Ugh. I am so sick of hearing people I know who are a little overweight classify themselves as “obese”. You’re not obese. Chunky maybe, but not obese. Sure we all know someone who is obese, but excuse me if I don’t think that 20 lbs over what someone thinks the “ideal weight” for someone’s height is should be in the obese category. And all of this came from that stupid BMI chart.
I’m going to straight up say that the BMI index is bullshit.
Some people might want to speak up here and say “Amanda, the BMI chart was created by a Belgian mathematician who is smarter than you! How can you say that you know more about the BMI chart with your Communications degree?!” Well… I can’t. And if any of you have ever read my blog before you realize I am not one to write out a thesis and show a lot of factual evidence either. I’m just a fun lovin gal stating her opinion! But the truth is that the BMI index was created in the 1800′s so why we are still using it is beyond me. I am fairly certain we can all agree we have made some pretty big advances in health since then… But I digress.
What I’m here to say is that I am so exhausted with people measuring themselves up to the BMI! (Or well… a lot of things actually. Models, Actresses, exceptionally pretty normal humans, etc.) There are a lot of people out there who use health as an excuse to cover up vanity. Well that’s dumb. Can’t we just be vain instead of blaming some of these things on our “health” (FYI- yes I’d be an idiot to not know that there is a certain extent of extra weight a person can take on before it becomes unhealthy). I’ll be the first to admit my vanity. I want to lose extra weight so that I can look damn good in anything I want. I want to be able to shop in any store. I want men to give me the double take. And I personally am captivated by my own reflection! I’m not going to sit here and tell you I’m looking to lose weight for “health reasons” because I’d say that usually takes the back seat to vanity for most people when it comes to losing weight. Don’t get me wrong, it can be a very valid reason, but let’s call a spade a spade shall we?
I’d also like to know who decided that once you tip into that “overweight” or even “obese” section of the BMI that you are suddenly unhealthy. Let me tell ya, I spent a good chunk in my life in the “obese” section and now I am getting nearer to the “normal” section and I have been healthy my entire life! I know people who have been in the obese section and the doctor will comment on how healthy they are, even for someone of their weight. The BMI hardly able to tell you if you’re healthy or not. It might be a first step on a guess to if you’re healthy, but I am so tired of people using that as an excuse to whine about their weight. Let’s all admit it. We want to be foxy. It’s okay, we all like to be attractive! But stop using the BMI as your scale! It’s not even accurate! There have been many studies showing its inaccuracy lately. So let’s all just agree to let the BMI obsession go by the wayside, deal??
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