Anonymous #1 11w

It’s so annoying. Literally talked to a guy “I wouldn’t date a girl over 160” showed him a picture of my sister (180lbs, 5’5). “Oooh she’s hot”

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Anonymous OP 11w

I fucking would.. I love petite and thicc

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Anonymous OP 11w

That’s incredible. I keep telling people that that number isn’t even something most people can reasonably imagine, and as a guy, I certainly can’t on a woman lmao

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Anonymous #3 11w

Wym?

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Anonymous OP 11w

CARES

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Anonymous #1 11w

Yes. In women you have to account for body shape, chest, hips, etc

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Anonymous #3 11w

I know plenty of women who care. Both because men use it to degrade women based on weight alone and doctors use BMI to dismiss many conditions as “weight” issues

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Anonymous OP 11w

No they don’t no one cares about the number

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Anonymous OP 11w

If ur fat ur fat simple as that

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Anonymous #3 11w

Lmao I’d like to hear you say that to 80% of the medical field bro. And atleast 50% of the dating scene

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Anonymous OP 11w

If doctors say that you are overweight, you should listen to them. And if ppl you are dating don’t want to date you due to weight it’s because you look big, not because a number turned them off

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Anonymous OP 11w

Ur just echochambering some internet bullshit

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Anonymous #3 11w

Lmao obviously you don’t know what it’s like to carry a higher weight in a good way. Doctors look at the numbers. Arbitrary BMI statistics that have been said to be outdated for years but are still for some reason used as a standard— it’s stupid.

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Anonymous OP 11w

I do research in lipid metabolism, and in my opinion it makes sense for BMI to still be use to an extent. But most doctors today I think would agree that BMI is flawed. And also like carrying excess fat on your body isn’t good. This also isn’t totally indicated by BMI btw, I’m in a healthy BMI range and I carry a bit of excess fat, but still being overweight puts you at higher risk for a lot of things both in the present and in the long run

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Anonymous OP 11w

Because you aren’t a body builder bro. You aren’t mostly muscle and your skeletal weight can be measured mostly by height. Most of everyone’s weight is fat, so when ur heavier than most people at ur height, it’s because you’re fat

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Anonymous OP 11w

Even if you look good, that doesn’t make it healthy

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Anonymous #4 11w

Now in terms of attractiveness, that’s up to personal discretion. There’s nothing wrong with liking someone who is overweight, nobody should be ashamed of it, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with liking a specific body type. Just don’t talk about it honestly

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Anonymous #4 11w

I believe that body fat percentage measurements would be a more accurate representation of a woman’s body. I have a large chest- wide birthing hips. Both naturally. Using actual measurements are much more accurate when it comes to female bodies. BMI only takes height and weight into consideration— and weight itself can vary so much from day to day.

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Anonymous OP 11w

You have a large cuza fat and body fat measurments are subjective, usually gathered from data such as bmi. It’s impossible to get an accurate body fat % on a living person

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Anonymous OP 11w

The reason why I think BMI is worthwhile is only as a preliminary measurement / warning as a risk factor. If someone is overweight due to muscle or other factors often a doctor can tell, but most people have high BMI due to excess body fact, and if they are concern they will give recommendations accordingly. That’s not to say there aren’t doctors who do different, ofc there are they are not a monolith

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Anonymous OP 11w

BMI is much simpler than TRULY ACCURATE body fat measurement

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Anonymous OP 11w

That being said nobody should be made to hate themselves or their body due to their weight. Really, rather than focusing on weight or form, as a society we should focus on simply encouraging healthy habits. Everyone will benefit, people will lose weight or gain weight or stay the same depending on who they are, and exercise offers benefits in confidence and whatnot

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Anonymous #3 11w

Fat ≠ large breasts just as skinny ≠ small breast. Hip bone placement is also typically genetic and the army- for instance- uses BMI as a preliminary but also measure waist circumference- I believe the also measure your neck circumference as well but I’m not sure- to get a more accurate estimate of body fat percentage measurements

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Anonymous OP 11w

Girly just eat better ffs

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Anonymous #3 11w

Ok you’re kinda being an asshole

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Anonymous #4 11w

I’m being honest

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Anonymous #4 11w

It’s not like her doctor is just missing some key information about body fat

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Anonymous #4 11w

BMI is simpler but incredibly inaccurate. It would be extremely difficult for me to get down to 120lbs and I look healthy at my current weight— which by BMI standards is overweight verging on obese. My youngest sister is 5’7 and only 130lbs ish and is an absolute bean pole but hits her BMI sweet spot

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Anonymous #4 11w

“Oh I only went to medical school for 7 years and then worked as a doctor for decades I never considered that bmi might be a little off” bro if doc said she needs to lose weight then she needs to lose weight

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Anonymous #3 11w

We don’t know how she eats, and either way her being however much overweight is more likely better than an eating disorder. There are lots of measures of health, and while fat is one of them it is not the only and not always the most important

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Anonymous #3 11w

I eat really well, thanks. I have MCAS so I actually can’t eat many frozen and processed foods and have to have a really good diet not to be sick. I’m basically “allergic” to most foods and have reactions to anything containing histamines

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Anonymous OP 11w

And yet ur still overweight

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Anonymous #4 11w

Yeah we do

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Anonymous #4 11w

This is very true. My diet is very good but limited so there is only so much I can do with it. But ED prevention is so incredibly important as it has become such a big issue— atleast in the U.S

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Anonymous OP 11w

Yes I agree BMI is inaccurate, and if your doctor is pushing you to feel bad about your body and/or do unhealthy things then I’m sorry. Just try to eat healthy, stay active, and sleep well

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Anonymous #3 11w

I look ~healthy~. BMI is not the best indicator for overweight or not, which is what I’ve been saying.

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Anonymous OP 11w

Jesus Christ

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Anonymous #4 11w

If you’re doing those things then you should feel great! There are also super fit looking people who have alcohol/cigarette/drug problems or eating disorder or mental health problems. HEALTH ISNT JUST FAT

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Anonymous #4 11w

No, but failing to admit your shortcomings is a sure sign on mental insecurity, and refusing to admit those things will never ever help

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Anonymous #4 11w

Honestly you should always feel great! Health is super important, but so is living a happy life

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Anonymous #4 11w

I just wish someone would come up with a better standard is all. It took me SO long to get diagnosed with my MCAS because it kept getting brushed off even with all my tests like cholesterol, A1C, etc. coming out perfectly fine. It’s frustrating

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Anonymous OP 11w

Wait sorry do you mean MCAD or MCAS? Just cause they are next to each other on the keyboard just making sure

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Anonymous #4 11w

MCAS. I’m also allergic to red meat (not via AGS) so my diet is extremely limited.

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Anonymous OP 11w

So eat less

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Anonymous OP 11w

I dont est red meat by choice. If you want dietary talk I mean I’m obv not an expert, but I have done a lot of reading to choose my diet and also I think it’s an interesting field, but also i’m more so just excited by nutritional science you don’t need to hear about it. Honestly live your life and try your best

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Anonymous #4 11w

lol if you have any good low-histamine recipes my ears are open! Most of foods are porridge and fruit based rn as I was just diagnosed with it about a month ago. Still trying to figure out a diet that doesn’t make me ill 🙃 I used to eat tuna and stuff but can’t anymore bc of the histamine

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