I’m a 5’2” gym girl who weighs 154 lbs – doctors class me as ‘overweight’ but ‘skinny doesn’t equal healthy’
A WOMAN is shutting down people who call her “overweight” simply because she isn’t rail thin.
As the TikTok height and weight challenge has shown us, people carry muscle and fat differently, and the number you see on the scale is just that: a meaningless number.
Gracia Vermilion (@graciavermilion) is a gym girl who is proud of her fit body and works hard at maintaining it.
Doctors, however, use their charts to tell her she needs to drop a few pounds to be healthy.
In a video, Gracia posed in the gym to shut down the haters.
“I’m 5’2″ and 154 pounds, which is considered overweight according to doctors” she said, while showing off her small frame in a sports bra and workout leggings.
Although she wasn’t “skinny” by societal standards, the 29-year-old looked healthy: She had a small upper body, flat stomach, and muscular legs.
To prove she takes care of her body, she filmed herself doing various exercises – pullups, squats, and weightlifting.
Gracia sought to encourage her followers to embrace their figures and focus on doing what feels good.
“Remember that every person’s body is different. Put in the work and find what is healthy for YOU.”
In the caption, she said how you look on the outside doesn’t always reflect the inside.
“Healthy doesn’t = skinny.”
Her followers admired her strength.
“Love this,” one person wrote.
“So proud of you,” added another.
Other gym girls, too, are using TikTok to show their followers that being fit doesn’t mean you’re free of features like cellulite and belly rolls.