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Old Fri, Mar-26-04, 21:38
Qball Qball is offline
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Plan: T-dawg
Stats: 240/200/195 Male 72 in
BF:
Progress: 89%
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Yep,
Even Waaayyyyy back when I was in the Army (15-20 years ago) I used to have to get a "pinch test" every six months because the BMI charts said I was "over weight". I was 6' tall and weighed 190-195lbs. I wore 33" pants and was by all accounts in very good shape. I'm not boasting, but I had then and still have a muscular build. The pinch tests always showed a body fat level of 12-14%. Now, I'm about 200lbs and a BF level of ~18%. I don't look fat and don't consider myself fat, but I'm afraid that the "war on obesity" will consider me fat and start to treat me as such. They will probably advise me to start eating "more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains" while discouraging "Red meat, eggs, butter, etc". Who knows, with all the tracking systems coming out you may need to "swipe" your drivers license to buy hamburger (or anything else). Your fat consumption may become monitored.
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