She should recalculate. On most BMI charts I’ve seen, if you’re in the ideal range, stand sideways and stick out your tongue, you’ll be doing the perfect imitation of a zipper..It says I should weigh between 135 and 145. Hell, I haven’t seen 145 since 8th grade when I was 5’8".
I remember reading someplace that when you look at someone like Marilyn Monroe, by today’s standards, she would be overweight! So…forget that BMI Betty.
BMI’s should be done away with. It presents an unrealistic ideal of the “standard” for a human body. Not every human is born with the “standard” body type. The whole concept is stupid. No wonder we have bulimic 10 yr olds.
Plods with ...™ about 11 years ago
She should recalculate. On most BMI charts I’ve seen, if you’re in the ideal range, stand sideways and stick out your tongue, you’ll be doing the perfect imitation of a zipper..It says I should weigh between 135 and 145. Hell, I haven’t seen 145 since 8th grade when I was 5’8".
scrabblefiend about 11 years ago
I remember reading someplace that when you look at someone like Marilyn Monroe, by today’s standards, she would be overweight! So…forget that BMI Betty.
aerilim about 11 years ago
Most of her weight is distributed between her ankles and nose.
jackdohany about 11 years ago
BMI = body mass index… whatever the heck THAT is!
ncalifgirl58 about 11 years ago
It probably came from some government study.
tbritt99 about 11 years ago
BMI’s should be done away with. It presents an unrealistic ideal of the “standard” for a human body. Not every human is born with the “standard” body type. The whole concept is stupid. No wonder we have bulimic 10 yr olds.
inshadowz about 11 years ago
“I’m not fat! I’m just short for my weight!”
g cai about 11 years ago
stupid to measure individuals with BMI – it was developed in the 1930’s in Belgium to measure nutrition in populations of 100,000 or more people.
As Disraeli said – Lies, damn Lies and statistics.