Comments | glyn: Hoorah for normalcy!

glyn

Hoorah for normalcy!

Jul 15, 2007 14:03

My senses of self-esteem and self-discipline got a boost today. My body mass index has finally settled down to 24.8, which places me at the very top end of the "normal" range--a range I've not fit into for probably ten years. Don't get me wrong, I know BMI doesn't provide a complete picture of overall health, but it is one important metric and so ( Read more... )

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Wow... huxbear July 15 2007, 20:08:16 UTC

Awesome for the both of you! [[snuggs]] I'll wager you probably noticed some other changes (mood, sleep, overall energy levels, etc.) as a result as well...

Congrats!

Re: Wow... glyn July 17 2007, 02:52:48 UTC

Thanks! I'm not noticing mood improvements so much, because my life is dominated by overtime and stressful deadlines. I must say, though, making progress on this goal does help buoy me in spite of the other crap. :)

kymri July 16 2007, 18:49:07 UTC

This comes as - I must say - zero surprise.

Most of us folks (and I absolutely include myself here) who are overweight are that way because of poor eating habits rather than a lack of exercise ( ... )

glyn July 17 2007, 02:59:19 UTC

I wish you the best of luck with getting back on the weggon. Sixty pounds is impressive, definitely, and so I'm sure you can pull it off. Get the sexy cam ready so I can see photos. ;)

Yeah, the unhelpfulness of exercise in losing weight is a topic I think I'll write about a little later. I don't want to dismiss the value of exercise entirely, of course, because it's good for your health in so many other ways. However, most people aren't aware of how little energy it takes to cycle for 30 minutes, relative to how much you gain from a single bag of potato chips.

kymri July 17 2007, 05:00:08 UTC

The rough conversion is 3600 calories to the pound (or it used to be - the math and science may have changed, as I'm no nutritionist or anything).

An hour of cycling (difficult enough to work up a sweat but not debilitating) is around 500-600 calories burned. So - an hour a day of that level of work will burn a pound a week (in theory, all other things being equal).

However, for most people, it's *way* easier to cut fat intake in general and 1000 calories a day (seriously!) from their diet than it is to do 2 hours of cycling.

I just liked when I was getting the exercise more regularly; I felt better overall. My stupid exercise bike is broken though, and I have to find a place that does repairs.