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To: Still Thinking
"What Nestle won't tell you is that in 1998 the government arbitrarily shifted the BMI scale, instantly casting 39 million previously government-approved Americans into the "overweight" category."

I'm five-ten, and my weight fluctuates between 130 and 150. Although tall, I'm fine-boned; I can circle my wrist with my thumb and middle finger with quite a bit of overlap.

In 1998, the new BMI declared me overweight and recommended that I lose 15 pounds. At 115, I would look scary and Pelosi-like.
8 posted on 06/09/2004 10:46:51 AM PDT by Xenalyte (It's not often you see Johnny Mathis in the wild.)
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To: Xenalyte

You wanna lose 15 pounds? Take of the breastplate.


12 posted on 06/09/2004 10:48:54 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Xenalyte
Well, since the BMI thresholds are determined by useless nanny statist bureaucrats, maybe that's actually the objective, they WANT people to look Pelosi-like! ;-)

Also, do you have at least 50% less saturated fat and sugar than standard Xena? If not, you may not be allowed to call yourself Xenalyte! ;-)

127 posted on 06/09/2004 6:06:55 PM PDT by Still Thinking
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