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<sigh/> Ok. Still QED. As a point of education: An ad hominem argument is a personal attack against the source of an argument, rather than against the argument itself. Essentially, this means that ad hominem arguments are used to attack opposing views indirectly, by attacking the individuals or groups that support these…

Quoting myself: Quod erat demonstrandum.

Let's see: Oldest daughter vaccinated - yes. Middle daughter vaccinated - yes. Middle daughter's Husband vaccinated - yes. Middle daughter's kids vaccinated - no, she is waiting for it to be authorized for under 8 and under 3. For those of us who have had Covid: Wife vaccinated - no. Most EDS patients have been counseled…

@cmriverside - I will abstain from answering. My experience has shown all too vividly that no matter my answer I will be vilified. And that right there is enough of an answer.

https://www.science.org/content/article/having-sars-cov-2-once-confers-much-greater-immunity-vaccine-vaccination-remains-vital https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.24.21262415v1

I, my wife and our (adult) son are NOT vaxxed. All of us got Covid early (before tests, before vaxs). All of us live in a densely populated area. All of us have been subjected to dozens of people who tested positive. All of us have NOT gotten sick again. There is something to say about a Natural Immunity! 13x better than…

I am the OP. :) When I was in the Corps, and for several years after, I weighed 196 +/- 2 pounds, and for my height that put me at 25.2 BMI - the low end of over weight (not obese). Later in age I weighed 210 +/- 2 pounds and placed in a body composition competition. That put my BMI at 27.0. Again, overweight. Today? my…

Some service branches take a fresh look at body composition assessment methods, but weight still a focal point. The U.S. Army and other branches of the military are taking a fresh look at how they measure body composition to determine if it is accurately associated with performance. The U.S. Department of Defense…

As I am learning, at the beginning of a Keto based diet it is easy to knock yourself out of Keto. With that being said, and having done low carb in the past I never concentrated on my daily intake. Instead, I looked at a full 7 days and worked to stay within my 7 day totals. If I wanted to go out and get those incredible…

End of the month, even though I started very late in the month. This last week I lost 0.6 pounds total. This month I lost 9.1 pounds total. First 8-9 days on Keto was a fast drop - guessing most of that was water weight. This last week on Keto has been a plateau. Almost no change over 7 days. So now I am second guessing…

@Wiseandcurious - My heart doc has so far said nothing about BMI/weight outside of my statement at our first appointment. "I am losing weight and exercising". His response was "Good.". BMI came up in trying to find a PCP in my general area. Some of the general web based intake forms asked if we considered ourselves…

@kshama2001 - No. While I served for 13 years too much of it was Reserve time so I ended up with zero VA coverage.

@lynn_glenmont - you win. I am not here to argue. If you cannot figure out why I was surprised, that's on you. @Theoldguy1 - Of all the doctors I've visited not once was my weight or weight to height ratio (BMI) ever brought up. And even though I was technically a 24 BMI starting bootcamp the Navy docs had to confer to see…

And in that pic from 6 years ago I was 212 pounds - about a 28 BMI - again overweight and heading into obese. I never claimed that at my current weight and measurement I was not overweight, or not obese. Please don't conflate one piece of info with another.

I cannot agree more. Unfortunately, the general attitude is to rely on Nutritionists or fake it because "I am the doctor and I *should* know this." The insurance companies have not made it any easier for the doctors or the patients. Prevention is NOT a focus. There is no $$$ in it.

Title - Current/Goal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Weight - 251/235 (Final goal weight is 210 or a little less) Carbs - 10%/10% (Maintain a Keto diet! Weekly average.) Ketones - 1.8/2.0 (Weekly morning average.) Skydives - 0/5 (getting back into the sport after I…

For my wife and I we definitely agree with being in a calorie deficit. However, we have found the mix of macros has huge impact on the rate that we lose weight. Every "diet" we tried required 3-4 hours of weight lifting + 3-4 hours of cardio each week and a ~5500 calorie per week deficit and we lost about 1 pound per week.…

Hello m'Lady (as I have no idea your rank - yet.) Lord Iohannes at your service. Once of An Tir, then the Outlands where I became the 2nd Squire to Sir Leifr, now residing in Trimaris (Shire of Sangre del Sol). But shhh! We never told anyone we were here since we moved in 3 years ago.

Ooh-rah! Semper fi Devil Dogs!

Thanks everyone for your input. As I am seeing a heart doc (a very recent development) and going in for my 60,000 mile checkup, err, 60 year physical, BMI was something that was asked on the intake forms for the new Doc. It caught my interest again. I tend to dismiss from memory what is not at all useful so my memory of…

I have no problems posting my measurements. Right now - I know I am over weight. I was looking at the BNI to see what it might suggest as a target weight for weight loss and was flabbergasted by the range it gave. Yes - I am English/Irish/Scottish ancestry. My Withings scale reports a BMI of 30.1% right now. I am down 7 or…

Late the the thread - answering the original question: My cardiologist never talks about weight. Don't know about my new PCP as we won't meet until next month. Besides, what do 95% of docs KNOW about nutrition? Having several docs as friends I came to learn that nutrition is a single course during their undergrad days. One…

What is WOE? Today: Day 11 of Keto Blood Ketones - 1.7 Down another 0.7 lbs (total 7 lbs)

Thanks @camtosh. Part of my challenge with keto diets is my pickiness over veggies. I have a small handful that I either get a mild allergic reaction (most of the nightshade family) or just plain cannot stand (60+ years of a habit is hard to break). For some reason, avocados are one I never learned to like but I eat small…

I hear you there. I do not, yet, have a PCP. I have a Cardiologist and that is it. Fairly new to Florida, have had a hard time finding a PCP that can address my wife's needs (EDS) and take us both on. Cardiologists? Almost a dime a dozen down here it seems. But - it is a retirement state. Speaking of the cardiologist, not…

A lot of the Keto recipes I've found so far, like Keto Chili, have NO beans in them. Trying to figure out why. I think it is because beans tend towards too many carbs - maybe? I like my chili with kidney and pinto beans. May have to mess with the recipe to add enough in to know they are there but not so many it takes me…

Joining in as well. Goals - learn about Keto & complete transition to Keto. Log everyday (so far at 20 days in a row but not 100% of each day). We are about 1 week into Keto, working on guesstimates as we learn this lifestyle. Next month I fully expect to be a month of coarse tuning with December or January when we start…

Semper Fi. I should check in here on MFP forums more often!