Every time I see someone insist that doctors say that vaccines cause #Autism I remember the first doctor I saw after my lifetime doctor retired who told me that my eye floaters were toxoplasmosis.
Pro-tip- some doctors are wackadoo.
#OhLookTheFloatersAreBack
#VitreousFluidBeingSticky
#ImDehydrated
#FixingThat
I knew this doctor was wackadoo when he informed me that I needed to watch my weight despite struggling to gain weight at 117 pounds and 5'7 3/4" because, "Every 10 pounds on your front puts 100 pounds of pressure on your back."
I couldn't get out of there fast enough.
This is why I hold no truck at all with random people on the internet claiming that weight equals fitness.
I was literally underweight but socially acceptable.
Now I'm 30 pounds overweight due to injuries and chronic pain and I am disgusting and lazy.
I eat 3 meals a day, rarely snack, but I'm disgusting for having mass.
I hate people.
I have a friend who outweighs me by 50 pounds and is shorter than I am by 4 inches and older than I am by 20 years who can DESTROY me on a treadmill.
I am sick of people.
@weirdfizz
BMI is absolutely eugenicist crap, and I wish people would get on board with that.
My go to on this bullshit is explaining the caliper test we went through in gym class when I was a kid.
At that point nearly 5'8" and 103! pounds.
Calipers registered the flab in my arm.
Gym teachers were baffled.
Duh, fucks.
I wasn't using my arms. I rode my bike everywhere. Check my goddamn legs.
@weirdfizz
Also!
I had two kids and developed what they call Mom Biceps from the constant lifting of the kids.
As soon as I they weren't liftable anymore my biceps turned to flab.
But value is placed on definition and not actual strength.
It's a weird goddamn planet.
@Shelter My weight is a combination of genetic predisposition and how PTSD has screwed my body's chemistry. I am thankful I have a doc who explained that to me, listened to what I told her about food and physical activity, looks at my test results and tells me things are good so the big risk is for my joints, and explained to me why BMI is eugenecist crap.