I don't get the whole BMI thing. And don't really agree with the figures. I'm a 5'10 man of med/large frame. In my youth I was an active, although not competitive body builder so I have a good bit of muscile mass compared to the "average" person even now. When I started WW I weighted 254. Agreeably I was fat. Now I'm down to 190. I feel very good and went from a 42" waist to a 34". Physically I'm the same dimensions I was when I lifted weights a few years ago and the same weight. But according to the BMI chart, the most I should weigh is 174. If I lost another 16 pounds, I'd look like a starving, sick man. Why doesn't the BMI take into consideration muscle mass and bone mass? Or am I just not seeing the picture clearly?
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