I am going to eat this entire pot of KD

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I'm not really that mindful about how I eat. I'm in better physical condition than I have been in a while since I ate a lot during recovery from illness. I haven't really weighed myself lately (I think I just want to avoid getting upset) but I've noticed my weight gain. I had a lot more energy because of it but now... all I'm eating is tiny portions of cereal and alternating between beans/legumes or a potato for dinner. I've decided to take extra vitamins/supplements to compensate. I don't think I'll ever be healthy. But I am sometimes pretty obsessed with my weight. Sometimes I can't think about it at all, it's such a terrifying thought.

Has anyone else used the BMI or Body Mass Index scale as an indication of their healthy weight?

I have and think it's ridiculous!

There is no way that I'll reach my "normal/healthy" weight range. I've always been voluptuous in comparison to my peers. It's not physically possible for someone with my body shape to be a tiny. No matter what I do, I'll always have hips, thighs, a bubble butt and breasts.

The BMI is flawed in that it doesn't take muscle into consideration--people who are very muscular may show up as overweight despite being healthy. And while women do tend to accumulate fat around the places you mentioned, and even healthy weight people will have fat, for most people it's still a fairly decent judge of whether or not you should lose weight.

It also works the other way. I am muscular and have too much fat, but I show up as normal BMI. So even though I know I should lose weight (I gather fat around my stomach (thanks, Mom!), upper arms/thighs and face, and I have too much in those places), according to my BMI I'm fine.