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What does a BMI of 22 look like?

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Right now I'm from a 18 BMI to 22 BMI so I have gained a lot since last year because of a binge cycle but my BMI was 25 at the highest so I'm working on coming back down.

Anyways I tried searching for pictures of a BMI of 22 for women but no luck.

Can anyone show me pictures of their BMI at 22?
 
#4 ·
Hmm I'm gonna go look for some pics, I'm not sure if I have any, but I'll check!
 
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I found some pics on the internet!
 
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#14 ·
I'm BMI 22.7 and I'm a bit chubby in most areas but according to my friends I don't look particularly fat or particularly thin, just 'in the middle'. I've seen people look so gorgeous at BMI 22 though, wish that was me :p
 
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#17 ·
Wtf I'm under 22 right now and you all look thinner than me at my LW why am I so disgusting??

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That's me last week, BMI ~22. I am 5'8" and was around 147 here. Btw, this is after losing about 160lbs tho so that's why I'm really gross looking.
Sorry OP its off topic but River you look fucking amazing!!!i hope you can see it and i hope you feel proud of yourself :) ive seen you in the before and after threads previously and you are making such amazing progress x
 
#19 ·
Sorry OP its off topic but River you look fucking amazing!!!i hope you can see it and i hope you feel proud of yourself :) ive seen you in the before and after threads previously and you are making such amazing progress x
Whoa holy shit thank you so much!!!! I can see that I'm smaller but I feel so impossibly far away from my gw that it makes me insane. Typical ed brain lol. Thanks again
 
#21 ·
i'm not trying to sound like an asshole, but there are way too many posts asking what a certain BMI looks like.

people carry weight in vastly different ways. some people are super muscular, some are all skin, fat and bone. some people have big tits, some have wide hips. some people have those "hip dips" that seem to never go away and make everyone hate their bodies no matter what size they are.

you'll only know what BMIwhatever looks like on you if you get there yourself.
 
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#25 ·
I actually found this post really helpful... i totally get that different bodies carry weight differently. But I've been feeling really bad because my BMI had gone upto 21 - but if I can look anything at all like you guys, that would be amazing. It makes me think my self image must be a bit distorted. Thanks xx
 
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