This Is What Obese Looks Like

Funny thing–not only does my BMI change due to normal weight fluctuations from things like eating and having my period, but when I calculate BMI using my exact height (5′6.75″) instead of rounding up to 5′7″ because I’m lazy, I don’t even fluctuate between overweight and obese. I’m just obese. I think this is a good example of why the dividing line is kind of meaningless.

Anyway, I thought my outfit this morning was good for showing off what obese looks like, so I took a picture. Apologies for being a headless fatty, but I like being anonymous on the internet.

20 years old, female, 5′6.75″, 192 lbs., 30.3 BMI, 42-36-45

And I’m not even sucking in my stomach.

EDIT: Oh, and in order to be at the top end of “normal,” I’d have to lose 35 lbs. My doctor told me to lose 50.

Measuring Weight Loss

I don’t understand how or why people could measure weight loss or gain in ounces. My normal, day-to-day weight fluctuations are on the order of one or two pounds. Whether I’m “overweight” or “obese” pretty much just depends on what time of the month it is. Do chronic dieters just focus a lot on keeping their weight abnormally steady, or are my weight fluctuations just way crazy?