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mariberry posted an update in the group
Weight & Obesity 1 year ago Hi all! I have a question. My BMI calculated to be 29 (overweight) but my waist/height ratio puts me at extreme obesity. What the…?! Why the discrepancy?
mariberry posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity 1 year ago
Hi all! I have a question. My BMI calculated to be 29 (overweight) but my waist/height ratio puts me at extreme obesity. What the…?! Why the discrepancy?
this is what drives me nuts about those tests…or even weighing for that matter. SO MUCH depends on our individual body sizes and composition!
Yes, I agree, CW. It’s hard to create a ”one size fits all” quiz, I reckon.
I can’t explain the discrepancy. Maybe the administrators of this site can elaborate for all of us. Trying to fit into a chart is too hard cuz we are all so different. I am just trying to make positive changes and I know the numbers will fall where they may.
Good plan, Susie. It just seems like a huge discrepancy to me though.
If you are carrying most of your weight around your torso, that will explain it. Body fat carried around your mid section is the most dangerous, and a very negative health indicator. Belly fat is a major problem so it will put you into obesity range.
This would be a good question for the nutritional coaches.
Blessings, Margaret week 13
I am very much an ”apple” shape, Margaret. But – my numbers are this: 5’ 2”, 162 lbs, 37” waist. I divided 37 by 62 and moved the decimal for a total of ”59” – highly obese. It doesn’t make sense. I do agree the mid-rift bulge is dangerous but I can see my toes standing sideways.
Well done, you, for 13 weeks! Did you do th advanced plan? I’m a bit anxious about it but that is the one I’m going to do as well. I’m really working on my mental/emotional readyness to give up coffee and grains. EEEEK!
Hi, Mariberry, I think most of us have had a mental stumbling block over the word obese. It may be easier to just realize that you do have weight to loose(if you want your health to improve) and move on from there. Once I accepted that I was obese, on one scale or another, I was very happy to let the body fat go. If a person does not recognize a situation it is very difficult to change it.
Most of the struggle with the BSS plan is in our heads. Labels, food addictions and emotional attachment to food and social situations as well as other peoples’ judgments can stand in the way of success. This site is a big help with those factors.
When you are ready, you will start this plan and you will succeed! People that have succeeded here have taken from a few days to a month to prepare. They all started at the perfect time for themselves.
If you have a wedding to attend or family reunion or trip planned, time your start so that you are finished with the six weeks before the event or start after the event. Do not worry about what you are giving up. Concentrate on what you are allowed to eat. It is hard to believe, but most people on this site lost cravings in 3 days to a week.
Once your blood sugar is more level you are not as hungry and carbs do not have the allure. I was very worried about giving up bread and cheese. Cheese was the last ’forbidden’ food I ate before starting the plan. I lost all interest in bread within 3 days and cheese was easy to give up along the way.
I did use PGX from the middle of the second preparation week. I took capsules and they did make a difference.
As for myself, I followed the advanced plan for six weeks. Then I tried to reintroduce cheese. It did not go well. I followed the basic plan after the first 6 weeks with extra fruit (I am not a diabetic) and quinoa. about once a week I do eat something not on the plan such as bbq meat or a few bites of dessert. I am maintaining my weight loss and none of my arthritis pain and other problems have returned.I will go back to the advanced plan to loose more weight. I have a heart condition and just had surgery so I want to keep my weight level during the healing process.
Many people feel so much better on the plan that they do intend to eat this new way long term. Giving up processed food and eating local, organic or sustainably grown food is wonderful long term. If grains or dairy causes problems in reintroduction it is easy to give them up long term. Sweeteners can becaome a very rare treat with ease If you are motivated by feeling better.
Good luck on your quest for thriving health!
Many blessings to you, Margaret
Congratulations on your successful completion of the advanced plan and contined success on maintaining the basic plan! Well done! I do not eat meat or other animal products so this program will be a challenge for me since one can only have 1/3 cup of beans/legumes. I currently get some of my protein from grains, but am willing to give them up for the six weeks. Obviously, if one follows this program one will lose weight. (this is true of any ”weight loss scheme”). It’s the keeping it off and maintaining the healthy lifestyle that is the real proof in the (sugar free, dairy free) pudding
we’ll see how it goes. Re: the PGX. Did you follow the dosage on the bottle? (i.e. 4-6 caps 3x day in weeks 3 and 4?) It seems excessive to me so I’m wondering what others do. Or does the ”starting dosage” of 1-2 caps before meals work well enough? Thanks for your input, Margaret! Very much appreciated!
Hi, i took one capsule in morning and one more in late afternoon. I too found the dosage excessive for me. I am your height, so I do cut dosages way down. Margaret
Margaret – I love your post – so full of wisdom, truth and motivation. Your success if wonderful and I wish you a speedy recovery and continued success!