How much does weight factor in?

[Tonitrus]

No one must ever get laid. It seems the majority of people find "overweight" people unattractive, yet the obesity rates in the US keeps growing.

Either something's going to have to give, or we, as a population, are doomed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-a64OwOYqU


My body type is such, that while my official waist size (per Air Force standards) is 36, my pant size is usually a 40/42.

And Brazen would be repulsed by my thighs. 

[OttoVonBismarck]

33" waist, now let's hear your other measurements as that determines whether you guys are fail effete bitch-men or actual men.

Chest: 51"
Bicep: 20"
Thigh: 29"
Calves: 19"
Neck: 20"

[Jacob]

You left off penis size from your list. Why is that?

[OttoVonBismarck]

You left off penis size from your list. Why is that?

I'm married with a kid, my penis size hasn't mattered since the 90s. 

[Jacob]

Point conceded

[Ed Anger]

As seen on SA:



Set phasers on studly.

[sbr]

How do you think that discussion on who got to sit in the captain's chair went? 

[PDH]

I went from 336 lbs to 210-220 (depending on if I am biking) a few years back.  The key was simple, eat less than I burned, and make sure that I dumped most of the simple carbs and processed and starchy carbs.  No Atkins, nothing that wild, just sensible.  In a way it was along the lines of the hunter-gatherer idea, but with less hippy.

As it is, I am healthier and better off.  The key is still burning X/day and taking in (X-1)/day at least.

[sbr]

I am not fat, but I am getting a bigger belly than I want. 

I haven't been on a scale in a long time, and I am a bit afraid to now.  I have been around 200 lbs (at 5'10") for most of my life, but didn't ever carry much fat, nor was I overly muscular.  I still wear size 34x32 pants and they are a touch loose but they sit down below my belly, which is starting to get bigger than I would like.  If I had a desk job I would probably weight over three bills by now but I am on my feet and active all day and I must walk a couple of miles a day at work at my new job.

I could eat better, but I do pretty well.  My main downfall is the beer and that is a totally different discussion.

[merithyn]

For a diabetic, they're taught that one apple has the same effect on your blood sugars as one chocolate chip cookie. Although I guess it's more filling.

My diabetic son said, "That's a broad, and probably incorrect, statement." He was taught that the apple is more quickly absorbed since it doesn't have fat in it like the chocolate chip cookie. So, to counter low blood sugar, one should eat an apple rather than a cookie. They are absorbed differently because the cookie has far more in it than simply sugar (fat, flour, egg, etc.) whereas the apple has, well, apple.

There is a big difference between fruit and fruit juices versus candy and cookies. They are not equal even if they have the same number of carb grams.

[Fate]

For a diabetic, they're taught that one apple has the same effect on your blood sugars as one chocolate chip cookie. Although I guess it's more filling.

My diabetic son said, "That's a broad, and probably incorrect, statement." He was taught that the apple is more quickly absorbed since it doesn't have fat in it like the chocolate chip cookie. So, to counter low blood sugar, one should eat an apple rather than a cookie. They are absorbed differently because the cookie has far more in it than simply sugar (fat, flour, egg, etc.) whereas the apple has, well, apple.

There is a big difference between fruit and fruit juices versus candy and cookies. They are not equal even if they have the same number of carb grams.

I presume your son is a well controlled type I diabetic? Okay, hypoglycemia with him is probably more of a concern so I kind of get his perspective. That comment was more directed to the average type II diabetic (or a poorly controlled type I), who is dealing with a different sort of problem.

The apple is worse, based on the data from http://nutritiondata.self.com. Their generic apple has about 13 grams of sugar in it and their generic chocolate chip cookie has 8 grams of sugar in it.  There are also fats in that cookie, but what we're really worried about with your average diabetic is hyperglycemia. A persistently high blood sugar level is what kills your eyes, kidneys, and nerves over time. The average person does not know that eating 3 apples will shoot your blood sugar up as high as 3 cookies (or higher, based on that website) probably because they've been raised since birth like you and everyone else to believe apples are "healthy." We could only hope that most type II diabetics were battling hypoglycemia rather than hyperglycemia. That might even balance the federal budget.

[Fate]

For a diabetic, they're taught that one apple has the same effect on your blood sugars as one chocolate chip cookie. Although I guess it's more filling.

What size cookie are we talking about?  A Chips Ahoy, something bigger like Pepperidge Farms soft bakes, or one of those mambo ones from the mall?

Chips Ahoy sized is 7 grams of sugar per cookie based on Nabisco's data. So roughly two and a half of them per Granny Smith apple (which is 17 grams of sugar).

[Admiral Yi]

Chips Ahoy is pretty decent for an assembly line cookie.

[PDH]

Plus they have a nautical sounding name.

[Ed Anger]

Arrgh.