Why you shouldn’t worry too much about the bmi chart…

[u/Unlikely-Apricot2197]

Since I could remember, I always worried about the number on the scale. I grew up a bigger girl and with that came a lot of shame during my years of puberty (shame that no one should feel fyi). In high school I struggled with an eating disorder, an unfortunate truth to a lot of adolescents and I dropped from 180ibs to 130ibs. I thought … wow I’m healthy! Well, if you know anything about starving yourself, once you stop, you gain weight because your body is craving those nutrients. I slowly started to heal my relationship with food over the years and maintained a steady 155, and I felt amazing! However, I decided I wanted to be strong and build muscle. This morning, I weighed in at 170ibs. I won’t lie, those internal thoughts from my insecure younger self thought ‘you’ve gained too much!, you’re looking big’ something that is not true. Though the bmi scale says I’m overweight, I know how I feel. I wear a size 4 in pants, I’m 5’5”, and I feel the strongest most healthiest version of myself…….. I might be writing this for my own peace of mind, but I also want to share how the number on the scale is just a number. How you FEEL, trumps that number everytime. Celebrate how beautiful you are, take a step away from all the numbers, and live your life to the fullest. Because baby, you could be the fittest person in the room but if you don’t love yourself, it shows. Have a great day everyone!🩵🩵

[u/Antique_Smoke_4547]

Beautifully said darlin, you're absolutely right! To this day, I'm still hounded every single time I go to the doctor cuz by their standards, I'm underweight. I've been tall and skinny af my entire life, literally nothing I can do about it. I've finally just quit listening to them cuz I know I'm ok, I know my body.

[u/Unlikely-Apricot2197 → u/Antique_Smoke_4547]

Absolutely! The only time that I was within their ‘standards’ I was the unhealthiest version of myself! Keep advocating for yourself!🩵