It's sad that being fat is so normal. Here's a neat little tool to visualize different BMIs. I'd have to gain 50lbs to have a BMI of 29. That's nearly half my body weight. BMI is so ridiculously generous.  http://bmijs.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/body_masses/generate_bmi?utf8=✓&locale=en&body_mass%5Bunit_measurment%5D=US&body_mass%5Bgender%5D=&body_mass%5Bage%5D=30&body_mass%5Bheight%5D=&body_mass%5Bfeet%5D=5&body_mass%5Binches%5D=2&body_mass%5Bweight%5D=150&commit=Calculate+BMI