Obesity

[Foxholer]

And! is it possible for you to complete a sentence without inserting one of these

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Smileys are great! :thup:

 

[Khamelion]

Really?



Slime.

Yup Really.

I'm 5'11" and used to do a lot of weights, I'm quite broad shouldered and I'm told I'm quite big. If I was to lose weight to get to 12 stone 7lbs that would be an unhealthy weight for me.

I know I need to lose weight maybe 1stone 7lbs but another 2 stone on top of that, no way.

 

[SocketRocket]

No!

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Smileys are great! :thup:

They sometimes/not always/often are (depending on your point of view ) :rofl: So to keep using the same/similar/repeated ones tend to indicate/suggest/point out that the poster is a bit of a :rofl: and a little boring/tiresome/irritating . Oh nearly forgot :rofl:

And (not sure why i'm using all these parentheses but it seems like a template ) :thup:

 

[Ethan]

Well at 5' 11" and 15stone 7lbs I'm classed as obese, what a crock, I know I could do with losing a few pound, probably one stone, but even if I did, that would still put me 2 stone above what the sliders say is my ideal weight.

Hell if I was to lose 3 stone I wouldn't be healthy and I know I would be miserable.

BMI is a crock.

Well, BMI isn't a crock, but it is well accepted that it is not a good measure for heavily muscled guys. Or very skinny people either. The problem is that people vary so much in shape and body composition and there is never going to be a single foolproof measure. Many measures work for the great majority in the middle, but are a bit less useful for the extremes. BMI is perfectly useful for the majority of people in general practice, and is only a starting point for an assessment anyway.

I wouldn't worry about BMI if other health indicators are fine - cholesterol, BP, blood sugar, body fat% etc.

 

[pendodave]

I'm kind of curious as to which medical conditions people think they're more likely to encounter as they drop down to their 'unhealthy' recommended bmi.....

 

[Wildrover]

Well, BMI isn't a crock, but it is well accepted that it is not a good measure for heavily muscled guys. Or very skinny people either. The problem is that people vary so much in shape and body composition and there is never going to be a single foolproof measure. Many measures work for the great majority in the middle, but are a bit less useful for the extremes. BMI is perfectly useful for the majority of people in general practice, and is only a starting point for an assessment anyway.

I wouldn't worry about BMI if other health indicators are fine - cholesterol, BP, blood sugar, body fat% etc.

Sorry but BMI is a crock, dreamt up figures by an American slimming products company.