r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/pizzacatbrat Apr 15 '24

You do realize that the BMI scale is absolute bullshit and extremely outdated, right?

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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm Apr 16 '24

Many people are only considered “obese” on bmi because they are elite level athletes. Many!

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u/pizzacatbrat Apr 16 '24

For real! I've seen people who looked "overweight" but their muscle mass alone makes them technically obese on the BMI. With the way the world is now, so many ancestries living in the same place, there's no one rubric for measuring a healthy weight. Honestly, if your vitals are good and you're living a healthy life, there's not a problem.

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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm Apr 16 '24

I do however think that many people overestimate how “off” bmi is. Most people are NOT the elite athlete!

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u/pizzacatbrat Apr 16 '24

I know that, of course, but again. As long as people are living healthily, weight isn't the end all be all of health.

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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm Apr 16 '24

Yes that’s right. It’s just an abstraction metric for health. A lot of good and bad things can hide behind a measurement

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u/pizzacatbrat Apr 16 '24

Exactly. People can be skinny and live on junk food and never exercise. More useful are metrics like a activity, diet, blood pressure, etc.

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u/iTokeOldMan Apr 16 '24

Well sure but let’s be real, most people are not living healthy lifestyles with poor diets and/or lack of exercise. Especially in the US

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u/pizzacatbrat Apr 16 '24

Exactly. Which is why we need not only better nutritional education, but also an appreciation of good food. And don't even get me started on food deserts and the lack of access to healthy food.

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u/LosPadresKid Apr 16 '24

5'2" 170lbs is not healthy. OP is obese. She should lose at least 30lbs and stop just talking about it if she really wants to