Two out of three Americans are “overweight” or “obese”—a measurement that is determined by a 200-year-old algorithm, the BMI. Unfortunately, the BMI doesn’t take into account a healthy lifestyle or a muscular figure. What’s your number? Submit your picture to be added to the ranks of those who think the BMI is kind of bunk.Tumblr (3.0; @bmisarebunk)http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439">Gotta love NPR- Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus</a>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/26745211007http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/26745211007Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:06:52 -0400BMIweighthealthbody confidence<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://idolatries.tumblr.com/post/26644349139">idolatries</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>i can’t even express how angry it makes me that doctors use bmi scale when it is such total and complete bullshit</p> </blockquote>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/26745190097http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/26745190097Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:06:29 -0400BMIweighthealth<a href="http://www.xojane.com/fun/gallery/fatkini">ALL OF THIS</a>: <p>I don’t always love XOJane, but this is pretty amazing.</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/23692546876http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/23692546876Thu, 24 May 2012 17:49:20 -0400body confidenceself esteemcurvesbody positive<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439">Why you shouldn't use BMI</a>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22957904072http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22957904072Sun, 13 May 2012 03:11:12 -0400weighthealthBMI<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m339c5m7UV1r4iiino1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Christina Hendricks: “obese.”</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sherbetstraw.tumblr.com/post/21846649313/wise-words-from-the-hendrick-meister">sherbetstraw</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Wise words from the Hendrick-meister!</p> </blockquote>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22597825524http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22597825524Mon, 07 May 2012 14:52:37 -0400self-esteembody positivecurvesBMIhealth<p>Submit your photos to us! We&#8217;d love to see them and add them to our ranks. Show us your number!</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22270203154http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22270203154Wed, 02 May 2012 16:07:31 -0400BMIhealthspoweightself-esteembody-positivecurvescurvespo<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GlXxoG98urc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>If you’re all “hey, what’s wrong with the BMI? It’s all we’ve got! We’ve got to put people into categories so we can tell if there’s really any obesity crisis!”, probably you should watch this video. Because yes, there is an obesity crisis, and yes, a lot of people are not very healthy. But the BMI? It’s not really being used the way it was meant to—and it’s not really a good indicator of who’s healthy and who’s not.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://findtheinbetweenss.tumblr.com/post/22034846678">findtheinbetweenss</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>BMI Scale Bullshit! </p> <p>Watch! </p> </blockquote>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22192098115http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22192098115Tue, 01 May 2012 10:05:03 -0400BMIhealthweightself-esteembody-positive<a href="http://twenty-to-go.tumblr.com/post/22036095036/lets-talk-about-bmi">Twenty To Go: Let's talk about BMI</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://twenty-to-go.tumblr.com/post/22036095036/lets-talk-about-bmi">twenty-to-go</a>:</p> <p>If you use BMI to determine whether you are overweight, average, underweight, etc.</p> <p>STOP.</p> <p>It’s so full of shit. I promise. It doesn’t take muscle into account, or bone structure, or anything. Just like a scale doesn’t.</p> <p><a href="http://twenty-to-go.tumblr.com/post/22036095036/lets-talk-about-bmi" target="_blank">Read more…</a></p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22176230721http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22176230721Tue, 01 May 2012 00:32:36 -0400BMIhealthspohealthweightweight lossself-esteembody-positive<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3brkvhnIZ1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Normal”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22173344793http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22173344793Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:41:19 -0400BMIweightbody-positiveself-esteemhealth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3brj0Arxj1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Normal” (verging on “underweight”)</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22173278138http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22173278138Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:40:12 -0400BMIweightcurvesbodyhealthself-esteem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m382d0a7JT1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Overweight”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22026304235http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22026304235Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:43:00 -0400BMIweighthealthweight liftinbody-positivehealthspo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35kaz8Hny1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Obese”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22009185881http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/22009185881Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:04:18 -0400BMIbody-positiveself-esteemweighthealth<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35k9mNKxV1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Normal”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21990354104http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21990354104Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:01:56 -0400weightbmibody-positivehealthself-esteem<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35k66MfGf1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Overweight”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21976243214http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21976243214Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:02:39 -0400BMIhealthreal bodiesweightbody-positive<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35k7xxdr51rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Overweight”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21950657003http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21950657003Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:01:57 -0400BMIbody-positiveself-esteemweighthealth<p>Hear, hear!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thereoncewasaskinnygirl.tumblr.com/post/21927292788/ok-because-a-few-people-have-questioned-my-latest-post">thereoncewasaskinnygirl</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I would like to direct you to these sources.</p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439">NPR- Top 10 Reasons why the BMI is Bogus</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/how-accurate-body-mass-index-bmi">WebMd- How Accurate is the Body Mass Index</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2009/07/beyond_bmi.html">Slate.com (a division of the Washington Post)- Beyond BMI: Why doctors won’t stop using an outdated measure for obseity</a></p> <p>Quoting someone who had a comment to make, I do in fact know my shit.</p> </blockquote>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21939493773http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21939493773Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:16:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35k1hGYSD1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Normal”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21930754306http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21930754306Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:59:49 -0400BMIweighthealthself-esteembody-positive<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35k3yYECf1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Overweight,” verging on “Obese”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21924441240http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21924441240Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:15:18 -0400BMIweightbody-positivereal bodieshealth<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35jz2fO7m1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Normal”</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21924234008http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21924234008Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:11:26 -0400body-positiveself-esteemweighthealthBMI<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35jwhZZiB1rtdb4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Overweight” or “Normal” (depending on which BMI chart you believe)</p>http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21924157432http://bmisarebunk.tumblr.com/post/21924157432Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:09:00 -0400weightBMIbody-positiveself-esteemhealth