Fat doesn't always mean unfit

[Anonymous]

Interesting article on what constitutes "unfit" - not in line with DCUM's usual thinking. FWIW I am not overweight so this ia not to make myself feel better. It's just that there have been so many threads on DCUM about this topic that I thought it would be of interest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19474239

[Anonymous]

I am one of these people. I am currently 40 pounds overweight. My blood pressure is 107/60 and have perfect cholesterol levels. I actually exercise quite a bit. I don't have a large belly or butt. I gain weight equally all over my body. I have actually had nurses weight me and call others over to see how much I weight because they can't believe it. It is embarrassing and humiliating..even if I don't look it.

[Anonymous]

Me too. I am 5'4" and 170. I look similiar to when I weigh 152. Even then nurses assume I weigh about 135. I have a lot of muscle and an hourglass figure and I workout 6 days a week- kickboxing, spartan workout... my blood pressure is 115/70 andmy cholesterol is low. I am trying to loose weight because I want to fit in my old clothes but I am lucky that I carry it well.

[Anonymous]

I think people don't understand why I'm bitching about my weight now. I look fundamentally the same, but my fitness is in the shitter. I was amazingly fit when the gym was still a part of my daily routine, now I'm fluffy and soft and I just wanna cry about it. I've only gone up a single dress size though, barely.

[Anonymous]

People have been saying they can be fat and fit for years. It's true, just as skinny doesn't equal fit.

[Anonymous]

It drives me crazy when people assume that someone who is a size 14 or 16 isn't healthy. There are plenty of women who are larger sizes and are healthier than most of the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It drives me crazy when people assume that someone who is a size 14 or 16 isn't healthy. There are plenty of women who are larger sizes and are healthier than most of the rest of us.

They aren't as healthy as they would be at a smaller size. I say this as someone who has been a fairly healthy 14 but is now smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It drives me crazy when people assume that someone who is a size 14 or 16 isn't healthy. There are plenty of women who are larger sizes and are healthier than most of the rest of us.

They aren't as healthy as they would be at a smaller size. I say this as someone who has been a fairly healthy 14 but is now smaller.

There are studies that show that life expectancy is often actually higher in people with "overweight" BMIs than for women in the "normal" range, so for some women a 14 or 16 could be their optimal size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It drives me crazy when people assume that someone who is a size 14 or 16 isn't healthy. There are plenty of women who are larger sizes and are healthier than most of the rest of us.

They aren't as healthy as they would be at a smaller size. I say this as someone who has been a fairly healthy 14 but is now smaller.

There are studies that show that life expectancy is often actually higher in people with "overweight" BMIs than for women in the "normal" range, so for some women a 14 or 16 could be their optimal size.

Can you share the study? I find that hard to believe. Fat is a hormone producing agent and apart from the stress on your body those hormones are not a positive addition.

[Anonymous]

Why do we need to seek scientific "proof" that it's okay to be a larger size? Why are we so hyper critical of ourselves and of other women?

[Anonymous]

I'll take thin over fat any day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It drives me crazy when people assume that someone who is a size 14 or 16 isn't healthy. There are plenty of women who are larger sizes and are healthier than most of the rest of us.

They aren't as healthy as they would be at a smaller size. I say this as someone who has been a fairly healthy 14 but is now smaller.

There are studies that show that life expectancy is often actually higher in people with "overweight" BMIs than for women in the "normal" range, so for some women a 14 or 16 could be their optimal size.

Can you share the study? I find that hard to believe. Fat is a hormone producing agent and apart from the stress on your body those hormones are not a positive addition.

I recently read the book "The Obesity Myth" and the studies were cited in there. It was a really interesting read. It said that once people reached BMIs of upper 30s or so, the fat could start to be detrimental and life expectancy could decrease, but people in the overweight range (25-30 BMI) did not have any additional health risks just because they're "fat".

[Anonymous]

Not this again. I have no trouble believing this premise. It's just that this is going to devolve into a troll mud pit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not this again. I have no trouble believing this premise. It's just that this is going to devolve into a troll mud pit.

The first rule about Fight Club is that we don't talk about Fight Club.

[Anonymous]

I'm thin and unfit. Maybe it makes life easy (I appear to be the weight and size that many others want to be), but I know it isn't a good sign for my health. I'm trying to do something about it, but I'm crap at exercising.