OT – F as in Fat

[briansd1]

[quote=CA renter]
Case in point: my sister was born 11 pounds, 2 oz. I was born 6 pounds, 8 oz. All our lives, I could eat twice as much as she did, but she would rapidly gain weight, while I would lose weight or remain stable. [/quote]

Another case: my big brother doesn’t lift a finger in the house. He never cooks or prepare his own meals (but he’s a good provider and his wife stays home).

She’s from Kentucky and she cooks Southern food out of habit. Both husband and wife are puffing up in middle age. They know that they are, but its incremental so it becomes accepted.

[desmond]

[quote=XBoxBoy][quote=desmond]Is Xboxboy still around? If so did you keep the 38 lbs off?[/quote]

I’m still occasionally lurking. Not posting much. Yep, I’ve kept the weight off. I was at 205 lbs when I decided that I had to lose weight. I weighed 167 this morning. That’s actually up from my normal 165 due to a homemade blueberry cobbler, but I think I should be able to work back to 165 in a week.

It’s hard keeping in shape though. It’s a never ending struggle. I love to eat, and my body would be glad to balloon up.

XBoxBoy[/quote]
That is great, keeping the weight off is the tuff part. What helps is stepping on the scale each morning, even after the weekend……….

[desmond]

[quote=XBoxBoy][quote=desmond]Is Xboxboy still around? If so did you keep the 38 lbs off?[/quote]

I’m still occasionally lurking. Not posting much. Yep, I’ve kept the weight off. I was at 205 lbs when I decided that I had to lose weight. I weighed 167 this morning. That’s actually up from my normal 165 due to a homemade blueberry cobbler, but I think I should be able to work back to 165 in a week.

It’s hard keeping in shape though. It’s a never ending struggle. I love to eat, and my body would be glad to balloon up.

XBoxBoy[/quote]
That is great, keeping the weight off is the tuff part. What helps is stepping on the scale each morning, even after the weekend……….

[desmond]

[quote=XBoxBoy][quote=desmond]Is Xboxboy still around? If so did you keep the 38 lbs off?[/quote]

I’m still occasionally lurking. Not posting much. Yep, I’ve kept the weight off. I was at 205 lbs when I decided that I had to lose weight. I weighed 167 this morning. That’s actually up from my normal 165 due to a homemade blueberry cobbler, but I think I should be able to work back to 165 in a week.

It’s hard keeping in shape though. It’s a never ending struggle. I love to eat, and my body would be glad to balloon up.

XBoxBoy[/quote]
That is great, keeping the weight off is the tuff part. What helps is stepping on the scale each morning, even after the weekend……….

[desmond]

[quote=XBoxBoy][quote=desmond]Is Xboxboy still around? If so did you keep the 38 lbs off?[/quote]

I’m still occasionally lurking. Not posting much. Yep, I’ve kept the weight off. I was at 205 lbs when I decided that I had to lose weight. I weighed 167 this morning. That’s actually up from my normal 165 due to a homemade blueberry cobbler, but I think I should be able to work back to 165 in a week.

It’s hard keeping in shape though. It’s a never ending struggle. I love to eat, and my body would be glad to balloon up.

XBoxBoy[/quote]
That is great, keeping the weight off is the tuff part. What helps is stepping on the scale each morning, even after the weekend……….

[desmond]

[quote=XBoxBoy][quote=desmond]Is Xboxboy still around? If so did you keep the 38 lbs off?[/quote]

I’m still occasionally lurking. Not posting much. Yep, I’ve kept the weight off. I was at 205 lbs when I decided that I had to lose weight. I weighed 167 this morning. That’s actually up from my normal 165 due to a homemade blueberry cobbler, but I think I should be able to work back to 165 in a week.

It’s hard keeping in shape though. It’s a never ending struggle. I love to eat, and my body would be glad to balloon up.

XBoxBoy[/quote]
That is great, keeping the weight off is the tuff part. What helps is stepping on the scale each morning, even after the weekend……….

[ocrenter]

there will always be weight variations amongst folks as there will always be genetic variations. this is a fact and this is not what is being discussed here.

but statistics do not lie. we went from less than 10% obesity rate in this country to over 33% obesity rate within a single generation. (and we went from less than 33% overweight to greater than 67% overweight).

every time the obesity issue is brought up, time and time again folks will bring up how there are personal variations of metabolism.

but remember, that same low metabolism genetic factor may have led to just overweightness (BMI of 25 to 29) in the 50’s. and that same low metabolism genetic factor is now creating obesity (BMI of >30). meanwhile, the folks with genetics for obesity at BMI of 32 in the 50’s are probably now sitting at severe morbid obesity with BMI of 45.

that is the main issue here.

the discussion really need to be redirected here.

so why did the yardstick move? bottomline is still the food. And remember, I’ve never said the food industry is 100% responsible. But they are at least 50% responsible IMHO. And it is my belief that it is only after one fully understand how dangerous it is out there that they will start to pay attention to what they put in their mouths.

[ocrenter]

there will always be weight variations amongst folks as there will always be genetic variations. this is a fact and this is not what is being discussed here.

but statistics do not lie. we went from less than 10% obesity rate in this country to over 33% obesity rate within a single generation. (and we went from less than 33% overweight to greater than 67% overweight).

every time the obesity issue is brought up, time and time again folks will bring up how there are personal variations of metabolism.

but remember, that same low metabolism genetic factor may have led to just overweightness (BMI of 25 to 29) in the 50’s. and that same low metabolism genetic factor is now creating obesity (BMI of >30). meanwhile, the folks with genetics for obesity at BMI of 32 in the 50’s are probably now sitting at severe morbid obesity with BMI of 45.

that is the main issue here.

the discussion really need to be redirected here.

so why did the yardstick move? bottomline is still the food. And remember, I’ve never said the food industry is 100% responsible. But they are at least 50% responsible IMHO. And it is my belief that it is only after one fully understand how dangerous it is out there that they will start to pay attention to what they put in their mouths.

[ocrenter]

there will always be weight variations amongst folks as there will always be genetic variations. this is a fact and this is not what is being discussed here.

but statistics do not lie. we went from less than 10% obesity rate in this country to over 33% obesity rate within a single generation. (and we went from less than 33% overweight to greater than 67% overweight).

every time the obesity issue is brought up, time and time again folks will bring up how there are personal variations of metabolism.

but remember, that same low metabolism genetic factor may have led to just overweightness (BMI of 25 to 29) in the 50’s. and that same low metabolism genetic factor is now creating obesity (BMI of >30). meanwhile, the folks with genetics for obesity at BMI of 32 in the 50’s are probably now sitting at severe morbid obesity with BMI of 45.

that is the main issue here.

the discussion really need to be redirected here.

so why did the yardstick move? bottomline is still the food. And remember, I’ve never said the food industry is 100% responsible. But they are at least 50% responsible IMHO. And it is my belief that it is only after one fully understand how dangerous it is out there that they will start to pay attention to what they put in their mouths.

[ocrenter]

there will always be weight variations amongst folks as there will always be genetic variations. this is a fact and this is not what is being discussed here.

but statistics do not lie. we went from less than 10% obesity rate in this country to over 33% obesity rate within a single generation. (and we went from less than 33% overweight to greater than 67% overweight).

every time the obesity issue is brought up, time and time again folks will bring up how there are personal variations of metabolism.

but remember, that same low metabolism genetic factor may have led to just overweightness (BMI of 25 to 29) in the 50’s. and that same low metabolism genetic factor is now creating obesity (BMI of >30). meanwhile, the folks with genetics for obesity at BMI of 32 in the 50’s are probably now sitting at severe morbid obesity with BMI of 45.

that is the main issue here.

the discussion really need to be redirected here.

so why did the yardstick move? bottomline is still the food. And remember, I’ve never said the food industry is 100% responsible. But they are at least 50% responsible IMHO. And it is my belief that it is only after one fully understand how dangerous it is out there that they will start to pay attention to what they put in their mouths.

[ocrenter]

there will always be weight variations amongst folks as there will always be genetic variations. this is a fact and this is not what is being discussed here.

but statistics do not lie. we went from less than 10% obesity rate in this country to over 33% obesity rate within a single generation. (and we went from less than 33% overweight to greater than 67% overweight).

every time the obesity issue is brought up, time and time again folks will bring up how there are personal variations of metabolism.

but remember, that same low metabolism genetic factor may have led to just overweightness (BMI of 25 to 29) in the 50’s. and that same low metabolism genetic factor is now creating obesity (BMI of >30). meanwhile, the folks with genetics for obesity at BMI of 32 in the 50’s are probably now sitting at severe morbid obesity with BMI of 45.

that is the main issue here.

the discussion really need to be redirected here.

so why did the yardstick move? bottomline is still the food. And remember, I’ve never said the food industry is 100% responsible. But they are at least 50% responsible IMHO. And it is my belief that it is only after one fully understand how dangerous it is out there that they will start to pay attention to what they put in their mouths.

[TemekuT]

The yardstick moved because of the proliferation of high carb, cheap fast food, and portion size. Eating out often leads to obesity.

The obesity solution is threefold:

1. clean, pure food prepared at home

2. more fruit and vegetable carbs and less grain carbs.

3. portion control

[TemekuT]

The yardstick moved because of the proliferation of high carb, cheap fast food, and portion size. Eating out often leads to obesity.

The obesity solution is threefold:

1. clean, pure food prepared at home

2. more fruit and vegetable carbs and less grain carbs.

3. portion control

[TemekuT]

The yardstick moved because of the proliferation of high carb, cheap fast food, and portion size. Eating out often leads to obesity.

The obesity solution is threefold:

1. clean, pure food prepared at home

2. more fruit and vegetable carbs and less grain carbs.

3. portion control

[TemekuT]

The yardstick moved because of the proliferation of high carb, cheap fast food, and portion size. Eating out often leads to obesity.

The obesity solution is threefold:

1. clean, pure food prepared at home

2. more fruit and vegetable carbs and less grain carbs.

3. portion control

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