BMI was designed around a study of European men.
So is meaningless to anyone outside of that group.
Especially women!

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You look thin and also, gorgeous. The BMI chart was designed to measure the health of large populations of people; the fact that it's ever used on individuals is kind of absurd. It fails to account for individual factors like bone density and bone size, and it doesn't adequately account for height either even though it's part of the formula. If you don't think your body dysmorphia will let up knowing that (which makes sense considering that it's unhealthy thought patterns and all), you might wanna check up on ways to measure your percent body fat with medical professionals.

But yeah, you definitely look thin. Very nice hair, too.

The issue with body dysmorphia is that it trains you to recognize fat and it will never let you be happy with what you look like because you can always find a bit of fat because we need it to live.

The question is are you HEALTHY. And you look great and very healthy.

BMI charts are a guideline and really don't account for build, either.

You look FINE!! No not overweight 🌹...I just read the other day, that BMI is quite inaccurate Because it was made for and by, European men. So it was based on a MAN'S body mostly. Which it said, does not account for a woman's different anatomy....so they're trying to slowly alter the BMI system..not go by it as much🌻

Well done for losing those lbs 💕 you look great and clearly a healthy weight to me. Healthy weight bmi goes up to 24.9 but it is just a number and these healthy weight boundaries will just be averages. You don’t seem close to the top of it at all

Girl , you’re not overweight at all 😲. You look great.

you look healthy to me. you look like you could stand to lose or gain a few pounds and still be healthy either way. BMI charts are just based on average builds and could vary according to your bone and muscular structure.

You look healthy. BmI isnt the best to go by. It doesn't take a lot of factors into account

As I mentioned to Harriet in the comments, BMI is outdated and a relic of the past, so definitely disregard it. Even so, you look *ab fab* (AB-so-looooote-ly FAB-oh-luss 😛) in this selfie. Everything about you is perfect, so simply maintain all that you're doing now. Hope that made at least some sense! 😂

I believe the BMI charts are based on the average American and the lines for over and under weight are lines of standard deviations. People the same height may have longer or shorter arms, may have thicker or less think bones, may have longer or shorter torsos, etc., etc. Also muscles are heavier than fat, so just being muscular along with having long arms may put someone over the edge. So take the charts with a grain of salt ... provided you don't have hypertension and aren't sodium sensitive ... in that case, may a grain of sugar, provided you don't have diabetes, or pre-diabetes :)

It's hard to judge caloric needs and consumption. Just 100 extra calories a day can translate into 50 extra pounds over a 5 year period. If neither gaining nor losing weight and otherwise at a healthy weight means you are probably consuming the right number of calories for whatever your activity level.

you look fabulous

They are both helpful and inaccurate, for adults. For most people if their BMI is outside the 'healthy range' they should probably consider some change to their lifestyle, eating habits, how much exercise they take and so on.

If you are inside the 'healthy range' you are most likely alright.

For children BMI is not very useful and the weight charts are much better but of course both BMI and weight charts suffer from the same problem: if you are not a part of the population that was used to generate the charts then the chart will not be as good.

But both are just simple guides to get a starting point, to suggest whether or not it might be worth getting a second opinion.

BMI 24.4 is not overweight. Between 18.5 and 24.9 is normal. Well done losing all those pounds. Also you look just fine and healthy to me~

You do not look overweight at all. Ignore BMI and any other measurement that triggers ED.

You look great. BMIs are an average and also muscle weighs more than body fat so that's something to take into consideration.

From what I can see in the picture you are not overweight. A BMI of 22–23 would be better, but yours is still healthy. Why would you want to look like a beanpole?
Enjoy your life and stop worrying please. You're good. 🌷

BMI is useful across populations or as a rough guide, so I wouldn’t stress too much. That said, if it puts you into obese or underweight categories it’s a good time to ask your doc about what that means for you personally.

Your BMI is healthy and you look healthy, no need to worry.

You don't look overweight, but the BMI is a pretty accurate indicator of what your weight should be based on your height. Yes, body types do exist and people who are heavier will struggle to lose weight. But you need to get it to the healthy BMI range to avoid health problems

May I ask the source of that information?
If you got it from Google, I totally get it; if you got it from a doctor/dietician or trainer, that's an issue.

EDIT: You look spectacular, btw!

Does it matter what I say?

I think u look fine and I think the bmi chart is horrible almost everyone is over weight according to it

The sink counter seems unnecessarily cluttered.

You don't look one bit overweight. I'd say your body looks normal and healthy.

I'll stop here for tonight. 🤗

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How tall are you?

You do not look overweight to me ....

I don't put a lot of stock in the Bmi chart. But my honest opinion isn you look great. Don't let worries about your weight rule your life. The people who judge you for your weight are not worth knowing

Looks good

BMI charts suck Ass!
I know about eating disorders, Body Dismorphia, and the never ending cycle. Hugs 🤗🤗

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You don't look overweight at all. You look healthy to me and pretty damn good too.