Are you OBESE?

[Crimson Dynamo]

The term "obese" describes a person who's very overweight, with a lot of body fat.

Obesity is generally caused by consuming more calories – particularly those in fatty and sugary foods – than you burn off through physical activity. The excess energy is stored by the body as fat.

Obesity is an increasingly common problem because for many people modern living involves eating excessive amounts of cheap, high-calorie food and spending a lot of time sitting down, at desks, on sofas or in cars or playing video games.

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do you struggle to tie your shoelaces? If you are obese do you know why and do you know how bad it is for your health?

[Nicky91]

no i'm not obese, i'm more like a healthy weight for me being tall, if i was less tall then i would've been obese with my current weight i think

[Cherie]

No I am not! :smug: I am very careful with my diet now though because as you get older it gets harder to shift :nono: also I have cut right back on alcohol and sugar... my son had a knee operation in March and we spent alot of time on hospital transport as he had to have his knee in a straight position and couldn't go backwards and forwards in the car, the number of people we sat in that ambulance with who had diabetes, and had to go to the hospital to have injections in their eyeballs every month, frightened the living daylights out of me :eek:

[Cal.]

Why does extremely obese look like me

[Ammi]

..I’m the very opposite extreme of obese..maybe I’m inbese...but my bones scream out for a little bit of obesity ways...

[Crimson Dynamo]

Why does extremely obese look like me

Orange is the new fat?

[Mystic Mock]

I wouldn't say that I'm obese now, but when I was a kid I was a bit chubby but again never huge like some kids sadly get.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I wouldn't say that I'm obese now, but when I was a kid I was a bit chubby but again never huge like some kids sadly get.

when i was young i played outside as there were no kids tv during the day (till 4) and there were no phones, tablets or PS4

now kids and adults spend hours in front of screens eating so its no wonder

[Mystic Mock]

when i was young i played outside as there were no kids tv during the day (till 4) and there were no phones, tablets or PS4

now kids and adults spend hours in front of screens eating so its no wonder

Tbh it's all down to good parenting on if the kid is getting enough exercise.

Imo a lot of parents don't want to bother with their kids, or they don't know how to bond with their kids so instead of going out to have some fun and exercise, they just palm their kids off with a PS4 or a Phone.

Btw I love my PS4 so I'm not a hater of Video Games, but there is room for both a PS4 and exercise.

I'm sorry for waffling btw.:joker:

[RileyH]

Absolutely not

[AnnieK]

Nope, but I eat healthy and exercise twice a day as I am sure there is an obese me just waiting to break out so I make sure she is kept starving

[glibberglobber]

I am

[Matthew.]

no i am not at all

[glibberglobber]

The term "obese" describes a person who's very overweight, with a lot of body fat.

Obesity is an increasingly common problem because for many people modern living involves eating excessive amounts of cheap, high-calorie food and spending a lot of time sitting down, at desks, on sofas or in cars or playing video games.


SORRY NOT SORRY @some of these "absolutely not" people

[Cherie]

I am

not globber living up to the name :laugh:

[Cherie]

SORRY NOT SORRY @some of these "absolutely not" people

don't be jelly now because I get off my arse on occasion and don't glob food all day long :hehe:

[Northern Monkey]

My BMI actually says i’m borderline :laugh:

I’m stocky though.I weight train 3-4 times a week and kickbox twice a week so i’m not fat.Around 12-13% body fat atm.

[Niamh.]

My BMI actually says i’m borderline :laugh:

I’m stocky though.I weight train 3-4 times a week and kickbox twice a week so i’m not fat.Around 12-13% body fat atm.

I don't think calculating BMI purely on height and weight is 100% accurate anyway when you take body types into consideration.

Right now I'm normal weight, last year I had started to venture into over weight territory but I've lost 2 stone since January :hee: Just being extra careful now to watch what I'm eating now so that doesn't happen again

[Northern Monkey]

I don't think calculating BMI purely on height and weight is 100% accurate anyway when you take body types into consideration.

Right now I'm normal weight, last year I had started to venture into over weight territory but I've lost 2 stone since January :hee: Just being extra careful now to watch what I'm eating now so that doesn't happen again

Yeah i think BMI is silly.I’m pretty short so it doesn’t take that into consideration.

Well done for losing the weight it can be tough to get off :clap1:

[Crimson Dynamo]

My BMI actually says i’m borderline :laugh:

I’m stocky though.I weight train 3-4 times a week and kickbox twice a week so i’m not fat.Around 12-13% body fat atm.

mine says overweight:shocked: 26.9 but i am not and am quite happy, im a little stocky and have muscle. I think my extra large testicles tip me over the edge in this respect

:think:

If i gave up drinking i would literally wear away to a communion wafer

[Northern Monkey]

mine says overweight:shocked: 26.9 but i am not and am quite happy, im a little stocky and have muscle. I think my extra large testicles tip me over the edge in this respect

:think:

If i gave up drinking i would literally wear away to a communion wafer

:laugh:

I’d hate to see you in the pub when you’ve got the kilt on

[Crimson Dynamo]

:laugh:

I’d hate to see you in the pub when you’ve got the kilt on

i tuck them in my sporran

[Niamh.]

Yeah i think BMI is silly.I’m pretty short so it doesn’t take that into consideration.

Well done for losing the weight it can be tough to get off :clap1:

Yeah Gav is the same, he's got a stocky build but he's not very tall so he's heavier than alot of people his height eventhough he's not fat

Thanks, it was pretty easy when I really started taking note of what I was eating and now I'm at a weight I'm happy with I find if I stay good during the week, I can break out a bit at the weekend and still stay as I am (so far anyway!)

[Cherie]

I don't think calculating BMI purely on height and weight is 100% accurate anyway when you take body types into consideration.

Right now I'm normal weight, last year I had started to venture into over weight territory but I've lost 2 stone since January :hee: Just being extra careful now to watch what I'm eating now so that doesn't happen again

2 stone is amazing, I have been trying to lose half a stone for about a year, and only shifted it this year when I stopped drinking wine at home, only drink now when I go out :dance:

[Niamh.]

2 stone is amazing, I have been trying to lose half a stone for about a year, and only shifted it this year when I stopped drinking wine at home, only drink now when I go out :dance:

Thanks :love: I stopped drinking all together for the first month to give myself a bit of a kick start, I'll only have a drink at the weekend now though. Well done you too :love:

[michael21]

I dip below my wait in may but eating the right thing and doing exercise keep me fit i know its not always easy but you will.feel better for it

[Crimson Dynamo]

I stopped drinking wine at home, only drink now when I go out

I stopped drinking all together for the first month to give myself a bit of a kick start, I'll only have a drink at the weekend now though.

same

[Northern Monkey]

Yeah Gav is the same, he's got a stocky build but he's not very tall so he's heavier than alot of people his height eventhough he's not fat

Thanks, it was pretty easy when I really started taking note of what I was eating and now I'm at a weight I'm happy with I find if I stay good during the week, I can break out a bit at the weekend and still stay as I am (so far anyway!)

Yeah,I tend to try and bulk up through the winter and cut fat down just after for the summer.
I found calorie counting was the key but just eating less didn’t cut it after you’ve lost a certain amount.You have to start watching what you eat too.
My new diet is trying to stay off processed foods and i only drink on occasions now.
I found you can actually eat alot more if you stick to fresh food rather than frozen stuff from packets so you don’t feel too hungry.
Still have splurges from time to time and go out for meals though.
Just have to go without the next day.

[michael21]

I stopped drinking wine at home, only drink now when I go out :dance:

What happen if you go out 7 days a week :laugh:

[michael21]

Yeah,I tend to try and bulk up through the winter and cut fat down just after for the summer.
I found calorie counting was the key but just eating less didn’t cut it after you’ve lost a certain amount.You have to start watching what you eat too.
My new diet is trying to stay off processed foods and i only drink on occasions now.
I found you can actually eat alot more if you stick to fresh food rather than frozen stuff from packets so you don’t feel too hungry.
Still have splurges from time to time and go out for meals though.
Just have to go without the next day.

That interesting about the winter you could just wear more cloths and eat healthy

[Kazanne]

What happen if you go out 7 days a week :laugh:

:laugh::laugh:

[kirklancaster]

mine says overweight:shocked: 26.9 but i am not and am quite happy, im a little stocky and have muscle. I think my extra large testicles tip me over the edge in this respect

:think:

If i gave up drinking i would literally wear away to a communion wafer

:laugh: I notice that you did not claim; 'Extra large dick'. :hee:

[user104658]

Obesity is generally caused by consuming more calories – particularly those in fatty and sugary foods – than you burn off through physical activity. The excess energy is stored by the body as fat.

:nono: Sugar and other excess refined carbohydrates LT. "Fat" is not the problem (unless it's hydrogenated fat). Obviously you'll exceed your calorie limit if you go around eating cakes of butter, but no one actually realistically does that, whereas people DO much their way through a 200g bag of Doritos no problem.

The RDA for carbohydrates is something like 220g. A more realistic healthy target is 100 - 150g, and that should be from "good" sources like fruit and vegetables. Most people are consuming 400+g, and most of it empty / nutritionally void. Too much sugar, too much pasta, too much bread, too many potatoes. That is why people are fat.

Main culprit is fizzy drinks. That's why people cut out a load of food and end up confused when they still don't lose weight... when they're drinking 50g of sugar or more a day.

My BMI actually says i’m borderline :laugh:

I’m stocky though.I weight train 3-4 times a week and kickbox twice a week so i’m not fat.Around 12-13% body fat atm.

BMI is inaccurate if you have higher than average muscle mass tho.

[Niamh.]

Yeah,I tend to try and bulk up through the winter and cut fat down just after for the summer.
I found calorie counting was the key but just eating less didn’t cut it after you’ve lost a certain amount.You have to start watching what you eat too.
My new diet is trying to stay off processed foods and i only drink on occasions now.
I found you can actually eat alot more if you stick to fresh food rather than frozen stuff from packets so you don’t feel too hungry.
Still have splurges from time to time and go out for meals though.
Just have to go without the next day.

I prefer fresh food over processed ****e anyway tbh. I joined Sliming World which is kind of calorie counting without calorie counting. Like they have foods grouped in a different way but it's basically the same principle of what you just said most "free" foods are just non processed

[Twosugars]

well, whatever you're doing Niamh, it is working if that wedding photo is anything to go by.. tantalizing curves :blush:

[Niamh.]

well, whatever you're doing Niamh, it is working if that wedding photo is anything to go by.. tantalizing curves :blush:

ha thanks :love:

[Alf]

I prefer fresh food over processed ****e anyway tbh. I joined Sliming World which is kind of calorie counting without calorie counting. Like they have foods grouped in a different way but it's basically the same principle of what you just said most "free" foods are just non processedIs Slimming World free to join? or do have to pay money to join?

[Crimson Dynamo]

:laugh: I notice that you did not claim; 'Extra large dick'. :hee:

i have no penis

[Niamh.]

Is Slimming World free to join? or do have to pay money to join?

It's €9 a week

I think that's around £8

[Cherie]

What happen if you go out 7 days a week :laugh:

I have a drink each of the 7 days :laugh: that only happens on holiday

[Eddie.]

I’m just a BIT overweight...

[user104658]

Is Slimming World free to join? or do have to pay money to join?

I personally don't rate slimming world Alfie, especially not for males. It lists pasta, rice and potato as "free foods" :umm2:... if you exceed your calories on that sort of bulk you'll end up with A) a belly and B) vitamin and mineral deficiencies. It also tends to be a bit low on protein if you're also exercising.

Eat fresh (ONLY fresh), cut out sugar, cut out bulk wheat totally (this means primarily wheat-based products, you don't have to fret over a bit of flour in a sauce etc.), heavily reduce other grains / rice / potatoes, increase veg (especially green veg), fruit, and nuts. Plenty of lean meat protein / fish + moderate other meats (basically don't worry about meat, it's hard to overeat unprocessed meat, you'll get full and stop).

Cut your portion sizes. Most people have twice as much on their plate as they should. Half an hour of cardio / HIIT every day, lift heavy stuff for a bit 3 times a week.

You'll be hollywood buff in no time :thumbs:

[Alf]

It's €9 a weekThese people are con artists.

[Cherie]

I don't know how people drink fizzy drinks, they are so sweet :yuk:

[ArgyESC]

No, I'm a skinny legend

[Niamh.]

I personally don't rate slimming world Alfie, especially not for males. It lists pasta, rice and potato as "free foods" :umm2:... if you exceed your calories on that sort of bulk you'll end up with A) a belly and B) vitamin and mineral deficiencies. It also tends to be a bit low on protein if you're also exercising.

Eat fresh (ONLY fresh), cut out sugar, cut out bulk wheat totally (this means primarily wheat-based products, you don't have to fret over a bit of flour in a sauce etc.), heavily reduce other grains / rice / potatoes, increase veg (especially green veg), fruit, and nuts. Plenty of lean meat protein / fish + moderate other meats (basically don't worry about meat, it's hard to overeat unprocessed meat, you'll get full and stop).

Cut your portion sizes. Most people have twice as much on their plate as they should. Half an hour of cardio / HIIT every day, lift heavy stuff for a bit 3 times a week.

You'll be hollywood buff in no time :thumbs:

These people are con artists.

Maybe so but it worked for me so I don't give a **** :p I stopped going when i reached my target about 5 weeks ago anyway

I suppose for me, it was a bit of structure and having to go get weighed kept me focused, also for the first 4 weeks writing down everything you ate helped alot

[user104658]

These people are con artists.

(I agree sorry Niamh)

[Niamh.]

(I agree sorry Niamh)

No worries, I understand what you're saying but for me I felt I needed a bit of structure and someone to answer to every week to keep me focused but I didn't have loads to lose either.

[user104658]

Maybe so but it worked for me so I don't give a **** :p I stopped going when i reached my target about 5 weeks ago anyway

I suppose for me, it was a bit of structure and having to go get weighed kept me focused, also for the first 4 weeks writing down everything you ate helped alot

Well that's the thing, it's a placebo really... if it works I suppose it doesn't matter, but people think it works miracles when, if you actually take a look at what has happened... it's as simple as that people are eating less overall, have cut out processed food, and are exercising more. Groups do help with focus though. It's just the "rules" that are daft... and I do take major issue with the things that they consider "free foods" as it heavily encourages people with previously unhealthy eating habits to still bulk out on empty carbs, and if you do that for more than a few months, you'll end up with vitamin A&C, iron, magnesium and potassium deficiencies. Too many people will skip green veg if they're being offered potatoes etc. as a "sin free" alternative.

[Niamh.]

Well that's the thing, it's a placebo really... if it works I suppose it doesn't matter, but people think it works miracles when, if you actually take a look at what has happened... it's as simple as that people are eating less overall, have cut out processed food, and are exercising more. Groups do help with focus though. It's just the "rules" that are daft... and I do take major issue with the things that they consider "free foods" as it heavily encourages people with previously unhealthy eating habits to still bulk out on empty carbs, and if you do that for more than a few months, you'll end up with vitamin A&C, iron, magnesium and potassium deficiencies. Too many people will skip green veg if they're being offered potatoes etc. as a "sin free" alternative.

Yeah but tbf to them they do tell people all this during the meetings (not that I really went to many of them) They do stress that while foods like potatoes, pasta etc are "free" replacing part of a portion you'd normally have with "speed foods" which are proper veg will make you lose weight faster.

[Twosugars]

I don't know how people drink fizzy drinks, they are so sweet :yuk:

Agree. If i have one it's half half with water

[Niamh.]

Agree. If i have one it's half half with water

Fizzy drinks mixed with water? really?

I only ever drink fizzy drinks when I'm hung over with a big dirty take away mmmm

[Crimson Dynamo]

i like a fizzy drink with a meal deal otherwise its only at McDs

left over stir fry in a mo with veg from the garden and a toffee crisp for puds


https://thumbs.gfycat.com/VeneratedMellowIndianpalmsquirrel-size_restricted.gif

[Niamh.]

i like a fizzy drink with a meal deal otherwise its only at McDs

left over stir fry in a mo with veg from the garden and a toffee crisp for puds


https://thumbs.gfycat.com/VeneratedMellowIndianpalmsquirrel-size_restricted.gif

I love a good stir fry. What veg do you grow?

[Crimson Dynamo]

I love a good stir fry. What veg do you grow?

kale, squash, peas, onions, courgette, pepper, lettuce and a whole lot of herbs

its the TL's domain

she eats strictly to her micro biomes thing

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/26/the-human-microbiome-why-our-microbes-could-be-key-to-our-health

[Niamh.]

kale, squash, peas, onions, courgette, pepper, lettuce and a whole lot of herbs

its the TL's domain

she eats strictly to her micro biomes thing

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/26/the-human-microbiome-why-our-microbes-could-be-key-to-our-health

That looks very complicated :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

That looks very complicated :laugh:

and expensive

:idc:

[Northern Monkey]

One of my fav things to eat atm is a chicken stirfry.
You can get a pack of fresh stirfry veg from the fresh fruit and veg section,get some chicken,bit of vegetable oil and a low cal chowmein or other sauce,plus some soy sauce to put on your chicken while frying and wok it.
You can literally fill your plate and be full for hours while getting loads of protein.Tastes great and only like 500 - 600kcals.

[smudgie]

Yes.:blush:

[armand.kay]

i fluctuate between normal and overweight I'm quite tall though so even when I do gain weight its unclockable

[hijaxers]

I have gained a bit but deffo not obese, none of my family are - well i lie my brother was (he's dead) no one misses him or his big fat nasty mouth.

[Parmy]

Just on my penis bits.

[Maru]

Sodas are the bane of my existance, but I don't bring them into the home (i.e. store)... so yeah I may pick up a few pounds from that every once in a while if we're going out a lot. But I do tend to avoid things like pizza... I'm like, if it has a decent amount of protein and some greens please, then we'll talk.... some fat and obviously sugar is OK for energy. So starving yourself is equally catastrophic for the body... we already have a heard enough time getting the right nutrients with a crap American diet.

In general, I try to stay active, but my walking schedule has been messed up by having been in physical therapy for 6-8 weeks. But, I'm back to normal for the most part :love:... still have pain from a pinched nerve, but switched to all natural stuff for treatment and got off those awful meds...

I walk 2-3 miles a day with my puppy(ies)... my favorite is to walk along the bayou(s) and take beautiful pictures.

https://i.imgur.com/AP9qHIQ.jpg

Also I have to continue exercises at home to help things heal. But yeah, I fluctuate between 120-126lb?... the womanlies will do that too, but I'm ever so slightly overweight for my height.. which is 5'0". I want to say I read my "normal" was 112-116... I was at 118-120, but then we had a wedding and well, my husband and I just had such a good time these past few weeks :love:

Though largely, I prefer tea and coffee.

mine says overweight:shocked: 26.9 but i am not and am quite happy, im a little stocky and have muscle. I think my extra large testicles tip me over the edge in this respect

:think:

If i gave up drinking i would literally wear away to a communion wafer

:laugh:

I’d hate to see you in the pub when you’ve got the kilt on

:laugh: I notice that you did not claim; 'Extra large dick'. :hee:

Meanwhile, LT adjusts his kilt...

https://i.imgur.com/xUWoUlU.gif

[Crimson Dynamo]

I have gained a bit but deffo not obese, none of my family are - well i lie my brother was (he's dead) no one misses him or his big fat nasty mouth.

:joker:

[Cherie]

I have gained a bit but deffo not obese, none of my family are - well i lie my brother was (he's dead) no one misses him or his big fat nasty mouth.

You are one under rated TiBB member :joker:

[hijaxers]

You are one under rated TiBB member :joker:


:flowers::hug:

[Matthew.]

im not obese

i admittedly talk about food a lot on here but i’m probably below the normal weight

[Smithy]

Nope, skinny legend right here :smug:

https://i.imgur.com/KVkl7a9_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nope, skinny legend right here :smug:

https://i.imgur.com/KVkl7a9_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

good to see your bone weighs 3.0 kg

[hijaxers]

Nope, skinny legend right here :smug:

https://i.imgur.com/KVkl7a9_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

Those are some mega hairy legs :joker:

[Smithy]

Those are some mega hairy legs :joker:

:evilgrin:

[michael21]

I new smithy a waerwofe :bawling::bawling::bawling:

[montblanc]

I new smithy a waerwofe :bawling::bawling::bawling:

:bawling:

[RileyH]

Those are some mega hairy legs :joker:

:joker:

[Cherie]

I new smithy a waerwofe :bawling::bawling::bawling:

:joker:

[Denver]

I weigh 9 stone 11 pounds and 68 pence

[Smithy]

I new smithy a waerwofe :bawling::bawling::bawling:

:skull:

[GoldHeart]

Depends entirely on the person , plus doesn't muscle weigh more than fat and it depends on height :shrug:.

Obviously if you're unhealthy without exercise & eat badly then you're probably going to gain weight or you're probably already overweight or obese .

[Northern Monkey]

I think i’m going to be weight fluid.

Just however i feel on the day.

Today i’m skinny with a 20 BMI.

If we can do it with gender then I don’t see why we can’t with weight tbh.

[Mokka]

I think i’m going to be weight fluid.

Just however i feel on the day.

Today i’m skinny with a 20 BMI.

If we can do it with gender then I don’t see why we can’t with weight tbh.

Idgi... are you talking water retention :idc:

[JerseyWins]

Obesity is an increasingly common problem because for many people modern living involves eating excessive amounts of cheap, high-calorie food and spending a lot of time sitting down, at desks, on sofas or in cars or playing video games.
At least be a bit more subtle in calling me out LT :suspect:


Nah but am not even FAT but I feel like I'm well on my way! My metabolism doesn't do me any favors anymore like it used to cause my eating was always pretty **** although tbf that's also just because I used to exercise a TON more even as recent as a few years ago.

[Parmy]

Nothing wrong with a bit of cheese on toast...

[Maru]

I think i’m going to be weight fluid.

Just however i feel on the day.

Today i’m skinny with a 20 BMI.

If we can do it with gender then I don’t see why we can’t with weight tbh.

Funny you mention that.

When we had our Nielsen TV ratings system thing setup, they asked me what relationship and job we "identified" ourselves as having... I was a little bit surprised given how much they care about accuracy in their equipment/reporting.

Even the guy was like "Yeah, sign of the times....". So yeah, personal question they now ask with that qualifier... can't call a spade a spade anymore.

[Maru]

Places like Walmart, (I guess comparable to Costco?) especially are guilty of trying to shove as much high fat/sugary snacks at customers as possible. The larger ones have a grocery store as well, but going through the aisles, I feel like a lot of what they sell is a sugar-addicts dream as that's primarily what they focus on. So yes, it's absurdly cheap, but it isn't cheap in the longrun considering health/life quality, but in the US especially, we can pretty much live off candybars on a lower income...

[RichardG]

Funny you mention that.

When we had our Nielsen TV ratings system thing setup, they asked me what relationship and job we "identified" ourselves as having... I was a little bit surprised given how much they care about accuracy in their equipment/reporting.

Even the guy was like "Yeah, sign of the times....". So yeah, personal question they now ask with that qualifier... can't call a spade a spade anymore.

i identify as the next member of nct 127

now where is my contract!

[y.winter]

Not obese, but around five years ago I was overwight and since than have lost over 15 kg (sorry, I don't know the stone measurement system :laugh:).
I'm still wary every time I go shopping (not happening a lot anyway) and suddenly I'm small and not XL anymore.

[Maru]

i identify as the next member of nct 127

now where is my contract!

Why stop at just being one member? Why not 2? Or 3? Or 4? Then you can has multiple contracts... here, some cake

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