what is your height and weight?

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4277

Parker, CO

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

6' and 173 lbs this morning. when I was a avid runner I was under 150...won't ever see that again.

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Champion

7233

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

as of my last race about 3 weeks ago, 5'8'' and 150, 7%bf.

now i have no idea.

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Regular

853

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

female-5'9, and 137 this a.m. I am trying to eat very clean, avoid breads and refined crap and get my middle in shape. I am very happy with my legs, arms, but I have a soft middle with little definition. I will eventually get there.

jami

Champion

16743

Somewhere I can be nekidd

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

5' 6" and 134-136

I've lost 40lbs in the past 11 months and I'd like to take off another 10.

Edited by aspeelma 2009-10-16 10:10 AM

Elite

3471

Evergreen, CO

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

breckview - 2009-10-16 8:31 AM

famelec - 2009-10-16 8:11 AM Its odd, but as a society we've gotten so used to seeing overweight people that 20 lbs overweight looks normal, 10 lbs overweight looks skinny, and ideal weight looks sickly

Wow, great insight! I've noticed the symptoms but never put it to theory. I'd add that when people get grossly obese, society considers them, "heavy" or "large", like it's just the way their body is naturally which they should embrace. Nowadays you have to be orca fat, day-one biggest loser types to be considered overweight. My builder (who is a good friend) came over the other day and since I haven't built anything in three years he hadn't seen me in person since right after my spinal fusion surgery when I was at 230. I could see the shock in his eyes and his first words were, "are you alright?" like he thought I had cancer or something. IMO, humans are mostly motivated by carrot/stick. Since obese people are no longer shunned by society (stick), more and more people get obese. When you take a wealthy society with unlimited amounts of food, remove all the "stick" effect of becoming overweight, you end up with exactly what we have now in America.

You do look a lot thinner than your old avatar pic, and it's more common for people to gain weight as they age rather than lose and you lost quite a bit, so I can def understand his reaction. I had the same fleeting thought when I met you a couple weeks ago!

A large part of the problem is the easy access to food -- if we had to prepare everything we ate rather than grab it off the shelf or throw it in the microwave, we'd be a much thinner nation. Small example -- I've been craving cookies all week but have yet to find time to bake them, so no cookies. I think my winter diet plan may be to make everything from scratch, short of slaughtering my own meat

That will take care of most of the empty calories that keep me 15# over race weight.

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Cycling Guru

15134

Fulton, MD

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

6'-1" and about 178 or so right now (been letting myself go the last few months).

Typically when really training I am in the 170 - 173 range. Lowest I'll see during really heavy training is about 168.

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Pro

4827

McKinney, TX

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

6', 165-167 lbs. 165 in the morning, 167 in the evening.

Been slowing dropping weight for 3 years now. Started at 190 lbs when I realized I was 2 biscuits away from 200.

Now I want to drop another 5 and maintain.

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Expert

862

BFE

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

5'6".......145-150 Lbs

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Extreme Veteran

592

Long Island

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

breckview - 2009-10-16 9:31 AM

famelec - 2009-10-16 8:11 AM Its odd, but as a society we've gotten so used to seeing overweight people that 20 lbs overweight looks normal, 10 lbs overweight looks skinny, and ideal weight looks sickly

Wow, great insight! I've noticed the symptoms but never put it to theory. I'd add that when people get grossly obese, society considers them, "heavy" or "large", like it's just the way their body is naturally which they should embrace. Nowadays you have to be orca fat, day-one biggest loser types to be considered overweight. My builder (who is a good friend) came over the other day and since I haven't built anything in three years he hadn't seen me in person since right after my spinal fusion surgery when I was at 230. I could see the shock in his eyes and his first words were, "are you alright?" like he thought I had cancer or something. IMO, humans are mostly motivated by carrot/stick. Since obese people are no longer shunned by society (stick), more and more people get obese. When you take a wealthy society with unlimited amounts of food, remove all the "stick" effect of becoming overweight, you end up with exactly what we have now in America.

Just got back from Disney World....You have all the evidence you need there to back up your argument

Oh and btw, if your so overweight that you need a scooter to get around a theme park, maybe it's time to re-evaluate your lifestyle decisions.

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Extreme Veteran

607

Rochester, MN

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

5'8'' and 150-155 this year. Last year I sometimes got under 150. Previous to tri training I was about 175. I started to eat breakfast every day, switched from regular Mtn Dew to diet, and increased my activity level and the pounds went away. I keep track of my weight but don't try to maintain a specific weight per se. Like others have said, I've just reached a good weight for me.

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Master

1584

Fulton, MD

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

Geez, you peeps are making me feel like a fatty.
5'10" and 170ish (I fluctuate A LOT)

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Extreme Veteran

360

Jacksonville, FL

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

5'9", 173 lbs, down from 190-191 exactly 12 months ago. Looking to get to 165, which is what I weighed when I graduated college almost 20 years ago!

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Extreme Veteran

532

Northampton, UK

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

5'8" and 147lbs.

Fairly happy with my weight, but trying to lower my body fat % a bit as I'm still a little podgy in the stomach area (currently arount 13% bf and aiming for about 10% ish)

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Master

1420

Reston, VA

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

6' 165-170 last two years. Think I can get to low 160's if I eat better.

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Expert

927

Longview, TX

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

6'1"...179

Would like to be between 165-170.

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New user

403

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

6'1" 215. It's a good weight for me right now. Down from 255 a few years ago.

Extreme Veteran

887

Lake Placid, NY

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

I'm 4'10" and about 105. Sounds heavy compared to some of the other women on here (when height is taken into consideration), but I have a naturally muscular build. (Also, my body really doesn't like to go below 20% bodyfat.)

I'm sure my body type will change now that I'm doing more endurance work and less paddling and weightlifting.

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Member

190

Panama City Beach

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

famelec - 2009-10-16 9:11 When people comment that you look too skinny or ask you if you've been sick recently, you're probably within 5 or 10 pounds of your ideal weight. Its odd, but as a society we've gotten so used to seeing overweight people that 20 lbs overweight looks normal, 10 lbs overweight looks skinny, and ideal weight looks sickly!

Brian

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Not that it applies to me. 5'9" 153 -155.

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Veteran

163

nearby the city of brotherly love

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

I'm 5'2, 125lbs, and if i lost 10 lbs, i'd look like a starving cat....Even with all the ironman training, I lost 5 lbs during the actually race, and the picture of that is scary looking....

Besides, being a girl--gota keep the booty

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Master

1376

Chicago

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

I am 6'1" and 175lbs. I did IMCDA at 167lbs.

When I started doing Tri's in 2005 I was 205lbs.

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Champion

5495

Whizzzzzlandia

Silver member

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

5'9" and right about 160 ish. Give or take 5 lbs. I don't weigh myself... I can tell how I'm doing by how my pants fit. And how my sweaters look.

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Veteran

294

Germantown, WI

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

Sammeg - 2009-10-16 10:17 AM

breckview - 2009-10-16 9:31 AM

famelec - 2009-10-16 8:11 AM Its odd, but as a society we've gotten so used to seeing overweight people that 20 lbs overweight looks normal, 10 lbs overweight looks skinny, and ideal weight looks sickly

Wow, great insight! I've noticed the symptoms but never put it to theory. I'd add that when people get grossly obese, society considers them, "heavy" or "large", like it's just the way their body is naturally which they should embrace. Nowadays you have to be orca fat, day-one biggest loser types to be considered overweight. My builder (who is a good friend) came over the other day and since I haven't built anything in three years he hadn't seen me in person since right after my spinal fusion surgery when I was at 230. I could see the shock in his eyes and his first words were, "are you alright?" like he thought I had cancer or something. IMO, humans are mostly motivated by carrot/stick. Since obese people are no longer shunned by society (stick), more and more people get obese. When you take a wealthy society with unlimited amounts of food, remove all the "stick" effect of becoming overweight, you end up with exactly what we have now in America.

Just got back from Disney World....You have all the evidence you need there to back up your argument

Oh and btw, if your so overweight that you need a scooter to get around a theme park, maybe it's time to re-evaluate your lifestyle decisions.

A scooter to get around a theme park I can maybe see as it's quite a bit of time on the feet...try Wal-Mart!

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New user

58

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

Well that was eye opening. I am 6'2" 225 from a 245 high when I started tri's. Although only 20 lbs drop, the weight is repositioned around the body and the mirror is a better friend than it used to be. But this really has made me see that I need to drop another 25 at least to be below 200. I was thinking 210 was going to be a good maintain weight.

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Regular

58

Durango, Colorado

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

5'10 and around 140 +/-

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Pro

4054

yep,

Subject: RE: what is your height and weight?

I'm 6'1" and right now I'm 185. I got down to 178-180ish this summer when the volume and intensity was high. Figuring I'll get up to around 190ish during the winter and drop back down at my volume increases for Eagleman 70.3.

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