Comments on: BMI: Is it worth the anxiety? http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/ Musings on Starters, Mains, Desserts and Second-Helpings... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:04:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Núria http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-855 Núria Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:38:38 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-855 I think that the questions should be: Do you feel alright? Do you feel happy? Do you feel full of energy? Do you enjoy life? Do you enjoy food? If the answer is yes to all, then, from my point of view, that's the way to live! But then if you want to loose a bit of fat accumulated in your belly or hips go for a 2000 calories diet for a while, eating healthy and variated and you will see yourself better. This is what I will do soon, in order to face the summer with a good shape ;-) I think that the questions should be: Do you feel alright? Do you feel happy? Do you feel full of energy? Do you enjoy life? Do you enjoy food?
If the answer is yes to all, then, from my point of view, that’s the way to live! But then if you want to loose a bit of fat accumulated in your belly or hips go for a 2000 calories diet for a while, eating healthy and variated and you will see yourself better.
This is what I will do soon, in order to face the summer with a good shape ;-)

]]> By: admin http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-854 admin Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-854 really glad so many thought this post worth a comment. I wasn't sure it was appropriate for a food blog, but I'm delighted there are others out there who share my preoccupation. perhaps it's inevitable when we all spend so much time thinking about food that we should also ponder its effects on our bodies, after all, we are what we eat. Peter, i've not read Lagerfeld, but I have read elsewhere that "starving" (literally) is the key to good health, but frankly I'd prefer to live a little shorter if I can live a little more, you know? i think the message is, keep on keeping on. If you're happy and healthy, you needn't worry about what statistics or infomercials tell you. really glad so many thought this post worth a comment. I wasn’t sure it was appropriate for a food blog, but I’m delighted there are others out there who share my preoccupation. perhaps it’s inevitable when we all spend so much time thinking about food that we should also ponder its effects on our bodies, after all, we are what we eat.
Peter, i’ve not read Lagerfeld, but I have read elsewhere that “starving” (literally) is the key to good health, but frankly I’d prefer to live a little shorter if I can live a little more, you know?
i think the message is, keep on keeping on. If you’re happy and healthy, you needn’t worry about what statistics or infomercials tell you.

]]> By: Ellie http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-853 Ellie Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:35:46 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-853 My BMI is 24. Last year it was 21 and people commented that I looked ill, sunken cheeks and all. Still, I would be happy around 22-23. I purchased one of those scales that calculates your body fat to muscle ratio and am happy to say I am always in the lower end for body fat despite what I eat. Wonder what my arteries look like though, lol! Ahhh, life is too short to worry about 1 or 2%. Personally I say if you are happy with how you look-honest to goodness happy- and you feel good then ignore the BMI. <b>This is NOT medical advice, just the musings of a blog reader!</b> My BMI is 24. Last year it was 21 and people commented that I looked ill, sunken cheeks and all. Still, I would be happy around 22-23. I purchased one of those scales that calculates your body fat to muscle ratio and am happy to say I am always in the lower end for body fat despite what I eat. Wonder what my arteries look like though, lol! Ahhh, life is too short to worry about 1 or 2%. Personally I say if you are happy with how you look-honest to goodness happy- and you feel good then ignore the BMI. This is NOT medical advice, just the musings of a blog reader!

]]> By: courtney http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-851 courtney Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:56:28 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-851 Well Im a full figured black woman who has never fri into what the BMI says I should be. I have picked up a extra twenty or moe ponds since last year(a)I stopped working out.b)I'm happy and nestingC)I food blogD) I'm almost 40. Even at my thinnest 121 pounds people cracked on my weight becaue its all in the ass and legs. Very few blacks I know fall into into the standard BMI suggestions its unfair. Im big,but not obese. I have a lot of muscle tone and a nice shape.Would I be happier 30 punds lighter. Yes. Well Im a full figured black woman who has never fri into what the BMI says I should be. I have picked up a extra twenty or moe ponds since last year(a)I stopped working out.b)I’m happy and nestingC)I food blogD) I’m almost 40. Even at my thinnest 121 pounds people cracked on my weight becaue its all in the ass and legs. Very few blacks I know fall into into the standard BMI suggestions its unfair. Im big,but not obese. I have a lot of muscle tone and a nice shape.Would I be happier 30 punds lighter. Yes.

]]> By: kate http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-850 kate Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:39:16 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-850 My BMI is borderline, and every time I calculate it online I get the screaming icon that tells me I AM FAT. I am 165 lbs. I like your term- rubicundity. Cherubic, even. At my thinnest, standing 5'7", I weighed around 115 pounds. I was stick figure thin, and unhealthy. Sure I could stand to lose 20 pounds; I could stand to trim my upper arms more, have thinner thighs and less 'cheekiness' but my blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol and overall health is good. My biggest problem isn't WHAT I eat, it's HOW MUCH of it. I need portion control big time and that is what I work on now. When I look at what goes into our tummies I am damn proud of our diet. I have heard a whole lot of debate about the BMI from every camp out there. Some say its a good thing, others say 'Eh, not so much.' I take it with a huge fat grain of salt (the good kind, mind you) and pay more attention to my numbers. My BMI is borderline, and every time I calculate it online I get the screaming icon that tells me I AM FAT. I am 165 lbs.

I like your term- rubicundity. Cherubic, even.

At my thinnest, standing 5′7″, I weighed around 115 pounds. I was stick figure thin, and unhealthy. Sure I could stand to lose 20 pounds; I could stand to trim my upper arms more, have thinner thighs and less ‘cheekiness’ but my blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol and overall health is good. My biggest problem isn’t WHAT I eat, it’s HOW MUCH of it. I need portion control big time and that is what I work on now. When I look at what goes into our tummies I am damn proud of our diet.

I have heard a whole lot of debate about the BMI from every camp out there. Some say its a good thing, others say ‘Eh, not so much.’ I take it with a huge fat grain of salt (the good kind, mind you) and pay more attention to my numbers.

]]> By: Peter http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-849 Peter Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:08:05 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-849 Have you read Karl Lagerfeld's diet book? It will answer the questions you posed- specifically whether being emaciated is a good idea (from a health and aesthetic point of view.) Oh, don't bother buying it. He's rich enough. The answer is yes. Have you read Karl Lagerfeld’s diet book? It will answer the questions you posed- specifically whether being emaciated is a good idea (from a health and aesthetic point of view.)

Oh, don’t bother buying it. He’s rich enough. The answer is yes.

]]> By: Serena http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-844 Serena Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:04:17 +0000 http://www.weareneverfull.com/bmi-is-it-worth-the-anxiety/#comment-844 Hi I agree that BMI can be misleading but its a good place to start. It can help indicate if people may be at risk from high cholesterol and diabetes. I managed to have a go on a machine (Tanita) which calculates body fat percentage (a lot of gyms have them too), these are much more useful. After all muscle weighs more than fat :) Diabetes UK have just launched a campaign which uses waist measurements instead, over 31.5 inches for a women and 37 inches could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Measure_Up_-_are_you_at_risk_of_diabetes/) I think that a lot of GPs are moving over using waist measurements rather than BMI. If you are in the gym I would say no need to worry. Hope the ramblings made sense? Love the blog by the way! Hi
I agree that BMI can be misleading but its a good place to start. It can help indicate if people may be at risk from high cholesterol and diabetes. I managed to have a go on a machine (Tanita) which calculates body fat percentage (a lot of gyms have them too), these are much more useful. After all muscle weighs more than fat :) Diabetes UK have just launched a campaign which uses waist measurements instead, over 31.5 inches for a women and 37 inches could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Measure_Up_-_are_you_at_risk_of_diabetes/)
I think that a lot of GPs are moving over using waist measurements rather than BMI.

If you are in the gym I would say no need to worry. Hope the ramblings made sense?
Love the blog by the way!

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