...tends to fluctuate.



Between “ this scale is wrong” and “I’m big-boned”.

Danged old erroneous scales.......



On the plus side, I think RickBin is looking into selling these in the gear shop. Bet 'fire members get a discount.

get a younger woman to do push ups on.

that's what yer first wife said

rofl

At 5'3.5", and 176, I'm obese. Sheesh...pass another Guinness, I hafta practice for St. Paddy's Day.

weighed in at my physical Tuesday. I just grunted and said, ahhhh.... 20 lbs of clothes.

Been trying a new diet for the last month... so far I have lost 30 days.

been on a seefood diet , myself this winter.
When I see food, I eat it, lol

Doctor said I need to lose 30 lb or I'll need to be put on a higher dose of Amlodipine. Told Doc just make it easy and give me the higher dose.

I'm at my perfect weight, I just need to figure out how to be 7 feet tall!

I was informed by my daughter that I’m doing a popular diet. I just eat what I like; didn’t know I was doing something special.

She says I do keto.

keto a full stomach!

I always weigh more at an appt than @ home 1st thing. (doh!)

I weighed my carhartts, with all I carry in them, the other day - 5 lbs. without a pistol.

I am not the least bit overweight.....I'm under tall.....

Almost 6 ft and 195.....fully clothed.
Need to lose 10#.
Sore back really slowed me down this past yr.

I hear if you have hip replacement or knee replacement they can make you taller.

No.

My brother was 6'4" for a long time. Knees got really bad, went to 6'2", maybe 6'1". He got both knees replaced & is back where he started.


OTOH, I have gone from a 9 med to an 11 wide in shoe size in the last 25 years. News flash, my feet are the only thing increasing. DAMMIT.

Hmmmmm..........a surgeon installing a lift kit.

I had to lose 150 pounds myself. I dont miss her one bit. She didnt like guns anyway..

3"? That's some *thick* cartilage!

About 15 years ago, a doctor told me I was obese.
At 6'1" and 196 lbs at the time - I informed him that I had been called a LOT of things in my life, but never obese.
He told me that I was border-line, but on the obese side.
I asked why he didn't measure my wrists, as in the past - and was informed "We don't do that anymore"
I measure 11" around the wrists - yes, "big boned"
Bones are more dense than muscle, which is more dense than fat. Nobody takes this into account, here in the "new days"

Did i sit next to you on a flight to anchorage 2 weeks ago?

The fella in the middle seat had a bit of a belly but really filled that space! He was the 747 of seat mates!

6’1. 190 lbs. I’ve gained 10 lbs in the 50 yrs since high school. I’m a fatty

So you were just the warthog?

Cub

lol. I heard one some years ago "Get rid of 200 lbs of ugly fat! Divorce him!!"

I guess I was blessed with good genetics. I’ve worn the same size for 20 years.

According to those weight charts, everyone is fat.

Dr. told me to lose some weight. So I got a hair cut.

Cause you F'ing are

Grew tired of the issue and decided to get some scales I could trust. Dumbest damned thing I ever did.

Seriously, got a set from a Japanese firm named Tonita. Less than $100 and excellent. Plus, WeightWatchers ....

Post a picture of yourself and we will see if all the weight is from dense bones,or poor diet.

😂😂😂

lol. EVERYBODY fat????

The majority that I see are.

Giving credit to RealHawkeye for posting this the other day in my thread but......Barney knew even back then!



All a man has to do is cut out "the old carbohydrates and glucose" and get ready to buy smaller pants. You will lose a bunch of weight fast.....its mostly "just water" which is another name for nasty inflammation.

sure there's a lot of after market stuff available these days

i lost a bunch of weight once and the dr said i was still fat

My brother and I are both about 6-2. He is an avid biker, is slightly built with narrower shoulders, and has never weighed more than 185, which at that weight gives him a small pot belly. We're planning on hiking the Grand Canyon this May, down and out 1 day, 17+ miles. I weighed 230.8 on January first, and I'm currently a couple pounds under 210. My goal is to get my first number on my weight to be a one before we hike, and I'm on track for that. He's never lifted weights in his life, and I've lifted on and off since off-season football in high school, and currently lift at least 3 times a week. He probably can't bench press 100 pounds. He wears a 38-40" sport coat, while I wear a 48. but we have the same chart for obesity. Yeah, it makes a lot of sense!

So who has the most body fat,you or him?

For some of us thick folk, it's a lot easier to gain muscle than loose fat, huh? Story of my life.

I'm old, fat, and strong.

You can't be old,lean and strong?

Right now, probably me. Ten more pounds down for me, it should be close to a wash. 175 is a good lean weight for him. 195 is a good lean weight for me. .

You're just husky.




Fatass.

I've given this a lot of thought and come to the conclusion that our bodies adapt to be optimal for whatever we are doing with them. I've decided I don't want a 200 lb body of all lean muscle that can't run or walk as far as a 170 body of lean muscle. The 200 lb body may be better for doing bench presses,but I want a body better for going and doing,not just lifting.

Very heavy massively muscled body builders have changed the way society views healthy. What the hell good is all that muscle if it's only better in the gym? That industry has caused our views on what is actually healthy to be totally screwed up.

I gave up beer (all alcohol) and lost about 7 lbs in one month. 6' and @150 nekkid - same as I was 50 years ago..I feel better too.

Lucky genetics, I guess.

I gave up beer (all alcohol) and lost about 7 lbs in one month. 6' and @150 nekkid - same as I was 50 years ago..I feel better too. I stay active, but don't "exercise".

Lucky genetics, I guess, as my willpower pretty much sucks.... . It helps that I mostly look at food as fuel, not indulgence, or craving. Except chocolate and ice cream. Funny thing is I don't like chocolate ice cream.

There is no way that anyone would describe me as a muscled up body builder. So, I would have to respectfully disagree with you to some extent. I hike, bike, play pickleball, play racquetball, golf, hunt and fish, and Hope and I are going skiing at Keystone in two weeks. Other than riding a bike (and it's my brother's thing), there has been zero advantage for him in any of the activities we have jointly participated in. We backpacked in, camped on the trail, and hiked out several times.12-20 miles in a weekend. We've gone on several day hikes on the Ozarks Highland Trail, and in the mountains of AZ around PHX. We aren't exactly spring chickens anymore, I'm 60 and he'll be 64 in a couple weeks, but we're both still active, and I think he'd tell you that I have more endurance, mainly just because I'm stronger.

Here's a pic at 205 (52 yrs old), on a houseboat on Lake Powell, taken the day after Hope and I had hiked the GC 8 years ago.



Here's a more recent pic at 225 or so taken in Nov. '18.



I have a ton of respect for you and what you've accomplished, I'm just not quite buying that a few extra pounds of muscle is going to limit me. A reasonable amount of muscle doesn't hurt anyone, and would probably be beneficial for most. And I think those charts are meaningless for many people. God bless you Mr. Clark.

I think there was a misunderstanding somewhere. I wasn't disagreeing with you at all. I thought we were agreeing. I was just generalizing about how our bodies adapt to do whatever we are doing with them and how it really depends on what you are doing as to optimal weight.

Sorry if I came across as anything else.

Looking good and fit my friend. Congrats. It ain't easy in this world.

Hey, we're about the same height, I believe. My reply was merely directed to the comment regarding limitations when adding muscle weight. I believe that a 200 lb body with a low body fat number is probably as able as a 170 lb body of equal fat content.for most activities, and better suited for some. Muscle in moderation is good.

And I'm not quite the guy I was 8+ years ago, but still working on it.

Actually at about 12 %. Much of my life I was 120, under 5%. I am a bench press specialist, and have actually built significant muscle mass after 40. At my peak, at 50, I was 190 - too heavy for much of anything else, but among the strongest benchers in the world. At 65 and176, I'm far more mobile, and still pretty strong. Lighter weight class lifters aren't the hulks you see in the heavier weight classes. Fairly lean. I can tell you from experience at a world level, that if I am much leaner, I will be nowhere near as strong. That's a fact. I am not muscle bound. I train for efficiency, even though I have gained size .

Definitely in another league/galaxy than me. Just glad I can bench more than I weigh!

Thanks MickeyD for a new excuse-------I have been running out of them!

Struggling to stay at double bodyweight, raw. Still over 500 in a shirt. Very technical lifting. More craft, than strength...

12% isn't too bad, and you're strong and still training, good work. To keep myself honest I weigh myself every morning and do some jumping jacks in front of the mirror, naked. My current goal in to get under 10% body fat and to maintain heart rate between 130 and 150 bpm for 4 consecutive hours while carrying 25 Lbs w/ moderate hills. I have gone on the wagon to speed up the process w/ a low carb diet. I expect to lose 10 lbs and hopefully <than 10% body fat.


mike r

After being extremely lean, with a low of 113 and a 315 bench, I'll take some more fat. That was too small. Conversely, 190 and a 700 bench, was too heavy. Everyone has their happy place. If you push the extremes, it has to be on a limited basis.