Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 'ideal weight' tables certainly aren't acurate for everyone. I was getting depressed because despite doing more and more exercise (swimming - 60+ lengths nearly every day) the scales weren't going down. Then I finally realised that muscle weighs more than fat, that I should be concentrating on the fact that I was firming up and clothes getting looser. So I got rid of the scales, but it was psychologically difficult to break away from the well established ideas society has about weight. So now, when I hear women say or read in a magazine that they are 7 stone something or 8 stone or similar, I no longer get depressed that I weigh nearly 10 stone, because I know that weight is not a true indicator of how fit or healthy you are. ramble over! CathLeonor Gomes <mais1mae wrote: , "Nikki Qureshi" <nicolaqureshi@t...>wrote:> You know, the other day I heard about some research which suggested that> being slightly underweight was worse for your health than being slightly> overweight. I don't know any more details, I heard it from acolleague at> work.That would mean believing the tables the doctors put up for "ideal"weights. It's not like doctors are infalible. :)Leo~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, there may be another side to the story you have not heard.---------------------------Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline>Un: send a blank message to - ALL-NEW Messenger - all new features - even more fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Actually, I read in a weight training manual, that whether your body is carring surplus fat or surplus muscle, it's still not good for the heart. It surprised me, and I only read it in a single source, so it might not be true. There's a more accurate test involving your body's electrical resistance, which I think measures body fat directly. Which implies excess muscle isn't really a problem. Do you (or Stephen) know, Vanessa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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