Half of Overweight in U.S. Not Seriously Trying to Lose Weight

[Tennis]

The scary thing is that the average weight for women is 155 pounds.
That is absolutely insane. I can't believe how far things have come.

[Santoryu]

Overweight is overweight. Let's not squabble over definitions.

Ehm no? BMI is just a ratio of your body's weight to your height squared, it tells you nothing about how much fat someone has stored in their body. A better indicator would be the waist circumference.

[Reeve]

It's a guideline not a rule. Not to mention I don't believe your assertion of 103 kgs muscle mass.

I am currently 111 kg. According to BMI, my ideal weight is 146-210 pounds (70-95kg). I can't even fathom 70kg being healthy for me. The whole concept is absurd. Even 95kg would be borderline unhealthy skinny.

[Nethlord]

No its not biking in the cold is just not enjoyable.

I bike, I also live in one of the coldest states in America, so I understand this. Yet, I just got done with an in-house cardio workout. 400cal burn in 30mins average heart rate 162, resting heart rate 49. There is always something you could be doing,

[ellieg]

Diet alone doesn't fix much. Maybe read some information about it ?

Diet is easily the most important factor to your weight. Its 80% diet, 20% exercise. Trust me. You could sit on your fat ass all day long and lose weight if you ate correctly.

[Gamdwelf]

Go walking then. I don't bike when it is below zero either.

I go walking at least once a day at work when not busy and after work too usually.

It's just not the same as an hour or 2 bike ride.

[zenkai]

and let them destroy society for the rest of us? How does that make sense?

You believe Wall-E is a true story don't you?

[Crissi]

The scary thing is that the average weight for women is 155 pounds.
That is absolutely insane. I can't believe how far things have come.

Depends on height. That's overweight for someone of my height, but that's going to be closer to normal the taller you are.

[Nethlord]

Oh really because if the gym close to my house is as like 10 bucks cheaper I would totally.

Then do it...what's your point? Do it.

[ellieg]

I probably eat worse than most people that are considered overweight, yet my weight never moves. So I see no reason to shame people that are overweight into starving their selves when genetics controls a lot of things as well as the cost of healthy food is crazy sometimes.

Now promoting exercise is always a good thing in almost any case, so that is about the best we can do.

Genetics will not cause you to be fat. They can make it slightly easier to become overweight, but they are easily overcome. This is easily my most hated excuse. It has no merit.

[Tennis]

Brazil is full of fat people, they never "destroyed" anything (jokes aside).

How is it immoral to be fat?

Have you seen the state of Brazil? Rampant corruption and crime. Looks like a lot of destruction if you ask me. Just look at those world cup venues.

[Kujako]

I am currently 111 kg. According to BMI, my ideal weight is 146-210 pounds (70-95kg). I can't even fathom 70kg being healthy for me. The whole concept is absurd. Even 95kg would be borderline unhealthy skinny.

'cause BMI was created as a statistical tool in the 1800's and was only intended to make a bell curve of the census data. Why people have latched onto it today is a mystery to me.

[Salech]

Then there's me who wants to lose weight, but i got a trifecta problem, i hurt my big toe so bad i can't walk for more than 10-15 minutes per day, i have to eat certain foods due to having Irritabel bowel syndrome and the kicker is that i have Chron's disease as well, so anything, almost anything, makes me go into extreme pain, i can do 1 thing, swim and i do that when i can afford it, but surprise i can't have a job when i'm sick all the time.

For people being lazy, it's really tough on your mental state to lose health as well, they need encouragement to do so. It's a tough one though.

[Tennis]

You believe Wall-E is a true story don't you?

Never watched it, sorry.

[Underverse]

How is it immoral to be fat?

Reduced health, imposing objective costs and opportunity costs on society via healthcare, overconsumption, and compensatory mechanisms - not to mention that they generally support unhealthy food industries, which allows them to expand and propagate their shit via advertising.

[plantation]

I don't believe this since you haven't posted any evidence to this. Plus the whole point about being healthy and fit is to you know, not be overweight.

Agreed. Being constantly active will keep you at an appropriate, healthy weight.

[Crissi]

Have you seen the state of Brazil? Rampant corruption and crime. Looks like a lot of destruction if you ask me. Just look at those world cup venues.

Which is due to corruption and poverty, not weight.

[zenkai]

Have you seen the state of Brazil? Rampant corruption and crime. Looks like a lot of destruction if you ask me. Just look at those world cup venues.

So its all the fat peoples fault? LMAO

[TirielWoW]

Hey look, another Tennaisace thread!

[Reeve]

Ehm no? BMI is just a ratio of your body's weight to your height squared, it tells you nothing about how much fat someone has stored in their body. A better indicator would be the waist circumference.

Yeah, according to BMI, I'm nearly obese. According to waist circumference to height ratio, I'm healthy.