I weigh a lot, but am not fat or muscular
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So what you're saying is that you're dense ?
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What did you mean by that? are you insulting me?
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36" waist and you don't think you're fat?
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.
50kg for a 5ft 11' male, or a BMI of under 16 (or female to a lesser extent) is asking for trouble, particularly with regard bone density and the risk of heart attack etc...
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I would be interested to see pictures of all beautiful well proportioned gentlemen who are taking a pop at the OP. OP looks fine in his picture, nothing wrong with not being stick thin.
Aweome assessment there... dr...???
When my personal GP tells me im "dangerously underweight" ill listen. To people on the internet? Not so much.
Good luck with that, GPs aren't known for being particularly good, especially when it comes to weight.
Im actually somewhat well "toned"... would be the word
Not at that weight, not unless your bones are 1cm in diameter and made of paper máché.
EDIT: A rough guidline for the weight of a persons skeleton when of average body fat %, is 14%. 14% of 112lbs (8st) is 16lbs, the average human skull weighs 8-10lbs. I'm abit worried for you tbh.
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36 aint that big im 34 waist and 6 ft 7 i aint swarzaneggar but i aint thin either 15 stone.
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There's a big difference between your real waist size than what we wear. I only wear jeans I can fit into 30's but I'm more like 34" If I measure with a tape.
My private GP is exceptional. In fact, he used to be concerned about my weight until he ran every test under the sun, sent me for scans, blood tests, fitness tests, even in touch with a specialist nutritionist.
All the tests and scans came back perfect. The fitness tests showed I am in better shape than most "normal" people.
Call it a fast metabolism, luck of the draw or whatever you will, or just a good and very healthy upbringing (I cant stand the taste of foods high in fats/saturated/high in salt, I don't drink and don't smoke), at the end of it all, the only conclusion they could come up with was that, thats the way I am.
I can get myself an extra 10KG in weight very easily by swapping my cardo-based workouts for weight-based ones, however, when I stop, within 12 months ill have lost that muscle weight again, and never drop below 55kg.
Because errbody has to fit in to a rigid set of measurements, am I right?!
Good luck to you and I hope you are right and you are a a toned and healthy person and remain so....although if your GP is saying that you are fine with a BMI of 15.8 then you might want to get a second opinion, just to be sure...over long periods of time a BMI of that range can lead to major health issues, most of which are not apparent immediately or even in the short to medium term. Osteoporosis and Heart related illness being the ones that creep up on you...a BMI under 16 means that you have a much higher risk than someone who is even overweight of developing these issues, you may be fine, but the risk is significant nonetheless. I would just keep that in mind, have periodic tests for vitamin and calcium deficiencies and keep an eye on it.
Out of interest, how many calories do you actually eat each day on average and if you are toned, I assume you are working out and have an active lifestyle?
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*insert highly skeptical response*
Fats and saturated fats are very good for you, avoiding them is certainly not the mark of a healthy diet.
I'm not really sure what you're trying to say here.
I have also had the same work done by an NHS doctor, though not as in depth. I see 0 point in going for a 3rd set of tests to find out... the exact same results, again, do you?
Can be as skeptical as you like, doesn't bother me.
When I refer to fats, saturated fats and salts, I refer to junk food, fast food, readymeals etc. Rather than fish and chips from the chippy, id have a peice of cod from the fishmonger, with a home made parsley sauce and mashed potatoes. Rather than a McDonnalds, id hand make a burger with lean mince.. you get the idea.
Point is, I am very capable of adding and sustaining weight if I so desire. However my natural balance when doing as much cardio as I do seems to be, 55kg.
So you meant something completely different to what you said then?
I don't think you do get that fats are good for you with you opting for "lean mince".
Who DO you do so much cardio?
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?
Im actually somewhat well "toned"... would be the word
Skinny would definitely be the word.
The main point really is that at your height and weight, your bones will be really lacking in density, which is not good at all, and since you've already said that you do a lot of cardio, I'd imagine that includes running?
Bones that are lacking in density, and running are not a good combination.
Bones that are lacking in density, and running are not a good combination.