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1. Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️ (phoneboy@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2017 13:40:31 EST Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️

   Depending on the BMI chart you look at, I am either Morbidly Obese or just Obese. Either way, it’s a significant improvement from where I was.

   1. Sir Ryan Bemrose (sirbemrose@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2017 13:45:51 EST Sir Ryan Bemrose

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      @PhoneBoy BMI is next to useless as a generic measurement of health, and even as a specific measurement it's not nearly so important as health professionals would have you think.

      For one, it doesn't take into account body shape and build. I have a muscular build with short legs and a long torso. (6'1" with a 28" inseam) Every doctor who brings up BMI to me, I dismiss as a quack.

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      1. Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️ (phoneboy@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2017 13:53:56 EST Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️

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         @SirBemrose I know BMI is not a great health measurement in the absolute. In relative terms, it’s useful for showing weight loss progress.

         1. Sir Ryan Bemrose (sirbemrose@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2017 13:54:47 EST Sir Ryan Bemrose

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            @PhoneBoy So is weight. Does your height vary that much during a diet routine?

            1. Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️ (phoneboy@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2017 14:56:06 EST Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️

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               @SirBemrose no but it does mean the next time I go visit my doctor, they'll probably have to update my medical record to say I'm just obese. Which, you know, is a victory of sorts.

         2. Sir Ryan Bemrose (sirbemrose@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2017 14:18:42 EST Sir Ryan Bemrose

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            @PhoneBoy Also, congratulations on the weight loss. Always feels good to be healthier, no matter how it's measured.

            1. Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️ (phoneboy@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2017 15:28:47 EST Dude Named PhoneBoy 💻☕️✈️

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               @SirBemrose thanks, it's been a process. I've done this before, but not with fasting. I also wasn't diabetic 10+ years ago.