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Because physical perfection's unobtainable without significant sacrifice, to the detriment of other things that might be more worthy of your time and energy, like relationships, hobbies, fulfilling work, that will offer longer-term and deeper rewards. What do you value other than physical appearance? How much time do you…

14 :) I do worry a bit too much when I've gained a few pounds, have a few areas I'm still not 100% thrilled with, and hate being photographed, but that's because I always wind up blinking and making some goofy face in the time it takes for someone to press the button. I'd have gone off the charts in the other direction…

Eek, some people like them but I hate ellipticals myself. The ones I've used just always felt awkward, no matter what I did. Can you return it, maybe swap for a bike? (edit: if you did want to do that but can't, i know there are 2nd hand sporting goods stores that do trades)

Ah jeez. That is horrible. You deserve better too.

Listen to this woman! You have this in your profile: I want to go river rafting. I want to go rock climbing. I want to bungy jump off a bridge and go parasailing in some beautiful, exotic place. I want to travel the world. I want to fall in love with myself again... I want to get back to "ME." You should do those things!…

Right, sorry, of course, I'm sure it's all a nightmare. A few questions, though: Re 1, I wonder if there's some middle ground that might be exploited. Because physios in the US are shortly going to need doctorates to practice, if they don't already, and will probably want to run their own clinics; over the next 5-10 years,…

It's like with environmental toxins. Is any level of exposure safe for a given toxin x (obviously particulars matter here, lol)? Research obviously informs the decision, but 'safe levels' ultimately are set through political, pragmatic decision-making processes, which weigh a range of costs and benefits. You need something…

Well, that's a funny chart. The WHO doesn't even have data for half the countries on there, for 2008 (which your chart's meant to represent): http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp < WHO just had data for a few countries in 2008 http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp < most recent worldwide Bottom line: are most Americans probably…

I'm all for a more accurate tool, and for sensible application of the ones currently available, in clinical practice. Waist circumferences is better, I agree, and there's the new BMI, and the BAI. I am not hopeful that doctors would be willing to submit to training to take reliable caliper measurements. Even personal…

Sure there's a difference, ish, but ethnicity =/= nation. Both your tall Swede and your diminutive Guatemalan are cultural phenotypes that reflect marriage and economic practices. But you should reject that anyway, because as neandermagnon has been saying about bmi, variation within groups is greater than variation…

No reason a practical component, and just time itself (# of hours) couldn't be part of it!

Of course, BMI looks at populations, not individuals. Understood, no explanation needed. But if a person's BMI is 50, yes, a second look is in order, imo. Measure a wrist. A waist. Take the pinch test. IT's a SCREENING tool that SHOULD lead to more screening. I never once said BMI was uncomplicated. Only that they indicate…

sorry and my point is that if we can mostly exclude individual variation in bone structure, frame, etc, as I think we sort of can, we are left with something else, which is other factors, like culture. and really simply said, knowing what we know about chronic illnesses in the states, even with the ****tiness of the bmi,…

That's true. Then again, most people are sort of average height ;) I know you saw the amended BMI formula that I linked to earlier, which tries to accommodate height.

I am sorry you suffered from the carelessness of people who were responsible for you at a young age. I take your point. BMI does not account for every individual. Athletes and bodybuilders are right to be suspicious of it. And of course other factors need to be taken into consideration with other people. I worry about…

Are you sure? Are you sure participants in hundreds of studies dating back years were DEXA scanned? Are you sure researchers didn't mostly use BMI, or some similar metric? Any single individual will not be perfectly average, by definition. But by the law of averages, it is not likely that most of the obese people in the US…

Well I'm definitely pro prescription topical (not pills so much), but the one natural that ever kind of worked for me was bee propolis, which I used travelling years ago. Can't recommend a brand, only saw it there. It's supposed to have antibacterial properties, and did actually work on cuts too. BUT it stained my skin…

Lol, lucky you! & fair enough, it was a novel. (really bad one in need of an editor)

It would help people out if good trainers lobbied for standardized knowledge across competing certification bodies, so people knew what to look for. (which seems to be happening in pilates: http://www.pilatesmethodalliance.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3278 ) <- wrong page before, sorry

This is a good thing to want to do, but I think you are maybe putting your own stuff onto your kids. Just give them healthy food to eat. Get them into gardening or cooking instead, that's way more fun.

By feeding them healthy foods, you are automatically training preferences into them. When I was growing up, dessert at my house was strawberries. Whipped cream only sometimes. Delicious. In summer we got fresh carrots or peas from the garden, for treats. They tasted amazing. Cakes, never, except on birthdays. Meals were…

The machine's a little tricky, but is actually easier than regular stairs once you get the hang of it, because real stairs don't move, and you have to pull more of your weight up a further distance. You might get more out of just starting with your stairs at home, plus you might feel more in control. You could try not…

You're probably not getting enough sleep, and almost certainly not eating enough to support your activity. If that's right, I'm not sure how much a protein shake can help. I'd add at least a few hundred calories to that, do the workouts in the evening, and get an extra (not really extra but probably necessary) hour of…

That's the problem, lack of standardized qualifications. And it's all commercial training, there's no control other than reputation (though I know NASM requires that trainers in training have a degree). edit: but, maybe not all clients know that. Same problem.

Toddis is right. Also, the entries without asterisks are USDA values, they're safe. I like grams.

I am super pro menstrual hut. Made of chocolate and poutine.

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Great, & glad it worked for you, but it's not for everyone.

The best advice I've read is to judge for yourself where you're at by looking in the mirror. And then pick any method and track progress that way if it helps with goal-setting. It doesn't matter how accurate it is, you're just measuring against whatever your starting point was. And ultimately it's about whether you like…

Get this treated asap before it goes chronic, is all I have to say. What's lucky for you is, it's an obvious injury & lots of people have responded well to conservative tx (eccentric exercise, BUT see someone to tell you for sure). Do NOT try to run on it before it's ready. Talking from experience here. Because going…