Obesity

[Deleted member 15344]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30122015

That's a lot of money and a big percentage of the worlds population over weight or obese

 

[ScienceBoy]

I am getting worried about my BMI, not sure how I can still fit into a 32 inc waist and be verging on overweight though...

I went down a stone when I stopped playing rugby, I have it back on over the last 4 years in chub!

It was funny that when I played rugby I had a 30 inch waist and was classed as overweight according to my BMI!

 

[la_lucha]

My BMI is 26 on the nose. I am overweight. Wow the sliding scale works.

 

[ger147]

I used to worry about my BMI but haven't given it a second thought since I started flying British Airways or Lufthansa...

 

[chrisd]

24 for me so ok for a sausage and egg sandwich after playing Sunday!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

If I stretch my neck a little bit I just creep into the correct weight category. If I stand normally I am marginally overweight. About right really and within the parameters that I am happy with. It is scary to see some of the sights up here now. I don't know how you can get to be as fat as some people are and not do anything. They really must be eating an awful lot and an awful lot of rubbish as well. You don't get to that obese without putting some serious work into it.

 

[CallawayKid]

I'm clinically dead...!

CK

 

[CMAC]

everything in moderation!


As a (very attractive blonde pigtailed) personal trainer once said to me after a work out session together, 'dont do that again or I'll tell my manager', but then she told me two things;

1) it's not your weight it's how your clothes hang on you.
2) If your going to have a curry/fish supper/bar of chocolate etc have it up to 2 hrs after a good workout as your metabolism is still working hard on these calories.

I've never forgotten that, and her manager has never forgotten me.

 

[Imurg]

I'm working my way to a healthy weight.
Lost over 2 stone since August and there's more to go.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I'm working my way to a healthy weight.
Lost over 2 stone since August and there's more to go.

Yeah but your swing plane is suffering as you don't have that massive paunch to swing around
What was it yesterday your 28 points to my 38, almost best you gross.....just sayin in a caring big bro way

 

[Captainron]

This forum alone will cost the NHS £5 billion!

 

[richart]

22, same as a North Korean.

 

[Imurg]

Yeah but your swing plane is suffering as you don't have that massive paunch to swing around
What was it yesterday your 28 points to my 38, almost best you gross.....just sayin in a caring big bro way

As my learned friend ChrisD so eloquently puts it...even a blind squirrel finds a nut eventually...and we won't mention who's won 9 of the previous 10 encounters.....:ears:

 

[Wildrover]

BMI is a load of shoemakers dreamt up by an American slimming firm to sell more product. Saw it on "The men who made us slim" or something like that on tv in the last few months.

 

[AmandaJR]

BMI is not an exact science and most professional rugby players would be classed as obese!

Waist to hip ratio is potentially a better measure as it indicates those holding weight around the midriff where it's more harmful.

There's no denying though the world is getting fatter and obesity related disease will only increase and increase the strain on health services.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

As my learned friend ChrisD so eloquently puts it...even a blind squirrel finds a nut eventually...and we won't mention who's won 9 of the previous 10 encounters.....:ears:

I dispute that figure, I've won at least 3 of those, Get Yer Facts Right or i'll set Foxy on yer

 

[SocketRocket]

I tried the 'Eat what you like' diet. Fat lot of good that was!

 

[MadAdey]

Obesity is a shocking thing, that is hard to do something about. For anyone out there who hasn't, once you've been overweight you will always be fighting it, I got fat when I bust my shoulder and since then it has always been a fight.

i saw something on TV that about why the world is getting so fat, more so in the working classes. These are some of the things that got highlighted.

1: Years ago the husband would get in from work at 5:00-5:30 and the good little housewife had a nice healthy plate of meat and veg on the table ready for him. The modern world has both the husband and wife rolling in at the same time and can't be bothered sometimes with making a proper dinner so either order take-away or just cook something quick.

2: for the working classes that may be on a tighter budget, it is actually cheaper to eat badly. Go and price up how cheap you can make sausage, egg and frozen chips. Now compare that to buying a nice nutritionally balanced meal.

3: It may not actually be as bad as people think when comparing it to 40 years ago. People back then where not so image conscious and have this so called perfect image thrust down their throat 24/7. Telling them they have to dangerously thin and this is how you should look. So being overweight was not that much of problem as people did not care so it was not getting highlighted as much.

 

[Rumpokid]

i saw something on TV that about why the world is getting so fat, more so in the working classes

Bit of a sweeping statement.The not so working classes from observations where i live seem to make up a porky number of obese, excuses about it being to expensive to eat healthily is hogwash,
A lot just can't be @r$ed to cook, it is easier to shove a pizza in the microwave, or other rubbish, so more valuable time can be spent in front of the tele with a bag of donuts, in the joggy pants and ketchup stained t-shirt

 

[SatchFan]

I have a BMI of 22 and dual nationality with the Democratic Republic of Congo.