So yeah, I do have a BMI of 30.
I am considered overweight.
But alas, Im going to the Olympics, and youre not."
She began, “Hi, thank you for this comment.
I think you were trying to roast me, but this is actually a fact.
I do have a BMI of 30.
Well, 29.3 to be more exact.”
She said, “I’ve been considered overweight my whole life.
In middle school, elementary school, high school, I was always considered overweight.
I was so embarrassed to turn that in and to have that written there.
So, my whole life, I’ve been this way.”
“You know, like you do,” she continued, laughing.
BMI doesn’t tell you much.
It just tells you your height, your weight, and what that equals."
Maher continued, “I’ve said it before: I’m 5'10, 200 pounds.
You probably can’t.”
“That’s pretty crazy, right?”
“BMI doesn’t really tell you what I can do.
It doesn’t tell you what I can do on the field.
How fit I am.
It’s just a couple of numbers put together.
It doesn’t tell you how much muscle I have or anything like that.”
She ended, “So yeah, I do have a BMI of 30.
I am considered overweight.
But alas, I’m going to the Olympics, and you’re not.”
I am considered overweight.
which is so important coming from a sports person.
“Fuel up, don’t stay hungry.”
Inanother video, she talked about how cellulite is normal.
“I am a literal Olympian,” shesaid.
“I have cellulite everywhere.
It is completely normal, completely natural.”
Ilona is one of my fav ppl online.
All body types matter.
Basically, she’s my new queen.
