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Post by dreampolice on Apr 9, 2024 9:03:21 GMT
As I mentioned in another thread, I am trying to (and succeeding) to lose some weight. I dropped below 100KG today(still 10 to go). My scales read your weight, then measure body fat in a % and display it on the screen. Today it had a message for me, lol. It reminded me of the old postcard joke.  Fat bastard by Nigel G, on Flickr |
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 9, 2024 9:07:25 GMT
Made me think of this:
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Post by MJB on Apr 9, 2024 9:23:16 GMT
Do you shave your legs?
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Post by dreampolice on Apr 9, 2024 9:39:45 GMT
Haha no. All my friends who I was in the police with and are of a similar age are the same. The hair starts again part way over my shin exactly where the top of my boots would finish. 30 years of wearing boots for work removes the hair. It has never grown back. |
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Post by davem399 on Apr 9, 2024 9:48:38 GMT
Martin, probably not your best chat up line. |
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Post by willien on Apr 9, 2024 10:41:23 GMT
Martin, probably not your best chat up line. If it is "a thing" though possibly best to address it right up front.  |
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Post by zou on Apr 9, 2024 13:10:44 GMT
Haha no. All my friends who I was in the police with and are of a similar age are the same. The hair starts again part way over my shin exactly where the top of my boots would finish. 30 years of wearing boots for work removes the hair. It has never grown back. My dad's the same, navy long socks had the same effect. |
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Post by spinno on Apr 9, 2024 14:21:55 GMT
Haha no. All my friends who I was in the police with and are of a similar age are the same. The hair starts again part way over my shin exactly where the top of my boots would finish. 30 years of wearing boots for work removes the hair. It has never grown back. My dad's the same, navy long socks had the same effect. what about other colours? |
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Post by Kath on Apr 9, 2024 14:37:49 GMT
When my youngest was small she had a panic attack at the top of an escalator. The result was that I fell down the escalator and severely bashed my legs at the front from the knee down on the moving edges of the steps. Since then, no hairs have grown on my lower legs at the front, except for a line of thick black ones where the worst of the skin damage occurred. (I pluck them. They're very satisfying!)
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Post by Fenris on Apr 10, 2024 8:54:36 GMT
Under 100kg - Congrats  I'm stable at 100kg, which at 6ft tall and heavy build is good for me. Been this weight (a kilo either side) for over 30yrs Although the BMI (crap) says that I am obese and that I should be nearer 70kg which I haven't been that weight since I was about 13yrs old! |
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Post by dreampolice on Apr 10, 2024 9:16:58 GMT
Under 100kg - Congrats I'm stable at 100kg, which at 6ft tall and heavy build is good for me. Been this weight (a kilo either side) for over 30yrs Although the BMI (crap) says that I am obese and that I should be nearer 70kg which I haven't been that weight since I was about 13yrs old! I am 6 ft too. My BMI said I am obese too. I know the BMI wants me to be the weight of a wet bag, but like you, probably not been that light for many years. I know when I was working I generally sat around the 14-14.5 stone mark but I was active and doing physical exercise on a regular basis. My BMI was still too high but I was more muscular. I have set my goal to 90kg (about 14 stone) so around that area would be good, mainly to get rid of the belly I was developing and luckily I can see it getting smaller and my trousers are now looser. |
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Post by kate on Apr 10, 2024 9:24:37 GMT
I'm sad to say that although I am now well within the healthy BMI score - I am less healthy now than when I was overweight. I just can't win.
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Post by andy on Apr 10, 2024 10:54:24 GMT
My BMI is perfect...despite my best efforts with pies and beer. Just over 6' and 72kg and have been since my teens.
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Post by willien on Apr 10, 2024 11:27:35 GMT
Every professional rugby player in the world would be classed as grossly obese. BMI is a very very blunt instrument.
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Post by dreampolice on Apr 10, 2024 12:28:15 GMT
I don't like BMI either, but it is a guide I guess. I think most of us know whether we need to lose weight or not and whether we have gained some. I have known for a while that I need to shed some however had done bugger all about it. This change in diet and subsequent (up to now) small weight loss has reduced my BP, which is also important for me.
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