USA rugby star Ilona Maher had the best response to a troll who criticized her weight.
The 27-year-old — who’s poised to shine on the pitch for Team USA in pursuit of its first Olympic rugby medal in Paris — shut down a commenter that wrote: “I bet that person has a 30% BMI.”Maher said
“I’ve been considered overweight my whole life. In middle school, elementary school, high school, I was always considered overweight.Mets DFA veteran pitcher in surprise move after Subway Series heroics “And I was so embarrassed to turn that in… So my whole life I’ve been this way. I chatted with my dietician, because I go off facts, and not just what pops up here, you know, like you do,” Maher said, referring to the commenter, whose TikTok appeared to be deleted as of Monday.
“That’s pretty crazy, right? And that BMI doesn’t really tell you what I can do; It doesn’t tell you what I 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. So yeah, I do have a BMI of 30. I am considered overweight.Olympic swimming star tests positive for COVID hours after silver-medal triumphMaher, who has 1.
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