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Are you one of the 3%..?

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  • Tdk4685
    Tdk4685 Posts: 293 Member
    8/9 Just not sure about the fruits and vegies every day.
    Since I have started MFP and exercising I am no longer over weight, no longer have high cholesterol, and no longer have high blood pressure! It is all worth the effort.
  • VictoriaWorksOut
    VictoriaWorksOut Posts: 195 Member
    Good grief! I will never know. Have no clue about my blood pressure!

    :sad: I don't know if I can go on without knowing.......

    Ain't got time for this! Somebody is BBQ-ing!

    :laugh:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh7UgAprdpM
  • amanda_catherine
    amanda_catherine Posts: 101
    all of them.. that is sad that it is only 3%
  • Jpinpoint
    Jpinpoint Posts: 219 Member
    6/9 Working towards 8/9..

    I will always have BP issues. Adrenal tumors and lack of adrenal gland cause blood pressure issues. Oh well. 8/9 works for me for a goal.
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    8/9 here (still overweight according to BMI). When I started MFP, I was 5/9.(high BP, Obese and no exercise).


    Great that you have improved so much after joining MFP!
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I am 8.5 out of 9. I'd say I get 4 servings of fruits and veggies more often than 5 but everything else is definitely me.
  • TVISmith
    TVISmith Posts: 28 Member
    9/9
  • everysn0wflake
    everysn0wflake Posts: 49
    8/9 (:
  • Enigmatica
    Enigmatica Posts: 879 Member
    Perfect score for me on that one
  • mrsmark2010
    mrsmark2010 Posts: 220
    woo hoo, I'm one of the 3%!
  • WABeachWalker
    WABeachWalker Posts: 133 Member
    Five out of nine still leaves me in the sad 97%. I'm so glad I'm on MFP to work on all the rest! Thanks for your post! Great reminder of what we need to be aiming for.
  • jaylas_mom21
    jaylas_mom21 Posts: 311 Member
    7/9...I don't exercise as much as I should and although I like fruits and veggies I know I don't get 5 servings every day.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,437 Member
    I only meet one of the criteria. But when I was in the hospital and diagnosed with T2, the hospital did all kinds of tests (including a sonogram of my heart) for another ailment, which they never DID identify. The day I was discharged, the doctor told me she had good news....except for the diabetes, I was one of the healthiest people she ever met. I had a healthy heart, lungs and liver. She said my cholesterol was slightly elevated but nothing to worry about. And that was a year before I started losing weight. I figure I am probably in better shape than I was then. I think I got my mom's genes...she lived to be 90 and would probably have lived longer if she hadn't developed Alzheimers....she had no other health problems.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    9 out of 9! I've also have never had a cavity in any of my teeth. At 43 years old, that's really saying something!
  • sissiluv
    sissiluv Posts: 2,205 Member
    Like, 7/9? That's like, a B isn't it? xD
  • burning2much
    burning2much Posts: 4,846 Member
    8 out of 9, close
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    I meet every one.
  • es2189
    es2189 Posts: 142 Member
    all of them.
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    I meet all but the last two. Not bad, I say. :)
  • Sharkington
    Sharkington Posts: 485
    At the moment *knocks on wood* I THINK I meet all of those...the only thing I might question is the fruits and veggies one, but I eat more fruit and veggies over anything else in my diet, so I am pretty sure I eat 5 servings - never really measured it by food pyramid criteria, though.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Don't know how accurate this is, didn't even look at the links but I'll play.

    7/9.

    I smoke and I don't get that many servings of fruits and veggies per day.
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    The first 6 always. The last 3 most of the time
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    8 out of 9 - damn you veggies !

    Hahahahaha...me, too!
  • Michellerawrrr
    Michellerawrrr Posts: 310 Member
    9/9 ~ Yaaay me! 6 months ago I could not have said that! :happy:
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    6/9... BUT, my body fat is within range by many scales.
  • alisiaendris
    alisiaendris Posts: 213 Member
    8/9 most days and some 9/9! :)
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    I don't live in the US... Could have improved your statistics though if I did.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I meet them all most days, on some days I may not eat all the fruit/veggie (especially when I need to shop), but with considering fruit maybe I do. On other days I far surpass, so it balances.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,114 Member
    "According to a new study, just 3% of Americans have optimal heart health. Even if you think you’re doing everything right, check out the list of nine heart-healthy items and see where you rank."

    Nine criteria:
    – No high blood pressure

    – No high cholesterol

    – No diabetes

    – Not overweight

    – Not underweight

    – Not obese

    – Don’t smoke

    – Do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week

    – Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day


    How many on the list do you meet? Just curious.

    http://www.blisstree.com/2012/12/20/live/optimal-heart-health-three-percent-americans/
    http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/20/few-americans-have-healthy-hearts/
    Eight out of nine. I'm "bulked" up right now.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    8/9. I don't eat enough vegetables for sure.
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