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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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DB, My works van (although only a Corsa) could fit the bike in the back,and that has been considered for a lunchtime ride, but the public transport option wouldn't be practical, as things aren't very 'joined up', even if I cycled some of it.
Lots of cycle paths near where I work, but none of them pass close to home, and main roads are far too scary. It would involve a cycle trip into and back out of Durham city centre.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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kitenski, still doesn't get rid of the fact that the vehicle needs to be at work too though  .
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Hells Bells, ah, missed that subtle fact 
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DB, many of us are obviously lacking your self-discipline. Why don't you post a picture of your bum - it might serve as just the inspiration and motivation we all need to get on our bikes
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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DB, Thanks for that 
Ricklovesthepowder I know nothing about fitness but will just mention some anecdotal evidence... I have a friend who probably had about the same amount to lose as you (and is a few years older - 31). He started walking to and from work every day (a 5-mile round trip) and cut back on the takeaways and it helped him drop a fair amount quite quickly, which then made the gym workouts a little less daunting. You're lucky as you're still really young. Good luck with it!
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You know it makes sense.
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I think to weight loss the best way is to do exercise or not to reduce foods it’s not good for our health.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Ann Blacklin, you're seriously saying your health will be irrevocably damaged if you eat fewer pies? 
Most of the British tourists I've seen recently would get a whole new lease of life if they stopped stuffing their faces all day.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Lizzard, I htink Ms Blacklin might be misguidedly attempting to spam hot tubs
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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nbt, do you think these people ever actually sell anything? 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Lizzard, not from here, they're trying to build SEO ratings on google, but sig links don't show up for search engines - only for logged in users, hence there's more leeway for sig links than outright spam. We won't see her come back.
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The World Health Organization has recently released the results of health surveys taken between 2000 and 2008 on world obesity, and the news isn’t pretty.
Since obesity rates can be an indicator of a nation’s nutritional trends, health and culture, we thought it might be useful information for the expat to know. Here are the 10 fattest countries of the last decade:
(1) American Samoa, 93.5% (of the population that is overweight)
It’s a staggering number. Many Pacific Island nations have had trouble with weight in modern times mostly because they have abandoned their traditional foods for cheap, easily attained processed foods from the West. Perhaps no other Pacific Island has had such access to these habits as American Samoa.
(2) Kiribati, 81.5%
Like American Samoa, Kiribati has been flooded with processed foods like Spam and mutton flaps (fatty sheep scraps), often sold at lower prices than native food.
(3) U.S.A., 66.7%
Well, the U.S.A. doesn’t top the list, but it’s close, and it falls behind only a small islands nation and one of its own unincorporated territories. The United States of Processed food, high fructose corn syrup and fast food has been high on this list over the last half century.
(4) Germany, 66.5%
The fattest country in Europe no doubt owes their portly woes to lots of beer, fatty foods and inactivity.
(5) Egypt, 66%
Obesity among Egyptian women is particularly high, often attributed to cultural taboos on women exercising or playing sports.
(6) Bosnia-Herzegovina, 62.9%
Once considered a problem only in high-income countries, obesity is dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries like Bosnia-Herzegovina, where smoking, drinking and eating unhealthy foods spiked during the war that ravaged the country from 1992 to 1995.
(7) New Zealand, 62.7%
Obesity is a growing concern for New Zealand. While its native Maori have struggled with weight due to loss of traditional culture like other Pacific Islanders– they are mostly just a scapegoat. New Zealand’s entire population is getting fatter at a rapidly increased rate.
( 8 ) Israel, 61.9%
In the past 30 years, the number of obese Israelis has tripled, evidence the country is truly part of the Western world.
(9) Croatia, 61.4%
Croatia, where cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, is also a victim of the globalization of the food market, which tends to suppress traditional diets as cheaper processed foods from the U.S. and Europe flood store shelves.
(10) United Kingdom, 61%
A recent survey ranked Brits among the bottom third of European nations in physical exercise, leading Health Secretary Andy Burnham to comment, “We’re really in danger of being known as the best in the world for watching sport, but one of the worst for getting out there and doing it for ourselves.”
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http://www.expatify.com/news/the-worlds-top-10-fattest-countries.html
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Thu 7-07-11 8:50; edited 2 times in total
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Sheesh, I thought we would at least make the medals at being fat.
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| tiffin wrote: |
| Sheesh, I thought we would at least make the medals at being fat. |
Me too! I really did think the UK had the fattest people in Europe.
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I think it depends how you set the benchmark for fat.
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The organization classifies people as overweight if their Body Mass Index is greater than 25. The index is arrived at by dividing one's weight in kilos by the squared height in meters. For example a man who weighs 75 kilos and is 1.8 meters tall has a BMI of 23.15 (75: 1.80² = 23.15).
But Germany is behind the Greeks, British and some Eastern European countries when it comes to obesity, classified as a BMI above 30. |
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,478303,00.html
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Appears that the Germans are gradually fatter (more people over the BMI 25 benchmark) whereas England has more Obese. People are considered fat with a BMI of 25 and Obese with a BMI of 30.
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| The UK Government has announced that England is the fattest nation in Europe. While 23% of English adults are classified as obese, the figure for Germany is 12.9%, France 9.4%, Italy 8.5% and Spain is 13.1%. In 1995 about 9.9% of English children were obese, in 2004 the figure jumped to 14.3% - a rise of over 40%. |
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/54020.php
Just realized my BMI is 25.5 - I'm considered fat 
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
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Lean muscle is denser than fat. Bone mass is denser than fat. People with a lot of muscle and bone mass will typically have a higher BMI than the average. Body fat percentage is a good way of measuring if you are in such a category.
The average skier would probably (when fit and active) be healthier with a BMI above 23. Having a BMI above 25 only suggests you should check your body fat percentage.
I found my body fat percentage was somewhere between 7%-15% when I had a BMI of 24. I should not really lose much more weight than this as fat is essential for keeping the cold weather out.
However, my BMI can stay the same while my body fat percentage increases (due to inactivity). I have not measured my body fat percentage recently because I do not have an accurate measurement meaning the comparison would be spurious.
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Bigtipper,
Yes my BMI was 23 but I have increased muscle mass.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Mine is 30 and yeah I'm overweight but I wouldn't say obese...... damn those big bones
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You know it makes sense.
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DB, so what? It's about more or less 'normal' people not world class sportsmen. Mike Tyson's BMI is of no relevance at all to the average lardbucket whose high figure is down to pies, beer and watching too much telly.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I heard them saying on that 'Poms in Paradise' programme the other night that in Australia, 80% of people participate in regular exercise, compared to 40% of people in the UK. No surprises there.
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Poster: A snowHead
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However, they don't seem to have a much lower number of overweight or obese individuals in their population compared to the UK. Perhaps more people exercise there, but still overeat
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Lizzard wrote: |
| DB, so what? It's about more or less 'normal' people not world class sportsmen. Mike Tyson's BMI is of no relevance at all to the average lardbucket whose high figure is down to pies, beer and watching too much telly. |
Was only demonstrating how the BMI rating can be affected by muscle but
yes maybe I should of used another world famous boxer.
http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/butterbean.jpeg
i.e. Butterbean (Eric Esch) BMI = approx. 55
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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BRITS have stepped up their fight against the flab, a new health map of the UK reveals.
It shows nearly HALF the population are overweight or obese.
But most families say they eat four healthy meals of meat and veg cooked from scratch each week.
Only ten per cent have more than 14 alcoholic drinks a week, while around two-thirds head off to the gym at least once every seven days.
The survey of the health habits of 5,000 adults aged 18 to 65 found East Anglia is the fittest region. Only 47 per cent of residents are overweight and they eat the fewest takeaways and the most healthy meals. The Scots and the Welsh are the most overweight, according to BMI measurements which calculate body fat. Londoners eat the most takeaways but also go to the gym the most - averaging three visits a week. The biggest drinkers are in the North East and the North West. People in London and Northern Ireland get the least sleep.
The map was compiled by analysts Bioglan. Spokesman Gary Snook said: "East Anglia demonstrates the highest percentages of healthy choices."
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3702139/New-health-map-shows-half-of-Brits-are-fat.html
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Why green tea particularly? Does it take lots of energy to digest?
Not really seeing what the meditation is likely to do for weight loss either, since it involves sitting about and doing nothing.
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