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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by hollywood_court on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:00PM (#40191832)
I’m not obese but I’m a big guy at 6’3” ~290lbs. I daily drive a Land Cruiser and I don’t think I’ll ever drive anything much different. I also have a full size 2500 pick up and even that is a little small for me. Driving my wife’s cars has become a burden. Even the Land Cruiser is a bit tricky to get in and out of without hitting my head on the door.

Edit: I’m not fat guys. I power lift 3 to 5 times per week and wear a size 36 in blue jeans. I’m no Tom Haviland (I can only dream) but I’m not some porky bastard either. Abs are still slightly visible although I don’t lift for aesthetics. I’m simply trying to hit 1750lbs combined on the big 3 before I turn 45.

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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by sniggers on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:03PM (#40191873)
You are medically obese, with a BMI of 36.2: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi...
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by hollywood_court on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:08PM (#40191937)
Perhaps according to that. But my body fat percentage is only 26 according to the latest DEXA scan I took in February.
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by sniggers on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:30PM (#40192175)
Fair enough, BMI can be misleading for powerlifters!
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by kccqzy on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:07PM (#40191918)
You are obese, but you don't want to admit it. Or more likely perhaps you are used to seeing so many other people being far more visibly obese than you that you honestly don't see yourself as obese. Regardless, it's a big problem in America.
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by hollywood_court on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:10PM (#40191965)
Or perhaps I lift weights?
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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by kccqzy on Sunday April 28, 2024 @07:30PM (#40192947)
Then congrats you are among the tiny minority for whom BMI is not an accurate measure of obesity. You are simply unlike 99% of the people for whom BMI obesity means they are actually obese.

That however doesn't detract from the argument in this thread that Americans are being more obese and that affects their vehicle choice.

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Re:The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with l... by hollywood_court on Sunday April 28, 2024 @07:36PM (#40192986)
BMI is actually rather inaccurate when measuring obesity in athletic individuals such as myself.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445161/#:~:tex....

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