Lifestyle

[GMan]

Hell-o all,

Just curious after reading many recent posts about weight loss (good for you), how we interact with those poor unfortunate people who do not don the Kilt, is our lifestyle now connected to the Kilt?

[cessna152towser]

I need to lose weight - currently 13 stone 5 pounds and with a pot belly. I have an entry for this year's Great North Run on October 1st which is over half marathon distance. I used to be athletic and run the whole way but nowadays I do it as a kilted walk so will be getting plenty of walking exercise between now and then. I don't smoke and I stopped drinking alcohol over a year ago. I do find wearing a kilt is a good incentive for more exercise; in bad weather I go out trousered and drive from door to door, while on a finer day I would go out kilted, then park the car and walk between shops, post office, library etc.

[646guy]

At my best I was doing almost 7 miles a day on teh elliptical runner...I just need to get my knees back in shape and strong enough to do that again....

[Jerry]

I'm 5'9" amd about 225, down from 237. I need to lose more because of arthritic knees. I just hope that if I do, I can afford to have my kilts altered.

[Colin]

My wife may be starting a work from home program soon. If she does that, she can drop off and pick up the kids and I can start walking the 4 km to and from work again.

[Mr. Kilt]

I'm also 5'9, and I hover between 160 and 165 lbs. I'm quite happy at that weight. It took me long enough to get there...I weighed 120 lbs from the time I finished high school until about 7 years ago. I was WAAAAAAAAAY too skinny. Thank goodness I married a woman who knows how to cook.

[Casey]

Glen,

I think your on to something. A healthy lifestyle of which a kilt can be a catalyst for introspection.

[GlassMan]

I'm also 5'9, and I hover between 160 and 165 lbs. I'm quite happy at that weight. It took me long enough to get there...I weighed 120 lbs from the time I finished high school until about 7 years ago. I was WAAAAAAAAAY too skinny. Thank goodness I married a woman who knows how to cook.

I always wonder about those height-weight charts at the doctor's office. I'm 5'8" and one of my previous doctors kept trying to get me to slim down to 135 lbs. The lightest I've ever been once I reached full maturity is 148 lbs and I was skinny. I looked my best at 155 lbs when I had a body fat % in the single digits and a decent amount of muscle on me. I'd look anorexic if I ever got down to the weight they suggest.

--Phil

[Colin]

I always wonder about those height-weight charts at the doctor's office. I'm 5'8" and one of my previous doctors kept trying to get me to slim down to 135 lbs. The lightest I've ever been once I reached full maturity is 148 lbs and I was skinny. I looked my best at 155 lbs when I had a body fat % in the single digits and a decent amount of muscle on me. I'd look anorexic if I ever got down to the weight they suggest.

--Phil

I hear ya Phil. I am 6'4 and if I was to get down to the weight "they" say I should be, I would be frail. According to the charts I am supposed to be 197lbs. I took a body mass test a few years ago, and I weighted 201 in bone and muscle (the fat was measured seperately ). So I guess once I lose all my fat, i should than lose 4 lbs of either bone or muscle.

[UmAnOnion]

I always wonder about those height-weight charts at the doctor's office. I'm 5'8" and one of my previous doctors kept trying to get me to slim down to 135 lbs. The lightest I've ever been once I reached full maturity is 148 lbs and I was skinny. I looked my best at 155 lbs when I had a body fat % in the single digits and a decent amount of muscle on me. I'd look anorexic if I ever got down to the weight they suggest.

--Phil

the height weight charts are meant as rudimentary guidelines as to how much a person should way, but they often fail to take into account the body type & muscularity of the individual. a Body builder might come in at 225 on a 5'5" frame which according to teh height/weight gurus is obese - but he is anything but! the best guideline is a Body Mass Index reading, looking at how much fat you have in comparison to muscle. high single digits for fat percentage of total weight are as far as most people should go - anything below that is dangerous - most people stay in the mid to upper teens & once into the 20's attention has to be paid as it is getting dangerous...

at the end opf the day whats important os being comfortable with who you are and what you look like & however much you weigh. YOU are t he only person you have to face each and every day and as long as you are happy so be it!!!


now where did i leave that cheesecake...