If cholesterol and blood pressure check okay, and stress tests have been done, and I work out 6 hours a week as well as lead an active life besides that, and am STILL fat, how can I still be unhealthy?
I have put on a lot of weight over the past two years, and constantly thought that many of my health problems were because of it. But my blood sugar has been perfect, my cholesterol is low, my blood pressure is normal (it used to be low, actually, and has stabilised so I no longer get vertigo when I stand up).
And when I asked my doctor 'don't I need to lose 10 kilos for my surgery or something?' she laughed and said, 'studies so far actually show that it doesn't make that much of a difference on survival rates or how you go in physiotherapy (PT), it's your commitment to getting fit again that will make a difference.'
I exercise between 4-8 hours a week. It's not as much as I'd like, but it's more than many of my friends do. I eat healthy - I mean sure I do eat ice cream and chocolate, but the bulk of my meals are high in vegies and proteins, and moderate to small sized servings.
Watching Joy Nash' YouTube Fat Rants made me realise that I AM getting fitter, and I DO lead a healthier lifestyle than my rake-thin friend Mat who consumes two tubs of Yogo (chocolate custard) for breakfast every morning, and thinks that a kilo bag of M&Ms is okay to consume in one sitting.
It's made me realise that I am fat, not overweight, not 'slightly obese.' I'm fat. And I'm physically quite healthy (most of my health problems are side effects of PTSD). I'm also getting fitter by the day.
I am starting to, and struggling to realise now that I don't need to lose weight to be a good, healthy, fit person. As much as I love curves in other women, I have hated them in myself for so long... because of the prejudice of the media and others. And like you, I'm tired of feeling guilty or pressured for something I should never have been made to feel guilty or pressured about in the first place.
It's interesting what the studies reveal, isn't it?
Re: Forgive my harshness part 2
I have put on a lot of weight over the past two years, and constantly thought that many of my health problems were because of it. But my blood sugar has been perfect, my cholesterol is low, my blood pressure is normal (it used to be low, actually, and has stabilised so I no longer get vertigo when I stand up).
And when I asked my doctor 'don't I need to lose 10 kilos for my surgery or something?' she laughed and said, 'studies so far actually show that it doesn't make that much of a difference on survival rates or how you go in physiotherapy (PT), it's your commitment to getting fit again that will make a difference.'
I exercise between 4-8 hours a week. It's not as much as I'd like, but it's more than many of my friends do. I eat healthy - I mean sure I do eat ice cream and chocolate, but the bulk of my meals are high in vegies and proteins, and moderate to small sized servings.
Watching Joy Nash' YouTube Fat Rants made me realise that I AM getting fitter, and I DO lead a healthier lifestyle than my rake-thin friend Mat who consumes two tubs of Yogo (chocolate custard) for breakfast every morning, and thinks that a kilo bag of M&Ms is okay to consume in one sitting.
It's made me realise that I am fat, not overweight, not 'slightly obese.' I'm fat. And I'm physically quite healthy (most of my health problems are side effects of PTSD). I'm also getting fitter by the day.
I am starting to, and struggling to realise now that I don't need to lose weight to be a good, healthy, fit person. As much as I love curves in other women, I have hated them in myself for so long... because of the prejudice of the media and others. And like you, I'm tired of feeling guilty or pressured for something I should never have been made to feel guilty or pressured about in the first place.
It's interesting what the studies reveal, isn't it?