After a general mole-patrol trip to the dermatologist, I learned about a super fun new term to describe the little dark, raised, bumps beginning to pepper my back and jawline – Seborrheic Keratosis! Wheeee! Isn’t aging fun?!
After lightly hyperventilating, my derm explained that these non-cancerous lesions (lesions?!) can begin to appear with (deep breaths) advancing age, and are the most common of the benign tumors. So many horrifying words to grapple with during my slow march towards death!
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Measuring around my middle, keeping the band just even with my belly button, I read the number off the pink, flexible tape aloud: 47.5 inches. According to the standard measurement for waistline health from the CDC, I’m 12.5 inches above the target for women, 35 inches. I’m a 5’8, 31-year-old who moves between sizes 12 and 14, practices hot yoga 4-5 times a week, and is, according to this chart, something called “centrally obese.” Looking at my mid-size body, that’s probably not the term most people would go for, but the BMI chart and the CDC’s guidelines made it clear: I’m not just overweight. I’m obese.
Wow.
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