Terry66 |
11-18-09 11:25 AM |
Yeah…BMI is insane. I am 43yo, 5’11” and 184lb and I am mildly overweight according to the BMI chart. I just don’t think that a guy my age and height wearing a size 32 pants and a M shirt is overweight. I mean I bought a pair of LiveStrong shorts the other day out in a kid’s size XL. I am far from being super fit, but I have well over 2500 miles in on my road bike since April….I ride mtb 2-3 times a week…I work out in the gym a few times a week, etc.
You are right that food is a mental thing. We end up eating out of habit or pleasure and not out of necessity. For the past couple of years, I have really worked on controlling what I eat. In fact, the other day I decided that I was going to eat when I was hungry and not because it was dinner time or whatever. Believe it or not, but I went 27+ hours before eating….and I wasn’t really “that” hungry…I only ate then because I was going on a 18mile road ride and knew that I would bonk big time.
Check this out…. This is 98lbs difference...it has been about 9months since I hit my goal of 190...in that time I have dropped another 6lbs, but that won't continue with winter coming.
http://www.watsonfx.com/terry_before.jpg
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