Eating Disorders

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Jon Miller


Honestly though, buy a scale. They aren't expensive, and some of them will even give you an estimate of your BF%.

JM

They aren't as accurate as the gym scales (the ones with the little sliding weights). Home scales are accurate to ~2 lbs.

[KrazyHorse]

A) Again, the size of this population is irrelevant.

This statement in and of itself proves you're an idiot.

[Nubclear]

Because even if we can help these people while also helping the majority of the population at the exact same time, we shouldn't because that would be idiotic

[Nubclear]

I mean, if I can help an additional person at insignificant cost, why would I? That would make me a moron Clearly suffering will make them stronger.

[KrazyHorse]

If only we all stopped driving. We could save 50000 lives in North America alone!

[Nubclear]

Because clearly telling fat people to eat more and then telling them they need to be extremely small (women)/large (men) has far more significant benefits than it does harms I mean, what would happen if we told them to be healthy? Such absurdity!
It is exactly like driving, KH. Thank you for pointing out the similarity.

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


They aren't as accurate as the gym scales (the ones with the little sliding weights). Home scales are accurate to ~2 lbs.

Yeah, but close enough to show a trend.

My BMI is right about 25.. and I know that I need to lose another ~15 lbs (or gain a lot of muscle while losing ~10 lbs).

JM
(current weight ~180 lbs)

[DAVOUT]

My opinion on the weight results from a recent experience still running.
Two years ago I spent 15 days in artificial coma and regained my weight when I was 16 (decrease of 20 kg); almost all my fat and most of my muscles had disappeared and I was unable to walk without help. Then, I ate very little because I was not hungry, and I regained some muscle but my weight did not move up; after four weeks I was able to walk about ten meters without help, and after nine weeks 100 meters and to climb one staircase. This could be a demonstration of the major influence of the portion of food on the weight and the useful influence of exercise on the muscle.
At this point I returned to my home with a dietetical diet and a recommendation to exercise.
I followed strictly the diet and I limit exercise to climbing my stair 10 times a day. My index is now 25, smaller than before, and if I make some gastronomic excess (which happens!) a reasonable reduction of the portions take care easily of the resulting fat increase.

[Lazerus]

National service

Couple years break for people early in their life to get kicked into shape.

[Krill]

Pretty much in the same boat as Aeson; I'm ~6'4'' and I vary in weight between 142-152 pounds. I exercise, not alot, but I spend atleast an hour a day walking, and every few days I do 1.5km on a rowing machine and some basic weights. I feel perfectly fine even though I'm almost unhealthily thin, probably because over the past few months I have...well, not gained weight but put on more muscle.

I ain't a fat bastard by any means, but I would do almost anything to put on around 30 pounds.