Being overweight or obese
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satehen
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Re: Being overweight or obese
According to my BMI I’m obese. I’m a U.K. 14, big boobs and hips, I don’t feel or look obese. I could stand to lose a couple of lb but I’m not a big girl.
And all that there is, is the absolute ugliness of being human. And you’ve got to love it. Or else you’re f**ked.
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RedRosa
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Re: Being overweight or obese
I'm not obese but for my height I'm a little bit overweight (5'6", 148 lbs.)
I guess I'm a mesomorph, and as it happens the two women I've most recently had sex with are ectomorphs, tall and skinny.
I guess I'm a mesomorph, and as it happens the two women I've most recently had sex with are ectomorphs, tall and skinny.
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Re: Being overweight or obese
This is such a multifactoral, charged subject. So many factors influence weight - some controllable, some less so, some not at all. And as far as the health effects, correlation vs causation, or which direction the causation goes, is not always clear.
If you're worried about your health, make positive changes. Eat a healthier diet (though there's no firm agreement on what is actually healthiest, or whether this is the same for everyone) and increase your physical activity. Reduce or eliminate drinking or smoking. Take measures to manage your stress and improve your sleep. Maybe weight loss will follow, or maybe it won't, but it will still be beneficial.
If you're worried about your health, make positive changes. Eat a healthier diet (though there's no firm agreement on what is actually healthiest, or whether this is the same for everyone) and increase your physical activity. Reduce or eliminate drinking or smoking. Take measures to manage your stress and improve your sleep. Maybe weight loss will follow, or maybe it won't, but it will still be beneficial.
Re: Being overweight or obese
I've had really great experiences losing weight with bariatric surgery (VSG) then Ozempic, after a lifetime of trying and failing to lose weight otherwise, and I've stayed at a normal BMI since 2018. Just putting that info out there in case I can help anyone, I'm open to chatting about it.
Re: Being overweight or obese
I'm overweight right now and I hate it. I *feel* it - especially when it's hot. These Texas summers were much easier on me when I was within a healthy BMI range.
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Re: Being overweight or obese
I'm overweight since perimenopause. Not obese but in the overweight part of the BMI chart. I'm trying to get my hormones sorted as I think that's the key but also cutting back on alcohol (which is finally working) and stress (I've quit my well paid but horrendously stressful job).
I now wear a sports watch in bed and what is fascinating is how much better my sleep is when I don't drink and when my stress is lower. It's early days but weeks when I lose weight tend to be when I've had better sleep. So I think if I can really crack that I'll be there. Also cutting back on alcohol cuts back on the calories of it too.
What I find really annoying though about healthcare in the UK is my GP was prepared to refer me to a diet and exercise programme. Alcohol yes and I'm reducing but I work in the food industry and I exercise 4-5 times a week. Literally what on earth will they tell me that I don't know. In fact I'm more likely to know more about nutrition than they do.
. The way medical professionals patronise perimenopausal women is a shocker.
I now wear a sports watch in bed and what is fascinating is how much better my sleep is when I don't drink and when my stress is lower. It's early days but weeks when I lose weight tend to be when I've had better sleep. So I think if I can really crack that I'll be there. Also cutting back on alcohol cuts back on the calories of it too.
What I find really annoying though about healthcare in the UK is my GP was prepared to refer me to a diet and exercise programme. Alcohol yes and I'm reducing but I work in the food industry and I exercise 4-5 times a week. Literally what on earth will they tell me that I don't know. In fact I'm more likely to know more about nutrition than they do.
. The way medical professionals patronise perimenopausal women is a shocker.So confused.
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Re: Being overweight or obese
Yeah, perimenopause makes it difficult. I gained about 30lbs within months when my perimenopause symptoms started (20 from my baseline - I'd lost 10lbs with an illness not too long before). Some of this may have been diet or lifestyle, but I've made changes there, and I'm still only maintaining and not losing.
I exercise 30 minutes in the morning 5 days a week, and go to the gym or some other physical activity, such as a long walk, another 3-4 days. I cook basically every meal. I drink in moderate quantities a few times a year. I eat low carb, with minimal processed sugar or artificial sweetener, though I do use naturally sourced lower calorie sweeteners in small quantities routinely. I've found things that work for me, and for the past 6 months or so, my sleep, anxiety levels, and overall mental health are as good as they've been since hitting puberty (I think peri has actually had a good effect on me in this respect).
Is there room for improvement? Sure. But it's a little discouraging that, with all that, I'm just maintaining.
But mostly I'm looking at it as a wake-up call that I have half my life left (assuming nothing unexpected happens - both my grandmothers died at a bit more than twice my age), and that physically, it's downhill from here, and I am going to have to actively fight that decline to maintain as much quality of life for as long as possible. So if weight loss isn't happening it's still worth it.
Also helps that I've found plenty of people around my age in the same boat. I know a freaking marathon runner who runs for hours a day who is saying the same thing. Kinda comes down to "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference."
I exercise 30 minutes in the morning 5 days a week, and go to the gym or some other physical activity, such as a long walk, another 3-4 days. I cook basically every meal. I drink in moderate quantities a few times a year. I eat low carb, with minimal processed sugar or artificial sweetener, though I do use naturally sourced lower calorie sweeteners in small quantities routinely. I've found things that work for me, and for the past 6 months or so, my sleep, anxiety levels, and overall mental health are as good as they've been since hitting puberty (I think peri has actually had a good effect on me in this respect).
Is there room for improvement? Sure. But it's a little discouraging that, with all that, I'm just maintaining.
But mostly I'm looking at it as a wake-up call that I have half my life left (assuming nothing unexpected happens - both my grandmothers died at a bit more than twice my age), and that physically, it's downhill from here, and I am going to have to actively fight that decline to maintain as much quality of life for as long as possible. So if weight loss isn't happening it's still worth it.
Also helps that I've found plenty of people around my age in the same boat. I know a freaking marathon runner who runs for hours a day who is saying the same thing. Kinda comes down to "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference."