Fat and happy, baby!

[chronarchy]

According to my University-provided health assessment, I am overweight and I need more exercise.

No wonder kids have image problems, if I am overweight.

Anyway, guess what this means?

I have a prescription to go hiking!

Comments

[road_trip_judi]

Ha! As if *you* need a prescription for that!

[chronarchy]

I think, personally, that everyone needs such a prescription!

[tesinth]

Well, imagine what mine told me then! :)

[chronarchy]

"Good thing you're not as fat as chronarchy?"

I tell ya, that "Body Mass Index" is a disaster waiting to happen. Shit, when I was in the best shape of my life, I weighed in at 200 lbs, which meant I was even more overweight!

(Yeah, yeah: doesn't take into account muscle versus fat, etc, etc, etc. But I know that schools use "target" BMI readings for kids all over the country. I'd have to lose weight to get a healthy weight, but my body has been at the point of "if you eat more or exercise more, you'll gain weight" for about 10 years now. I'm doomed to be perpetually "overweight" by the BMI because of the way my body functions.)

[tesinth]

Yeah, BMI is a bunch of crap. When I did it last year, the nurse took into account clothing and muscles, this year another nurse just regurgitated everything. Granted, I have way too much fat cells in my body, but also a good amount of muscle (yeah, I know I should do cardio instead of lift weights when I exercise, which is no where near as often as I should be doing anyway)...

[chronarchy]

Yeah, mine also took into account my clothes, keys, cell phone, wallet, portable altar, pocket change. . . I also realized that I probably have more weight in my hair alone than usual (average haircuts equal about 6 oz, and I'm far beyond the average haircut length for me, so maybe as much as a pound).

At least she had me take off my shoes :)

[chronarchy]

It has always been a secret fear of mine that everyone said that as I walked by. I tremble at the thought!

[wishesofastar]

Hey, unlike chronarchy, at least your "roll" in society isn't visible!

are you f---ing serious.

[whereismypraire]

Yea...I...

Jesus.

Re: are you f---ing serious.

[chronarchy]

Yep! Completely serious!

[chirael]

I've never tried a BMI assessment, and I can't say this makes me eager to do so :)

My measures are 1) the scale and/or pants, and 2) progress on my weights.

If my waist size on my pants is going down, the scale says I'm losing weight, and I'm steadily increasing the weights I lift... then who gives a crap about BMI? :)

Thanks for sharing, fat-ass ;)

[chronarchy]

BMI's are very simple:

You just put in two measurements and it tells you if you're fat or not: height and weight.

At Ohio State's HR department, the BMI gives a crap about you!

Now, go take it so I can end with something snappy like, "You're welcome, chunky!"

[chronarchy]

That's right! This isn't golf scores, baby!