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starvation mode is a widely misunderstood/misapplied term. it refers to an adaptive reduction in metabolic rate (not a complete metabolic cessation--death!--or reversal--sorcery!) which is generally not as significant as people assume. so, while this phenomenon may result in a slightly smaller deficit in active individuals…
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i hope you and i can get married one day. thanks for the post.
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celebrated? what about accepted? and why is this hypothetical obese athlete's health of any personal importance to you whatsoever? i genuinely do not understand this notion of widespread concern for the health (state of being) of the overweight (appearance characteristic), which seems arbitrary and condescending*. if…
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it seems we are too far apart to understand one another. godspeed, brah.
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no more than i would assume the dog had three legs as a consequence of obesity.
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right. and my agreement with that point is clearly stated above. size can be one metric, but it's not a particularly useful one, especially when not considered in conjunction with a myriad of other, more specific and reliable, factors. my frustration stems from the assumption that the remainder of the fat person's health…
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EXACTLY.
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i agree. but i don't think the average lay-poster would be able to tell you anything significant about your knees or arteries based on the hastily assessed circumference of your ribcage, and you would probably think it very strange if he or she attempted to do so.
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no. i suffer from major depressive disorder. BUT YOU'D NEVER KNOW IT FROM MY MAGNIFICENT CHEEKBONES AND ALMOND SHAPED BEDROOM EYES.
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why limit this to the overweight? or even specifically just weight? or appearance? there are several more reliable indicators, such as lifestyle/behaviour; body composition; etc. further, why go so far as to draw conclusions on the health status of strangers at all? my argument is that the focus on size is largely (hah!…
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fine. i'll concede to eliminate extreme outliers on either end.
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ablah? her post implied that accepted medical test results indicating good health are possibly not providing a full picture of patient health. as far as that goes, i agree, however assuming that someone fat *must* have secret undetected health problems based entirely on a socially determined appearance ideal is illogical.…
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she was attempting to draw a correlation between a fat appearance and poor health. i was using parallel sentence structure to illustrate the fallacy of doing so. making the assumption of health conditions solely based on someone's appearance (and, frankly, i'm not sure why a random observer would bother...) is faulty…
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nor does the blood panel of a thin person relay any information regarding bone density. what's your point?
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size is not a reliable indicator of health, at any point on the spectrum.
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this is important today. good post. thanks.
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2014 week 4: Jan 20 - 14.62 km (36 minutes speed intervals) Jan 21 - 18.87 km (45 minutes easy spin) Jan 22 - 20.67 km (60 minutes resistance intervals) Jan 23 - 16.80 km (40 minutes easy spin) Jan 24 - off (scheduled) Jan 25 - 13.75 km (35 minutes single leg training) Jan 26 - off (food poisoning) MONTHLY TOTAL: 400.59 km…
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your body will be working extra hard to heal itself. now is not the time for huge deficits at a cost to your recovery. eat accordingly.
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there's an app for that: google 'you are your own gym'.
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2014 week 3: Jan 13 - 14.0 km (33 minutes speed intervals) Jan 14 - 15.63 km (40 minutes speasy spin) Jan 15 - 18.47 km (56 minutes resistance intervals) Jan 16 - 15.50 km (40 minutes easy spin) Jan 17 - off Jan 18 - 14.06 km (35 minutes single leg training) Jan 19 - 32.37 km (80 minutes easy spin)
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do you also get dizzy if you change positions too quickly (ex. horizontal to vertical)? during a hot shower? especially first thing in the morning? it could be a sensitive vasovagal reflex. some bodies are subject to post-exercise hypotension: when the blood vessels in the legs dilate, it can cause a large volume of blood…
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2014 week 2: Jan 6 - 15.91 km (38 minutes easy spin) Jan 7 - 17.15 km (40 minutes speed intervals) Jan 8 - 18.36 km (52 minutes resistance intervals) Jan 9 - 12.58 km (30 minutes easy spin) Jan 10 - off Jan 11 - 14.25 km (35 minutes single leg training) Jan 12 - 30.40 km (75 minutes easy spin)
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biking indoors can be boring--what about switching up the workouts with speed intervals one day; resistance intervals the next; a long easy spin; a short, fast ride; etc.? water based activities such as swimming or aquafit to minimize the impact? have you considered asking your surgeon/GP for ideas or a referral to a…
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i also track my rides using the runkeeper app, and it is mildly embarrassing how pleased i am with myself when i am electronically informed that i've reached new PRs in terms of 'further' or 'faster'. best of luck!
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i dread working out, but i look forward to training, so i set performance goals and track improvements in what my body can accomplish rather than other metrics (while weight and physical circumferences etc. are absolutely valid methods of measuring trends over time, i do not find changes in them to be as personally…
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the thought of you preparing a meal for your family before hanging out in the corner with a can of replacement goo makes me feel sad and hungry and resentful... please don't resign yourself to foregoing solids and family time in order to meet your goals. i don't have anyone else to cook for and i still think it's a hassle.…
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ooh. this works for me. i live in saskatchewan, canada, so i'm at home with a trainer, but i look forward to getting out again this spring. my short-mid term goal is to ride 6 days per week for the next 12 weeks, at which point i hope to conservatively begin training for a sprint distance triathlon. 2014 week 1: Dec 30/13…
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this is what i eat for breakfast most days before i leave the house: -1 cup unsweetened almond milk (usually vanilla flavoured--i choose this over coconut due to the added calcium) -1/2 frozen banana -1 cup frozen berry mix (whatever giant bag is on sale at time of purchase) -1 scoop whey protein (also usually vanilla…
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if someone's appearance makes you uncomfortable, that's your own weird hangup. keep your rules off my body.
