It is just too hard for me to understand how a young woman can gain about 30kgs in weight within 1 year after getting married and having a baby.
The most stupid answer you get is : I am this fat after the baby. Sorry - explain to me again. Did you have twins and ate one? Children do not make you fat - end of story. No kid can ever make you fat as in the gaining of 30kgs. Yes, you do gain weight while pregnant, but....
I saw this again today and was totally knocked out for a duck. The girl is only 23. She used to be a little plump, but not really fat. I saw her with her baby of 4mnths old totday. I could not believe my eyes, and yes - that was like her second sentence to me after we greeted : I have gotten so fat after the baby.
The only expanation I can give to this is: doing to little and eating too much, or else there must be a serious medical problem.
I know - stone me, for I am being harsh, but what infuriorates me is the fact that these women blame the kids and not themselves and then they just don't care anymore and do not look after themselves. Let me rather stop right here, before I put my foot right into something where I cannot get it out again.
Hi Dalene
I can and will not judge on that case, but.....
The metabolism of that girl was pre-programmed to put on fat cells....more and more.....
I am, very fortunate not to put on weight due to that fact
Of course she will have to slow down on eating and start getting excercise, easy said, difficult to follow.
Let me make the comparison that way:
People attack me cause of smoking, they say, why dont you just stop, easy for them since they are none smokers and not addicted to it like me
Now lets say the same to that girl, easy for me....since i weigh only 60 kg
Same applies to drinking, tell them, just stop !!!!
It does not work like that
So overweight and underweight ( Lady Di )
Smoking
Drinking
is like addictions and of course in the case of overweight that can be herited
I dont have an answer for all 3 problems, but i feel sorry for the young women
But i know people that have problems like above they preach to me what to do.... thats the funny part
Smokers will always find an excuse why not quit smoking
Eaters will eat until they have health issuses same as underweight people
You can never win them all LOL
I see, you are more the light weight type,
bet you, if some peolple ate as much as i do, they would become total overweight
Lucky me, one less problem LOL hammer
This is a difficult call . me blessed with high metabolism .. so i can eat well .. whether i excercise or not was the case .. mother time is slowly catching up with me and yes my metabolism will slow down , maybe yes .. maybe not , but I know that I am used to all my life being a light person not encumbered with any excess weight .. so i must get back into a light excercise program .. for people that have a problem I have empathy and honestly encourage anyone i see making the effort .. Dalene how many people have you seen in your lifespan that " let themselves go" after they get married ?? pretty much the same as I picked up weight after the baby .. its as though there is the perception that there is no need to try get back to what we were .. the extremes are the starving skinny brigade or those that indulge in excersise to the extreme as well .. so darn difficult and I always do my damndest not to go into judgement mode .. or compare to my life experience .. we are all made differently and should accept it as so . but yes at the end of the line we can always be better .. ??/ My 2 $ worth .
BMI = Body Mass Index today a recognized indication of normal weight
Google and find out what it should be
Here the formula to calculate it, i use my values
@ Sandy. What is your BMI
Weight in Kg
---------------------- 60
Hight in m x hight in m ------------- = BMI about 21,2
1,68 x 1,68
Georg somethng wrong with formula ... me 175 and now about 67 Kg . ... ???? check formula again or maybe me hammer
@ Sandy
May be my formula is screwed
Here a calculator result for you
Your BMI = 21,9
So its all Ok ... doc says a healthy weight .. so i accept it as so ..
Definitly OK
Yours and mine, we lucky buggers affe-red banjo
I'm eeerrrr eeemmm inclined to agree with Daleen here. Except that I'd say it took me a year after each of my children to regain my weight. So lets give the poor girl that ,BUT 30kg is an awfull lot of weight to put on during pregnancy. Then again half the dads carry that kind of excess weight with having being pregnant.
As for the BMI I think ones age should be taken into account here as well, not that older people shouldn't be thin.
About 5years ago I decided I would weigh exactly what I weighed the day I got married 63kg I lost 20kg and reached that gaol in 8mnths. Yet I looked awfull,many paople asked if I was ill and one even thought I may have aids. I'm now plumply in the middle. My point being that at 50 you will not look the same at the same weight as you looked at 20. Me 5'8" and 78kgs. Boobs thesse are 8kgs each so that makes me ooooooh thin. sexydance
On the first formula my BMI = 40,...
On the second formula my BMI = 20,09
My height is 1,60 and my weight is 54kg's - I think the second formula might be more correct.
I did not mean to judge this girl I was talking about. It just scares the crap out of me when I see young girls not taking care of themselves, when they know the end results of overeating and not doing enough exercise. The opposite is also very very scary, like you say, Sandy. Girls starving themselves to death to be skin an bone. Sometimes that even looks worse than being a little overweight. Yes, I also am aware that the gaining of weight may sometimes be due to pshycological problems - the eat when you are not happy, eat when you are happy, eat when others are unhappy etc etc cyndrome. What kills me is the fact that they blame the baby for their weight. I am also not saying that overweight of even fat people are not acceptable to me. I know a lot of really fat people who has killer personalities and they are very good friends indeed. I also know a lot of fat women who are extremely beautifull and look afterthemselves very well with regards to dressing, wearing the right make-up, has the best haircuts, have their nails done etc.
I suppose I am also lucky where it comes to my weight, but then I must admit that I am still very active and also - I am not the biggest eater in the world. I might tend to shift to the side where I stop eating when I'm stressed up or very busy or unhappy and that is also very wrong. Sometimes I go without food for nearly 2 days in a row, and only when my blood sugar levels drop seriously low and I start getting dizzy, then I realize that I had not eaten. Pshycological? maybe also .... I don't really know. So, for all I know that young girl may look at me and think: - anorexic ou tannie! ha ha ha
He he he Diana, i see you are still in the imperial system
My estimate is that you are taller then me so 63 kg is very good
And you look so sexy cowgirl cowgirl
Yes, i will delete the first formula, its wrong
The second is OK, i judged right with you dalene, its many factors.
Stress, in movement, smoking, eat, correct eat and age play a role
Looks like Sandy Diana you and my are the more skinny ones.
I could still loose 1-2 kg since my bone structure is very light, so the BMI is only a guide
I fell sorry for that girl, up is easy, down can be hell kiss
Im plump Daddy G plump 78kg's with the Boobs
Diana, you look sexy, as long as you feel well, what the heck......
I said, increasing weight is very easy, coming down can be hell iknow
Do you think you're being punished or being a woman boob1 Boobs Diana?
NO never Boy Georg... Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs Boobs
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@ Diana
Thats almost 2 sixpacks
202 gnite
Me too 164
Quote from: georgswa (Georg Ruf) on August 12, 2008, 08:55:37 PM
@ Diana
Thats almost 2 sixpacks
Come on oldman. It's not that late yet.
11 x 2 = 22
22 / 6 = 3,666...
This makes more than 3 1/2 sixpacks!!!
My Mass 120kg height is 2m
BMI = 30
I still feel fat
Alfred, you are truly gonna look anorexic when you loose weight at that height.
Here's a link to a site that will calculate your BMI in seconds: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
I'm one of the fortunate ones who can eat almost anything (BMI = 20.7). My weight goes up by a kilo or two and then drops by the same, so basically I am very lucky. But then again, I do exercise a lot. can't sit still. I don't look like a top model, but I happy with my body.
I agree with Darlene that it's just too easy to blame pregnancy for excess weight. Yes, not all women go back to their pre-baby bodies, but many women use this as an excuse not to make that extra effort to get back to a normal weight (and I'm not speaking of the new Hollywood trend of fish fingers ... even Angelina Jolie has lost her beauty ... just skin and bones now ...). People also tend not to make any effort once they're settled with a partner. It's almost like once you've found someone you don't need to look good anymore. Hey, your partner (and I'm referring to both men and women here) needs to desire you everyday, not only during the flirting period. And lets be honest, we all know that we feel so much better when we shed a few kilos.
@ Dalene and Patricia. I agree whole-heartedly with you .... Don't blame the baby. Yes, of course the mother's body will change due to normal physiological processes that take place during pregnancy - it's NORMAL. But.... the human body has the ability to "heal" itself, and there's no reason why the mother couldn't get back to her normal weight with a little exercise/activity and minor diet changes.
After all - like my favorite lecturer at UWC (Dr Connie Meyer) told us time and time again -....pregnancy, like menopause and old age, are all normal physiological processes - NOT DISEASES!
@ Alfred - yes, it's just a guide, and I believe one should rather be at the top end of the range than the lower end. Your body might just need that little bit of extra resources. Genetically our make-up is different, and no scale will be 100% accurate, therefor no-one should be judged by any formula (we're always looking to be perfect - but by whose standards?)
As an example - I have a friend who had a congenital heart problem. He is 2,1m tall, and only weighed 73 kg! Wow, did he look sick! Now, after a heart valve replacement (6 years ago), he weighs 120kg and haven't looked and felt healthier ever. Sometimes a few extra kilo's is what the body needs.
@ Diana - I saw you - you're NOT plump.
allgood.
I always reckon that one should not consentrate what the scale says. You are either fat or thin when being viewed. I would rather be a few kilo's heavier and healthy than be skinny and sickly. I saw a program on TV the other night and saw what it takes some of our movie stars to remain as skinny as they are. Eat ±1000 Kcal a day and work off a minimum of 600 Kcal a day. Body ends up going into Ketosis and ends up eating its own muscle. For example, Posh Spice looks like a walking skeleton. YUCK! Think I would rather walk around with extra weight than living my life a mysery having to turn everything around 10 times before puting it into my mouth!
I believe EVERYTHING IN MODERATION! faceinfood
Quote from: DUNJA WRBKA on August 15, 2008, 12:43:22 PM
having to turn everything around 10 times before puting it into my mouth!
image201 Eina! That could be painfull to some. Being the sick puppy that I am, I dont think I'll elaborate... 202
YOU said it, not me ....
"Being the sick puppy that I am" Think you need to be kept on a leash... policedog-small
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please can enyone help. my daughter as a bad migraine her tables are not helping
Unfortunately no quick fix for that. Only advice for emergency I can give - rather take her to doctor for cocktail injection they usually give. It's better to make sure that it's really a migraine and not something else. There is an injection that you can buy at pharmacy and administer yourself, but only available with script from doctor, for it is dangerous to give when blood pressure is not right. Good luck Mavis, I know migraine is no joke.
thankyou for the advice she is a sleep at the moment.
Hi there Mavis, up until a couple of years ago, I suffered very severe migraines,
and I mean severe! I found the only thing that would help with the pain was ice packs on the
head and neck with strong painkillers, and ice cold water and apple juice,then when feeling a bit
less fragile toast and marmite. Do you know that sweeteners and food colourings are bad for migraine
sufferers? Hope this helps, and your daughter feels better soon. Pam
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