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The distribution is probably Gaussian (normal), so average = median in this case.

Median (the middle number) is more reliable because the average number will be high.
Also, I just don't see that many people as fat as in the OP.

My post partum self told me not to click on this thread but here I am.

Some moms have a hard time keeping weight on while nursing and rearing children despite eating quite a bit. Some moms have a harder time with each child that is born. That person is me. It gets harder to lose the weight after each baby and takes much more effort! Finding the energy and will power to make that effort is, I’ll just admit it…. hard to follow through with sometimes.

Genetics can play a pretty big role too. Some women will look pretty overweight at 170, and some would look nice and trim depending on their build. BMI calculators don’t take any of that into consideration. I’ve always had quite a bit of muscle, have always been stronger than a lot of other girls/women naturally. I come by it honestly, that’s how most of my dad’s side of the family is.  I did not look fat at 170. I try not to focus too much on weight but living healthfully. If you eat well and stay active it would be hard to get too overweight but might still need to work at it.

The state of our food supply does not help. So many terrible, unnatural ingredients available everywhere! One can make big strides in eating healthfully if they shop the perimeter of the grocery store and skip the middle aisles. That’s where all the junk is.

This is why growing as much of our own food is so important to our family.