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BMI of 33...
I realize I shouldn't let a number bother me so much, but the word obese sure does. I am 6' tall, have a 36" waist and 21% body fat measured by calipers. All of my excess fat is in my belly, which is the worst place from what I have read. I am 240 pounds trying to get down to 210, but even at a calorie deficit of 500 per…
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Resting Heart Rate Question...
I am 6' tall, weight 240lbs, and rarely exercise. My resting pulse rate is between 48-56 beats per minute. Now when I am up walking around it's usually in the 60s. In the past I have done stress tests, had EKGs done, and even ultrasounds of my heart, all of which came back normal. When I was a teenager, and skinny, my…
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Blood Pressure and Medication...
My physician keeps wanting to put me on BP medication, but I worry about the side effects. I feel great, all my blood work is always exceptional, which the doctor just seems amazed by, as I am 6' tall and 232lbs. She says that I am considered obese, and always anticipates that my cholesterol or other results will be…
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When I was younger...
Up until I was about 25, I would eat like a maniac! I would eat a double quarter pounder meal, supersized, for lunch, and then for dinner I would eat an entire large pizza from Dominos, for example. Doing this though, for many, many years, I never got above 185 lbs, and since I am 6 ft. tall, that seemed like a good…
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Weight Loss Terraces..
Now that I have been watching what I eat for just over 2 months, I am seeing a very noticeable pattern that I don't quite understand. I will lose rapidly for about a week or so, then I will level off and not lose anything for a week or two. Then all of a sudden I will drop 3 pounds in a day or two and start losing again.…
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Wall...
I have always been pretty fortunate in the past that I could lose weight very quickly if I kept my calories down. A couple of years ago I dropped 30 pounds in a year without much trouble. Well, this time it is different. I had gotten up to 250, which is the heaviest I have ever been, and when I started watching calories, I…
