BMI - Page 2

Cindy · #11 08-06-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

Cindy is probably a closet Baptist...couldn't be Pentecostal....ha..

UnTraditional · #12 08-06-2011, 05:09 PM

I am overweight. Was a lot worse. But, the Bible also calls pride an abomination unto the Lord as well. Maybe, since so many are attacking weight, we can also check pride, strife, and lying as well. All are equally abominable.

Amanah · #13 08-06-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

wew...I am very overweight...I really don't eat a lot...the doctors treat me for a disorder once but did not seem to help...I really should try again if I lost weight I know I would feel better.

sometimes you actually need to eat more then less, smaller portions with protein and veggies, sometimes if you eat to little your metabolism gets to sluggish.

Amanah · #14 08-06-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by UnTraditional

I am overweight. Was a lot worse. But, the Bible also calls pride an abomination unto the Lord as well. Maybe, since so many are attacking weight, we can also check pride, strife, and lying as well. All are equally abominable.

you are so right, sin is sin.

Pragmatist · #15 08-06-2011, 05:53 PM

I don't think gluttony is the reason many people are overweight. Some yes, but not all.

I think it has more to do with the fact that the standard American diet is horrible and most people, including the USDA, have no real clue what a healthy diet is.

Plus, once you are overweight, and have damaged your body's metabolism, you do not have to overeat to remain overweight.

It's easy to point fingers, but it's a complex issue, and I believe different solutions are needed for different people/body types.

And just for the record, my BMI falls within the normal range.

Amanah · #16 08-06-2011, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Pragmatist

I don't think gluttony is the reason many people are overweight. Some yes, but not all.

I think it has more to do with the fact that the standard American diet is horrible and most people, including the USDA, have no real clue what a healthy diet is.

Plus, once you are overweight, and have damaged your body's metabolism, you do not have to overeat to remain overweight.

It's easy to point fingers, but it's a complex issue, and I believe different solutions are needed for different people/body types.

And just for the record, my BMI falls within the normal range.

It has a lot to do with the commercialization of food, generations ago, people just ate whole food, now it's processed, preserved, and packaged and often not very healthy.

I think it takes a lot of effort to learn to eat healthy and obtain a healthy weight in our society.

Gratz on a normal BMI btw

Thinker · #17 08-06-2011, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Amanah

How many of you take the sin of gluttony seriously? If people would get their BMIs in a healthy range, that along with some other healthy habits would go a long way towards cutting down costs of health care.

my doctor tells me:

a healthy (best longevity) BMI for women is 22-23,

and a healthy (best longevity) BMI for men is 24-25.

http://www.livestrong.com/tools/body-mass-calculator/

for people who train hard with weights, the BMI can be a little higher.

So are we believing Old Testament sins and standards are valid again???? Its hard to keep up with any kind of consistancy on this forum..

Gluttony is mentioned in the New Testament when they accused Jesus of gluttony.. Tell me my friends how can they accuse Jesus of gluttony unless he was fat????

Luke 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

If gluttony is based on weight then Jesus must have been fat for the rumors to spread..

Unless gluttony means something else.......

I think I know...

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RandyWayne · #18 08-06-2011, 07:06 PM

Gluttony is one of those sins that is just a little bit hard to define. After all at what bite does a person go from being "perfect" to being in a sinful state? At what impossibly thin line does food go from being "good" to being overly processed and thus no different then smoking tobacco (since both are bad the ol temple)? Thus is the problem with trying to define sin in a binary manner.

MarcBee · #19 08-06-2011, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoovie

mine is 27

Your'e pretty close, Hoovie! Mine is 26, and I won't be happy until I stay below 25. Many folk regard the BMI as unreasonable nannyism. But BMI is merely based upon statistical medical risk, regardless of your "body type." For me, 25 is still a little above my "high school weight," so I believe it's very doable.

Everyone has the right to be obese if they want....except those who are doing it on my or your dime. Stand in a McDonalds parking lot in some parts of any city, and you will observe several obese single mama's towing their children into the so-called restaurant, enabled by your tax money. I live right next to a Section 8 (free housing) "family". Is it wrong to mention they are so-called "minority?" They don't work, but they sure do EAT, judging by their sizes. Neither do they mow their lawn. When the weeds get or 12 to 18inches high, "the city" comes in to mow it down for them, for free. Not kidding.

Cindy · #20 08-06-2011, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MarcBee

Your'e pretty close, Hoovie! Mine is 26, and I won't be happy until I stay below 25. Many folk regard the BMI as unreasonable nannyism. But BMI is merely based upon statistical medical risk, regardless of your "body type." For me, 25 is still a little above my "high school weight," so I believe it's very doable.

Everyone has the right to be obese if they want....except those who are doing it on my or your dime. Stand in a McDonalds parking lot in some parts of any city, and you will observe several obese single mama Brood Mares towing their litter into the so-called restaurant, enabled by your tax money. I live right next to a Section 8 (free housing) "family". Is it wrong to mention they are so-called "minority?" They don't work, but they sure do EAT, judging by their sizes. Neither do they mow their lawn. When the weeds get or 12 to 18inches high, "the city" comes in to mow it down for them, for free. Not kidding.

A lot of times single mothers have to raise their kids on cheap high caloric, high fat foods. Using the term brood mares and litters imply they are animals. Please use your words carefully in the future. I will edit your post for you if you can't. A lot of them work very hard to raise their families.