@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN Just remember, being 5 pounds underweight carries greater heart risks than being 20 pounds over.
@AskTheDevil Not sure when that will be though. According to BMI, I"m obese.
@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN @AskTheDevil I've never like the BMI metric, far too generic. Technically rmmosy rugby players and probably America football players will be "obese" according to BMI
@rych @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN My normal, healthy weight for most of my adult life, for decades, was 210-220 pounds. I'm of average height, but had lots of muscle mass and a large frame.
I am now 156 pounds.
All my bones are visible, I can't regulate body temp, and shake and ache from muscle loss.
But my BMI says I am healthy!
@AskTheDevil @rych @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN
When I worked for local government, they added a health incentive program with all sorts of support things.
One part of that was a BMI test.
I cannot tell you how many firemen (yah, the hunky fit kind) "failed" BMI because it doesn't account for quite a few body types.
Silly measurement.
@Cosmichomicide @rych @SECRET_ASIAN_MAN My skeleton is about twice the size of a friend of mine's who is the same height, because I was a muscular mesomorph that was physically active, and they are a slight, ectomorphic person who did desk jobs. They actually weigh more than me now, and I'm still _bigger_.