I weigh a lot, but am not fat or muscular

This makes an amusing thread, as it was only a few weeks ago that I had people raging at me on these very forums that there's no reason for anyone to be 100KG+ ever.
 
So much use of the word "toned". It's beginning to make me twitch :p

spoffle said:
This makes an amusing thread, as it was only a few weeks ago that I had people raging at me on these very forums that there's no reason for anyone to be 100KG+ ever.
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I wish I could break the 100kg mark! I'm stuck at 95 :(
 
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spoffle said:
Who DO you do so much cardio?
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Why not? Feel good doing it, it mixes the day up from being sat at a computer screen for hours at end.

Castiel said:
Yes I do..I have a range of testing done every 12 months because I have a similar issue with maintaining calorie intake and getting the essential nutrition and protein...mine is due to a injury that meant I lost part of my stomach, but the necessity for continued, periodic testing is beneficial. Just because you are fine and dandy today doesn't mean you will remain so indefinitely. And what is a bank of blood tests every 12 months to ensure you are healthy? if the bloods show something then you can be given supplements or further testing if required, surely that is a more sensible approach than simply getting aggressive with people who are just concerned, and regardless of whether you feel great and the GP says you are healthy and fine at the moment, your risks of developing serious issues are significantly greater because of your lower BMI, just getting checked out every now and again is just sensible..surely?
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Sorry to hear of your problems. I get a yearly physical as part of my health cover, so I guess if anything serious turned up, that would pick it up, but im not in any particular rush to go get more specific testing done.
 
kindai said:
Sorry to hear of your problems. I get a yearly physical as part of my health cover, so I guess if anything serious turned up, that would pick it up, but im not in any particular rush to go get more specific testing done.
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I'm fine, just have my check up each year and take the supplements and keep myself healthy.

I would recommend a range of bloods each years along with your physical though..I am surprised that your Doctor hasn't suggested it already given your bmi is where it is...things like calcium, vitamins D, B12 and a few other less well known things are easily lacking when you are at such low weight, especially if you are burning large amounts of cardio calories like you say you are. It only takes 10 minutes and could spot something well in advance of it becoming a problem.
 
Castiel said:
Indeed...building core strength would be the more sensible option, actually increasing weight by increasing lean muscle mass over body fat in the core areas.
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The reason I have a bad back is 20+ years filling shelves in a supermarket and it's been 16+ years since I took a tea break or stopped for lunch. I've always treated it like going to the gym, and while my bad habits have finally caught up with my spine (triggered by a particularly hard build up to Easter trading in these budget-squeezed times), I eat pretty healthily and take core fitness very seriously. It is, after all, the tool I need for my work! So I'm lean, healthy, and strong in a 'normal' sense.

Except for a few of my disks. :-) But I did gently build up my crunch capability when the sciatica started, hoping to build up my core strength, and 300+ at a row is now not a problem. But at 10 stone I am definitely flabbier around the waist than I prefer to be, and if I'm much more comfortable and feel "springier" and healthier down at 9'7. I just lack the willpower to avoid biscuits and stay there for long, and now I've hit 50 there are definite signs that my metabolism is trying to slow down.

Either that or I'm just knackered. ;-)

Anyway, going back to the OP's issue, ultimately weight is all about what we as individuals are comfortable with. I had chronic asthma for the first 20 years of my life, so was a bit chubby and very unfit for all my youth. But as soon as the asthma came under control I was, and still am, so happy to be healthy that I swore I'd never let myself get fat or unfit. So far I've managed to keep that promise to myself. But not everyone is going to be fortunate enough to have such a powerful motivator, and food is great entertainment.

I shall now go off and be entertained by half a packet of Jaffa Cakes. Then the other half, probably. I'll no doubt end up with diabetes and a bad back. :->
 
majnu said:
36" waist and you don't think you're fat?
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Since when has a 36" waist been an indication of being overweight?

Thats the line is it, regardless of any other factors or dimensions, once you have a 36" waist you've got to get yourself on a diet of dust and lettuce leaves you disgusting fat pig.

Is that how it works now?
 
Way it goes man, I used to weight 22 stone at my height of 6'6" and have a 44" waist.

I now look significantly skinnier, I can fit into 40" jeans with plenty of room, but I weight 26 stone.

Just as some guys can eat a ****load, never lift a finger and never gain weight and some guys can eat normally but need to exercise to excess to keep weight off, we're all different. If you're happy, just keep doing what you're doing.

I was always built like a rugby player even when I was a lad, I'd have to turn anorexic to become one of these lanky *******s and I have no interest in that, food and beer is too good.
 
From looking at your pic I find it hard to believe you're over 100kg.

It could be that you hold a lot of fat around your organs (visceral fat). OR you have some sort of bone condition meaning your bones are extra dense?
 
Finally something to fap to. Batkid thread didn't deliver and COD:Ghosts was an epic failure too.
 
atpbx said:
Since when has a 36" waist been an indication of being overweight?

Thats the line is it, regardless of any other factors or dimensions, once you have a 36" waist you've got to get yourself on a diet of dust and lettuce leaves you disgusting fat pig.

Is that how it works now?
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The general rule is your waist should be less than 1/2 your height.

i.e. if you're 72" tall (i.e. 6 foot), your waist should be under 36" - 36" is the limit and really you should try and lower it.

I was over 100kg (at my peak I was around 102) but I looked it, hard rugby, and weight training put me in that way, however at just under 6'1" and with a waist of 36.5 despite looking in proportion (I was very wide and bulky) I was overweight, I carried too much fat despite looking like a lump.

IT's just something to be aware of, it is a general rule, and like all rules there are exceptions. I'm just adding another aspect to think about not saying you're wrong. :)
 
Justintime said:
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Taken not too long ago in Thailand, about 101kg, guy on the left obviously :D
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What the hell is on your legs!?

With how baggy you're clothing it's impossible to gauge how fat you are.
 
Calculate ur bmi and calorie intake. Realize you are at best overweight at worst obese. Reduce calorie intake an start working out 4 days a week. Watch the weight drop.

I'm 5'9 and thought **** was all cool till I realized I was 13.5 stonne one day and was no longer able to eat anything I want like I could at 18.

Couple month later I'm 11stone a lot stronger, more muscle and my bmi is ok. Just need to admit ur a podge and get it sorted. Unless you really are a lot musclier than you think.
 
Jestahr said:
Calculate ur bmi and calorie intake. Realize you are at best overweight at worst obese. Reduce calorie intake an start working out 4 days a week. Watch the weight drop.

I'm 5'9 and thought **** was all cool till I realized I was 13.5 stonne one day and was no longer able to eat anything I want like I could at 18.

Couple month later I'm 11stone a lot stronger, more muscle and my bmi is ok. Just need to admit ur a podge and get it sorted. Unless you really are a lot musclier than you think.
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So you didn't look at his picture then did you?
 
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