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My legs are killing me
Not everything, dude.
Prophet!
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the only area she tries to discourage me is weight loss. I'm not lean and mean...I weigh about 180 on a 5'10" frame. I want to get down to about 160, which she thinks will be too thin. She said she wants a guy with some meat on his bones. We go back and forth on this and we've never had any real arguments but it does get brought up every few days. I have lost 8 pounds on Weight Watchers so far (3 weeks) and she's ready for me to stop there.
I'm now down to about the same as I was before, but the difference in my appearance due to lifting and running is huge. Upper body musculature can make the difference between 'too thin looking' and 'beefy' at the same weight.
One day at a time
As an enginerd, I likes me some numbers, too. But don't forget that BMI is can be deceiving for athletic people. The most extreme examples would be the running back who is 5"10" 220 lbs. Obese? Only if you can catch them -- 4% body fat and all. Now most runners aren't that extreme, but we often tend to have more muscular legs, and since muscle is more dense than fat, that could mean that 5-10 180 lb Matt be nowhere near overweight, despite his BMI. Also depends on your frame / bone structure. At 5-11, the lower end for "normal" is 133 lbs, but I know that I personally would look ghastly at this weight. Everyone's a little different in that regard. Just a caveat to keep in mind. Mississippi can, of course, selectivly ignore any assumptions that don't work in her favor.
I've got a fever...
That's why I used qualifiying phrases such as "not always totally accurate, but at least it's a guideline;" and "technically overweight." I was not as interested in where Matt is at the high end of the range as in how far he has to go to be underweight, since that's his wife's apparent concern.
I realize that this is not always totally accurate, but at least it's a guideline, and gives you some backup!
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With a 4.5 month old at home, there is no longer a gym plan in my workouts but I do try to get in core exercises and basic push- and pull-ups and curls in to keep some strength.
my second son is arriving on Monday.
Congrats!
Michelle
Feeling the growl again
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