The UK’s NHS BMI calculator puts the BMI of someone around that age, height and weight at the 54th centile. It’s hard to be more average.
If you consider only the healthy part of the BMI spectrum you were still barely more than average (58th centile).
Your PCP’s motivations are hard to determine, but a diet does seem a bit extreme. Without further information we might conclude that he would have wanted to put near half of your country’s teens on a diet.
The UK’s NHS BMI calculator puts the BMI of someone around that age, height and weight at the 54th centile. It’s hard to be more average.
If you consider only the healthy part of the BMI spectrum you were still barely more than average (58th centile).
Your PCP’s motivations are hard to determine, but a diet does seem a bit extreme. Without further information we might conclude that he would have wanted to put near half of your country’s teens on a diet.