Mar 2, 2022
6 min read
My Doctor Said I Was Obese Based Only on My BMI
Spoiler: I’m a size 6 and fitter than ever
“You can take off your shoes,” the nurse said. “Just put them here.”
This was always the worst part of my doctor visits, and it often left me defeated. Over the past ten years, as my weight skyrocketed from a combination of taking anti-psychotic medicine and losing half my thyroid, I’d been repeatedly scolded for…
