BMI Is Dumb

Friday, August 26, 2022

I spent a couple of minutes messing around on the CDC's website yesterday with their BMI calculator.  I was curious as to how much weight I would still have to lose in order to be officially "not obese".  To reach their "healthy weight", the answer was ... A LOT.  Seriously, a lot.  I would have to be a weight I haven't seen since I was 35 years younger and 4-6 inches shorter.  It's ninety pounds below my immediate (long term) goal and forty pounds below my in-my-wildest-dreams stretch goal.

I've read a lot of criticism of BMI over the years but have never given it any meaningful thought, but man, if I were at that "healthy weight" just one pound below obese I would be a stick.

Moot point, since it's never going to happen.  But I am feeling good today after another drop despite eating a massive bacon cheeseburger etc for the second day in a row.  No repeat today, work and family stuff will cause bad eating, then it's the weekend and yeah.  

Breakfast:  Coffee

Yup.

Lunch:  Jimmy Johns Vito, salt and vinegar chips, light lemonade

Hurried.

Dinner:  Domino's pizza, garlic bread twists, misc items, 12 oz Mich Ultra, yellow cake w frosting, ice cream

Party.

Exercise:  9 holes with cart, not that much walking

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