No I'm not obese. The first place I went to for so many years just measured your height and weight. They had a chart they went by to see if you was heavy enough. The most recent place I'm going to now measures your BMI by measuring height, weight and waist line. I'm actually 6'3". If they recorded my actual height I would never be able to get them. I wear baggy sweat pants and bend my knees slightly when they measure my height. They have me listed at 6'0". Some people go as far as wearing ankle weights.