BMI = bull

Di3012

I've not been able to get private health insurance because of the BMI nonsense. *sigh* Frustrates the hell out of me.

That's a pain in the butt Shell!

In my place of work, we are subject to periodical medicals and the Doctors there go by BMI. Now there was a bloke at work that when he had his medical was termed as "obese" because he weighed around 240lbs - what the doctors did not take into consideration was they he did a hell of a lot of weight-training and his weight was due to being so muscular.

Absolutely ludicrous!

shellsrenee01

I've not been able to get private health insurance because of the BMI nonsense. *sigh* Frustrates the hell out of me.

That's a pain in the butt Shell!

In my place of work, we are subject to periodical medicals and the Doctors there go by BMI. Now there was a bloke at work that when he had his medical was termed as "obese" because he weighed around 240lbs - what the doctors did not take into consideration was they he did a hell of a lot of weight-training and his weight was due to being so muscular.

Absolutely ludicrous!

I tried reasoning with them once. I said, "Look, what if I submit my paperwork that shows I have low cholesterol, low blood pressure, and that I am at the gym 3-5 days a week?"

I was told to loose 100 lbs and try again. *sigh* I've been on the look out for a job with an insurance plan that will cover me, regardless of my weight. Or I'll loose the 100 pounds in the next two years and show those insurance companies who's boss! :bigsmile:

dreamsofsomeday

My brother is "obese" according to BMI, and he is all muscle and works out all the time. And he is at the weight I was at when I started losing; I was all blubber.