaked me out and I got down to about 205 early in the pandemic.  More recently, I have gotten down to 200 and I am determined to lose at least half a pound a week until I get below 185 (the obesity line for me).  Then I will work on getting down to the healthy range.   [/quote]

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