BMI: Don't trust it.

Hello my lovelies, all is well with everyone I hope?

Please Remember: I understand Anorexia is not all about getting thin / losing weight, I have the disorder I understand it more than you think. However, feeling fat/overweight is a huge part of it and feeling like crap because you think you are so far from your ultimate goal is hard and can cause people to get psychologically depressed. This post is specifically designed for those who are overweight and those who think they are 20-50 pounds (fat pounds) away from their goal. 

Down to business!

Online BMI's: Don't trust them

Why? 

Well for obvious reasons that everyone should know, your weight FLUCTUATES every millisecond of the day!!

 EVERYTHING contributes to your weight from things like: water weight, eating, working out, using the bathroom...

to things like: taking pills, hair (everywhere but especially head) bones, muscles, organs, gas, fat percentage...

And did you know: the majority of your weight comes from WATER and WASTE, this means that you may not actually need to lose 20-50 pounds but only 10-15 because in actuality you don't have that much body fat but just lots of water and waste weight. 

Question numero uno: does water weight add layers like fat? 

Answer: Sort of, it can actually LOOK like fat, it adds pounds, and many people confuse 5-10 pounds of fat with 20+ because of water  (example:

THAT is what water weight can and does look like. So you may "think" you have lots of pure pounds of fat to lose but you are WRONG!

 (similar to how waste makes you bloated/bigger?)

LASTLY..

Because your weight is based on things like height, bone/muscle mass, waste, water-weight, and how much food is still in your stomach/digesting... BMI calculators online are ALWAYS inaccurate when it comes to fat percentage. it CAN give you a rough guesstimate as to how much you should lose but honestly it is best to go to a doctor to see how much you REALLY need to lose and go from there to get to your UGW!