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My employer had one of those physical checkups for a lowered rate on insurance. I'm 5'10", 215 pounds[1]. The doctor sighed and said that he was required to tell me that according to BMI, I was obese and should consider losing weight. We had a good laugh about it.

My body-fat percentage is definitely not 5%, though. My guess is that it's around 14-15%. Everyone drastically underestimates how low their body-fat percentage is, and I am not a bodybuilder. I lift heavy and like pasta.

[1] terrible picture of me from a few weeks ago for reference: https://i.imgur.com/42WFEyA.jpg



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