ELI5: Why is it considered unhealthy if someone is overweight even if all their blood tests, blood pressure, etc. all come back at healthy levels?

People often see these big number differences and it doesn't register for them..

I went from 165 down to 132 (75kg down to 60kg at around 30 yo) with just diet and it made a huuge difference. Always found that exercise had literally zero effect for me, I guess I have some muscle or other health issues. All I have to do now is just keep my intake at ~1000 kcal/day to maintain my weight.

I used to chronically sweat 80% of my day, almost 100% at night. Now it's gone. Just literally gone. I can only sweat if I exercise heavily, never at night.

Also had bradicardia and used get panic attacks and almost faint on some days. Gone. Well, the bradicardia is still there, but all the symptoms are gone apparently.

Now I just think most people are just really lazy. If I can maintain a , somehow normal, lifestyle with just 1000 kcal/day and my bouqet of health issues, then how the fuck can't they limit their intake to that 1500-2000 a healthy person is supposed to eat a day? Beats me.

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