Well, I too had crossed the border to "obese", meaning that i had a mody mass index over 30. Now they just call me "really overweight". First, I didn't really feel obese at all, I felt slightly fatty. I still fitted into skirts size 12 (if we count your kind of sizes). (and trousers size 16, but let's not focus on that)
The important thing is that body mass index sucks. First it doesn't care about whether you are big boned or not (i am), second, it doesn't care if you have muscle mass or not. It's not a good way of measuring weight at all.
Thirdly: you are very pretty. Fair enough if your doctor thinks loosing a few kilos would benefit your health, but obesity just doesn't cut it.
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on 2006-12-02 11:12 am (UTC)The important thing is that body mass index sucks. First it doesn't care about whether you are big boned or not (i am), second, it doesn't care if you have muscle mass or not. It's not a good way of measuring weight at all.
Thirdly: you are very pretty. Fair enough if your doctor thinks loosing a few kilos would benefit your health, but obesity just doesn't cut it.