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My BP rises after food, stays elevated for a couple of hours - does/did yours tread into red after eating?BPs were like 136/ 90 yellow zone not red
I'm no doctor, but a good rule of thumb seems to be: If you don't have zero abdominal fat ie no paunch whatsoever, it needs to be lost - it's allegedly (justifiably blamed, I think) an indicator/predictor of many a health calamity. I'm continuing my weight loss efforts, until I can see clearly see my abdominal muscles (without cutting myself open - I don't want that clear a view) again.weight 95kg
Like many academics and coders: do you drink a lot of mega-strong coffee? Narrows arteries, increases cortisol?non smoking , no drinking,
Weight is hovering at 90Kg
That's great! Heading in the right direction.130 to 110 and 80/60
Well, yes. BMI is cheap quick and dirty; ticks a cheap paperless box on a screen. Athletes are outliers, and for them, BMI isn't useful. It not useful for older people either.BMI readings..
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Think you need to find evidence for this. Because I think Guerney but that's not just wrong it's dangerous.I'm no doctor, but a good rule of thumb seems to be: If you don't have zero abdominal fat ie no paunch whatsoever, it needs to be lost - it's allegedly (justifiably, I think) an indicator/predictor of many a health calamity
It's not usefuil for big built, small built, training, very tall, very short, very broad...the list goes on.Well, yes. BMI is cheap quick and dirty; ticks a cheap paperless box on a screen. Athletes are outliers, and for them, BMI isn't useful. It not useful for older people either.
Lol. This from a man with really bad heart problems - do your own homework. I did. @Danidl is more than capable of doing his own thinking, and wouldn't trust something he read written by some bloke on a forum.Think you need to find evidence for this. Because I think Guerney but that's not just wrong it's dangerous.
Any degree of body fat is a precursor to serious health issues? Perhaps if you, ve chain smoked parky tough and drunk a bottle of whisky every day all your life.???
The model makes assumptions.It's not usefuil for big built, small built, training, very tall, very short, very broad...the list goes on.
Athletes are not outliers, they demonstrate the faults of BMI.
Fair point but I, m not advising people to fast and lose all their body fat. Both utterly bonkers if you are trying to be healthy.Lol. This from a man with really bad heart problems - do your own homework. @Danidl is more than capable of doing his own thinking, and wouldn't trust something he read written by some bloke on a forum.
I have posted that if I were in your shoes, I would reduce calories gently and not by much (see other posts) - whatever you decide to do, if anything, is up to you.Fair point but I, m not advising people to fast and lose all their body fat. Both utterly bonkers if you are trying to be healthy.
Bad ones. It's a very dangerous and misleading measure. Set your goals by it at your peril. Take any 2 people at random with equal BMI and chances are their %age body fat are completely different. So what's point in using it.?The model makes assumptions.
Oh no. I find myself in an endless discussion... what to do? Do you enjoy very very long discussions? Call me selfish but I'm not sure that I do, not if clarity or knowledge of some sort isnt gained by doing so to any significant degree.Bad ones. It's a very dangerous and misleading measure. Set your goals by it at your peril. Take any 2 people at random with equal BMI and chances are their %age body fat are completely different. So what's point in using it.?
I see that Guerney but you do make some rather sweeping statements, with little if any evidence to corroborate. (Zero fat around abdomen is probably both impossible and dangerous)I have posted that if I were in your shoes, I would reduce calories gently and not by much (see other posts) - whatever you decide to do, if anything, is up to you.
Agreed. I, ll sign out.Oh no. I find myself in an endless discussion... what to do? Do you enjoy very very long discussions? Call me selfish but I'm not sure that I do, not if clarity or knowledge of some sort isnt gained by doing so to any significant degree.
Nah, you do your own homework. Your life depends on it, not mine. Well, not yet.I see that Guerney but you do make some rather sweeping statements, with little if any evidence to corroborate. (Zero fat around abdomen is probably both impossible and dangerous)
??? All I, m saying is supply some evidence.
No, I'll sign out and you can continue with the other forumites. I don't want to obstruct your activities in the least.Agreed. I, ll sign out.
I like coffee.. so yes . Would have drunk a lot . Typically now it's two Nespresso Vertuo ..the big cups per day. .My BP rises after food, stays elevated for a couple of hours - does/did yours tread into red after eating?
I'm no doctor, but a good rule of thumb seems to be: If you don't have zero abdominal fat ie no paunch whatsoever, it needs to be lost - it's allegedly (justifiably blamed, I think) an indicator/predictor of many a health calamity. I'm continuing my weight loss efforts, until I can see clearly see my abdominal muscles (without cutting myself open - I don't want that clear a view) again.
Like many academics and coders: do you drink a lot of mega-strong coffee? Narrows arteries, increases cortisol?
That's great! Heading in the right direction.
But I'm confused as to why you have 11 stents.
Agreed. I, ll sign out.
Now, now, the two of you can't abandon us like that. In the absence of somatising it's either about zaphorizia being bombed, or chunt's minibudget, or god forfucking bid (did that make it through the censor, did it? did it?) brexit diffusing and imploding like the stale flatulate it (and all the converted prostitutes "who never voted for it, guv") is, or the moon drifting away.No, I'll sign out and you can continue with the other forumites. I don't want to obstruct your activities in the least.