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poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
It's not outdated, it is just a simple measure that can observe general trends. Not everyone in the world can get a dexa scan.
Pagusas
Elden Member
If you are an Apple iPhone and watch user, Apple has its own fitness system call "activity". It compresss 3 rings.
1. Exercise (minutes of working out with a higher than normal heart rate)
2. Standing time (making sure you stood up at least 12 times a day and got some movement in)
3. Moment (active calories burned during the day)
The ring goals are setup based off your gender and actively level; and scale up the more you do (to keep you challenged and always doing more)
What I was showing in that picture is I've completely all the rings for a month strait. Everyday i hit my exercise minutes, stand time and calories burned goals.
It's like achievements in games, but it's for real life, and it makes me feel good seeing I've kicked ass everyday.
Here is what it looks like broken out, it's super easy to use and does all the tracking for you so long as you are wearing the Apple Watch:
The rings are nice as throughout the day you can look at your watch and see what you are doing poorly at. I'd the blue ring is barely filled up, you need to stand more. If the green ring is low, you need to go for a run or get your heart rate up doing some form of a workout. If the red ring is low; you aren't burning enough calories. It's fun finishing each ring
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DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
Yes I am. For my height and build, I'm about 25 lbs overweight.
Airbus Jr
Banned
Later Alligator
Member
a $50 - $100 scale from your online retailer of choice can measure subcutaneous as well as visceral bodyfat and is pretty accurate, and is much more useful than BMI for someone who works out and diets
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xTowerOFpower
Banned
Whenever I lose 25+ lbs I gain it back in 6 months. I'm thinking of starting Keto again but it's expensive and they tell me why bother if you're going to gain it back soon?
God Enel
Member
You can break out of it. And 6 months of a healthy lifestyle are 6 months. When a smoker quits for a day it's a day without smoking and less lung damage so that's great. Same with being a fat bitch. You have to change your attitude towards the problem.
Sacke & Sugar
Banned
Im about 20-25lbs overweight, but i have ring fit adventure and a very supportive gf, i should be 165 by august. I feel for the 100+ lb overweight kids but they only have 1 person to blame and only 1 person can fix them. Hope that helps, helped me lol
Im in no way out of shape, but im getting old af and should probably get as skinny as possible. Name a fat guy that lived past 50.
Im in no way out of shape, but im getting old af and should probably get as skinny as possible. Name a fat guy that lived past 50.
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Greedings
Member
Have you ever been outside? Obesity is an age-related disease. Tons of old people are obese. Alive, just not healthy.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
I just need to lift more bro!
bati
Member
Why Keto? The only things that matter is that you get your macros generally right (don't have to minmax) - enough protein for your body weight and activity level, about 20% of calories minimum from fat, fill the rest with carbs, and to eat less than you burn.Then once you hit your goal weight or fat %, maintain the diet, don't abandon it, just increase the calorie intake with carbs so that you stop losing weight.
It's really a lot simpler than 99% of youtube fitness charlatans make it out to be - I recommend you check Greg Doucette's YT channel, the guy has no filter and will spit (literally lol) truth at you, whether you want to hear it or not.
Also, and I cannot overstate this enough - give your diet some time to show results - you won't see any changes in a week or two, progress and body changes are measured in months.
Sacke & Sugar
Banned
Well, i guess you still have hope then
Shaqazooloo
Member
I could stand to lose some weight, currently about 220 Ibs
bati
Member
That's not how it works. Calories in, calories out.
Ichabod
Banned
I'm not saying binge on it until you can't move, rather if I can eat meat and unprocessed cheese for each meal, that is amazing.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
I mean you can just look in a mirror. None of that helps if you want to compare obesity rates of the US versus India or Mexico or whatever, which is what the BMI is designed for. Anyone who diets and exercises knows that there BMI is not an accurate measure personally for them.
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Punished Miku
Banned
I kinda grew out of having male role models after junior high, but like I said on page 1, that 311 concert kind of opened my eyes a bit. This dude is 50 years old.
The whole band killed it the whole show. They didn't just look good, but the show was flawless, and they literally were moving the whole show. Put most entertainers I've seen to shame.
Life is too short to be out of shape and depressed guys. Let this be the year we turn it around! Eating badly and carrying around a lot of extra weight wont make you happy.
There are enough people on this site to help with advise so anyone can hit their goals.
The whole band killed it the whole show. They didn't just look good, but the show was flawless, and they literally were moving the whole show. Put most entertainers I've seen to shame.
Life is too short to be out of shape and depressed guys. Let this be the year we turn it around! Eating badly and carrying around a lot of extra weight wont make you happy.
There are enough people on this site to help with advise so anyone can hit their goals.
SuperGooey
Member
Not yet.
Yoda
Member
According to this: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm
I'm "normal weight"
I'm "normal weight"
eot
Banned
45 pounds in a month wtf are you waking about? There's no magic garbage food that will make you gain that much. Overeating like a motherfucker will. I physically couldn't do that even if you paid me a million bucks.
Afro Republican
Banned
Yes it does, especially if the chemicals in some food react with the chemicals in the other. Double so if there's salt. You can actually lose 10 pounds of that wait in a really short time if you drink a lot of water and chill one eating for that reason.
Obese people who don't have tons of money to buy less tainted food (and enough of it to fill themselves) will have a decent chance of losing wait, maybe even quickly based on their diet and exercise. Obese people that aren't wealthy (which is most of them) are going to have a real hard time losing weight due to how bad the food is.
Best to try and maintain weight when you get close to obese then move downward gradually. A little Overweight isn't too much of an issue if you curb what causes the increases. I've seen many people get several health issues and one die due to not being able to recover once they get into obesity,
Yes. Have been all my life. I've lost a lot of pounds here or there but it always comes back. It's just too easy for me to gain. Takes like 5 weeks to lose it and can gain it back in one night of partying if I'm not careful. I'm 6'5" also but I'm 340 right now. Was 250 three years ago after losing the weight again...I really want to get back down there again. Was in much better shape.
Ornlu
Banned
Everything is a chemical, though. No matter what you eat, you're eating chemicals. Gaining more than a pound a day is beyond being bloated from water retention.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
Calories in, nutrients in, calories out. More calories in more nutrients u need to burn the calories. U eat energy dense foods and then nutrient dense low energy foods to burn the energy and continue the cycle. There is something called the Aggregate nutrient density index that measures how much nutrients are in a food relative to calories. Greens top the list.
Hero Of Gallowmere
Member
Fuck no i'm 6'4 and I weigh about 70kg(thats 154lbs I think).
I'm probably gonna die from dystrophy soon.
Fuck my metabolism.
People make a comment about my weight at least once a week.
I would love to put on some weight but I just can't.
I'm probably gonna die from dystrophy soon.
Fuck my metabolism.
People make a comment about my weight at least once a week.
I would love to put on some weight but I just can't.
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Gamerguy84
Member
Not at all but I cant really take credit for it. My metaboliam is fast.
n0razi
Member
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iconmaster
Banned
When people answer in kilograms:
KingGhidorah
Banned
yup i am.
I'm 5'6 and yet I weigh 80 kg. But you can't tell I'm overweight, because I'm thicc all around, my legs, my thigh, I have thicc bones, broad shoulder, broad chest. I'm built like a small tank
I'm 5'6 and yet I weigh 80 kg. But you can't tell I'm overweight, because I'm thicc all around, my legs, my thigh, I have thicc bones, broad shoulder, broad chest. I'm built like a small tank
Afro Republican
Banned
This is a pretty disingenuous statement.
Humdinger
Member
Just FYI,
Nearly half of adult Americans will be obese by 2030 says new study
sg.news.yahoo.com
p.s. That's obese, btw, not just overweight.
My own story in a nutshell: I gained weight gradually through the years, and by the time I was 50, I was about 40 pounds overweight and just entering into the "obese" category. I went on the carnivore/zero carb diet and lost that weight effortlessly within about 4 months. I'm still on the diet ("way of eating," to be more accurate) 18 months later, because I enjoy it and have seen nothing but good effects, not just physical but mental/emotional as well.
Nearly half of adult Americans will be obese by 2030 says new study
Nearly half of adult Americans will be obese by 2030 says new study
A new US study predicts that around half of adult Americans will be obese by 2030, and around a quarter will be severely obese. Led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the new study looked at 6,264,226 adults who self-reported their body mass index (BMI) between 1993 and 2016. BMI is...
p.s. That's obese, btw, not just overweight.
My own story in a nutshell: I gained weight gradually through the years, and by the time I was 50, I was about 40 pounds overweight and just entering into the "obese" category. I went on the carnivore/zero carb diet and lost that weight effortlessly within about 4 months. I'm still on the diet ("way of eating," to be more accurate) 18 months later, because I enjoy it and have seen nothing but good effects, not just physical but mental/emotional as well.
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Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
The only reasonable thing to do. But considering we are talking high weights being raised on non-SI units should be acknowledged as a deficit: Multiply the kg number by two to get a pretty good estimate of the weight in joke units.When people answer in kilograms:
Ornlu
Banned
???
It's true, though.
The term 'chemical' as used in food is supposed to evoke imagery of an industrial plant pumping out smoke, as most people don't know what a chemical is.
Meicyn
Member
Lmao at gaining 45 pounds in a month while claiming to not be eating that much and blaming it on chemicals with some long-winded post.
is it easy to gain weight eating shit food? Absolutely. I don't keep Doritos in the house because I know I won't eat the serving size of 12 chips or whatever the hell the packaging says because salt fat carbs is the holy trinity of manipulating appetites. But pseudo science "it's the chemicals that did it" won't change the fact that your claims of not eating that much are likely bullshit, or your 45 pounds number is something you just threw out there. 45 pounds in a month is like, 4000 to 5500 calories of surplus PER DAY, and I'm leaving a lot of room here for water retention and body differences.
Also, the idea that you need money to buy "less tainted food" is hilarious to me as someone who came from less means. I'm well off now, but my habits when trying to stretch a dollar haven't changed. You can buy a pound of dried beans for a buck. Eggs are cheap as shit. Potatoes aren't even a buck a pound. Most people buy boneless chicken these days, but you can buy leg quarters for almost a buck per pound. I make spaghetti pretty frequently, and a box of Mueller's with a jar of Prego isn't what anyone would consider expensive.
Losing weight is a pain in the ass, but it isn't some magical mystery process. It's definitely not something that requires money, either. If you aren't losing weight, it's your fault. Period.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
I have never been overweight, maybe just a few kilos over my perfect bmi but then only for a few months at most.
There is a amount of weight, that rings all my alarm bells when it's shown on my bathroom scale. And when that happens I know I need more training and less eating.
And to the posters above: if you put too many calories in depening on your daily spending of calories, you will get fat, and vice versa. There is no magic in this process. And everybody who is telling you otherwise is lying to you.
There is a amount of weight, that rings all my alarm bells when it's shown on my bathroom scale. And when that happens I know I need more training and less eating.
And to the posters above: if you put too many calories in depening on your daily spending of calories, you will get fat, and vice versa. There is no magic in this process. And everybody who is telling you otherwise is lying to you.
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Afro Republican
Banned
It's easy to shot down facts when you think you know it all, yet won't take 5 seconds to research that you're wrong. One of the biggest issues, people will debate claims they themselves do not know is true or not, and won't bother to look it up first.
It's seems odd that something well known (chemicals and other insertions in food and drink causing weight gains and increases in diseases) is something you are actively shooting down.
@Ornlu also yes it's disingenuous, you are basically acting confused about an issue everyone knows about, if you talk to anyone about the state of food and drink these days (especially in America but also in some other places) and speak of "Chemicals" everyone knows what you're referring to. Saying that "there are chemicals in all the foods" is literally the definition of disingenuous or ignorance at best.
Ornlu
Banned
If you don't want to admit you overeat, that's on you dude. Hiding behind the "chemicals" in your food as the primary reason for gaining more than a pound a day isn't within reason.
I wish you the best, and hope you figure out a diet/fitness regimen that works for you in the coming year.
No, never.
I don't understand how a person would overeat on eggs or meat or fish. How is that even possible?
For every fat person it's always obvious why they are obese, not by the amounts, but by what they eat.
It's been known like since forever what a person should or shouldn't eat not get fat. Somehow in 2019 this is some big mystery.
If what he means by chemicals he means sugar (and other sweeteners) he isn't wrong.
I don't understand how a person would overeat on eggs or meat or fish. How is that even possible?
For every fat person it's always obvious why they are obese, not by the amounts, but by what they eat.
It's been known like since forever what a person should or shouldn't eat not get fat. Somehow in 2019 this is some big mystery.
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Meicyn
Member
Since you want to talk about facts... what is your basal metabolic rate, and approximately how many calories were you ingesting per day during this month of 45 pound weight gain? What exactly were you eating during this period? I don't need a daily play by play obviously, just a general idea. Frankly, I think you're used to no one challenging you on this soccer mom "my body needs to be purged of chemicals and toxins" horseshit and have yet to take your health into your own hands looking for external factors to blame.
Sure, there more to it than just calories in calories out. Do artificial sweeteners cause side effects? Absolutely. Your body still has an insulin response from the sweetness which has unintended consequences, but 45 pounds worth in a month? Yeah, no.
Sorry man, but I'm just as interested in the "facts" as you are, my family is full of obesity. The difference between them and I is that I made an effort to ensure I don't get fat via controlled diet. I researched solutions whereas you researched excuses, apparently. You can't out exercise diet, and eating healthy is very much affordable if you bother to research how. Hell, I'll get you started.
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