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by fortran77 527 days ago
> In July of 2023, I was about 254lbs. I'm a pretty tall dude (about 6'5"), so it's not quite "obese", but it's pretty heavy, and it was only growing.

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi...

That's obese! I'm always amazed how may fat people are walking around who think they're athletic, buff, and fit.

I'm 5'10" 155# at age 61. I count every calorie. It's the only way today with so much convienient, calorie laden, "addictive" food. The body-positivity folks would tell you that it's a mental illness and obsessive to track every calorie, but if I didn't, I'd gain wait. The calories-in/out formula for weight gain and loss is simple, a law of physics, and works for everyone.

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If you look at the edit on the bottom, I actually acknowledged that already :)

I never thought I was “healthy” at that weight, to be clear.