Re: the biggest loser


"andy gee" <andygee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "cycle-one" <l-o-c-k-e@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> But one thing I wonder about from my own experience: After an initial
>> weight loss [nothing like the amounts of the people on the show] I
>> started gaining weight. My doctor dismissed any sort of concerns I
>> had. I was replacing lighter fat with denser muscle. My weight started
>> to increase but my physical condition was improving.
>>
>> Regarding the show I wonder about focusing on raw poundage rather
>> than body
>> fat and general fitness. The boilerplate cautions that all contestants
>> are under the care and supervision of qualified medical, nutritional
>> and physio professionals. I'm sure the contestants are not in danger
>> but using just weight loss as the determining factor seems like a bad
>> meter.
>
> You are, of course, correct. The correct measures of "overweight" are
> body fat percentage and fat distribution. Weight and height are used to
> calculate BMI (body mass index) which is only a "pretty good" estimator
> of body fat percentage.
>
> Speaking as a five year lifetime member of weightwatchers and an avid
> cyclist, the big question basically boils down to "what size pants am I
> wearing?"

Funny thing. I used to have an old pair of shorts I used for swimming. At
the beginning they were a little tight around the waist and lose in the
legs. Well by the time I threw them out they were lose around the waist and
tight in the legs. All that pedalling did a number on my upper leg muscles.



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