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Originally Posted by sera300
The BMI's I have used are only indicators and a poor science--in my opinion. If I do one based on the day, I either fall under athletic or underweight. Truest measure is standing in front of a mirror and looking at yourself 1-naked & 2-with underwear on. Generally I find too many people are overweight when I see patients or look around. Not saying one must be bone thin but rolls of fat is not healthy.
Based on my BMI; I still have excess fat in areas I'd like to see it vanish in. However, realize if I loose to much I will look like a skeleton--even though I do weight & strength training.
To Carbheat: The best you can both do for yourselves and for each other is go to a gym together; do a cardiovascular routine & do some free weights. As you get loosing fat you, will build muscle. The more muscle you have the more fat your body burns. Additionally, diet has to be watched. You gradually decrease your caloric count and eat healthier foods. As you begin to see results on the exterior, realize on the inside you are strengthening your heart & taking stains off your knees--reduction of health issues which get worse with time & age. Each of you have to find the point of exercise which suits your body and time--the point where your body works "fine-tuned".
Similar to Brandye; I have had to get a cath into large female patients...took at times 3-5 of us to do it--trying to get through the folds of skin much less to find the urethra. Moreover, I have had large patients pull on me to help them lift...well, I am not required to be injured b/c someone has not taken care of themselves. This is one of the major reasons I left working as a RN and went on to NP school---spinal surgery from being yanked on. I recall my first day back to work after surgery; I had an obese woman implant herself into a wheelchair b/c her back hurt. I told her upfront to wait so I could get some other's to help her out & on to the exam stretcher [& why]. What was the first thing she did? Pulled me. I went out for another 2 weeks since she did a pretty good yank on me before I could back up.
These are all good reasons why people should exercise, stay in shape, and really make it a way of life. You will live a longer, happier, & healthier life together.
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Wow, I hope that I have the pleasure of having such a compassionate nurse like you if I ever need a cath or help into a wheelchair!!
Oh and I believe this thread was about having sex not about working out!