I FINALLY did it....

Hanley

I am now officially obese.

This is a very proud day for me. I'd like to thank my mom, my dad, my wonderful girlfriend, everybody in Hercs and every person who's ever given me food.

It's been a long time coming but I finally meausre over 30 (30.6 to be exact) on the BMI scale.

Go me. I fcuking rock!

gabgab

ha ha I dont know you at all,

but that made me laugh, alot

If I was able to lift the weights you did I would'nt give a bollox about BMI,

tribulus

Congratulations sir, you must be very proud.

The best I managed to reach was 29.4 in late June.

Now I am a pathetic 28.2.

Hanley

If double posts counted towards BMI you'd be a step closer

nesf

Pfft, getting there is easy, staying there is the hard part.

rubadub

Better start on the lipotrim!

Congrats.

daveirl

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Boru.

Genius. Put a smile on my face man, then I started thinking about this...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=keRrCSrUXq8

BeefCAKE!!!!!!

yop

Pussy, I was born that

Vegeta

Hanley just to hammer the point home you should post a pic of yourself in the top post to show just how stupid the BMI really is

shane278

Thats great man, well done.

Frankiestylee

I don't get why doctors use the bmi lark... they're meant to be clever individuals. I remember when one of the lads broke the news to us that he was clinically obese ... not an out of place bit of fat on him but his doctor decided to inform him of the fact. Madness.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Well if you ever get tired of the weights you have a great career ahead of you playing see-saw!

Gumbyman

Hahahahah! Brilliant thread.

c0rk3r

This is a sad day indeed.

Ive been following your fitness log since the beginning. Watched some of the youtube videos. Was even thinking about actually becoming a member in dcu gym. But now... i just dont know what to think. Obese?.....

/shakes head

justsomebloke

c0rk3r wrote:

Was even thinking about actually becoming a member in dcu gym.

don't it is shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttt

Cheeky_gal

Hanley wrote:

I am now officially obese.

This is a very proud day for me. I'd like to thank my mom, my dad, my wonderful girlfriend, everybody in Hercs and every person who's ever given me food.

It's been a long time coming but I finally meausre over 30 (30.6 to be exact) on the BMI scale.

Go me. I fcuking rock!

Hanley...you inspire me!

Tigger

apperently i'm overweight
bmi=28

wish i was obese

Hanley

Thank you so so much guys. All this wonderful support is really helping to deal with the self-loathing I'm experiencing at this current time. Sometimes I just don't know how to live with myself.

Vegeta wrote:

Hanley just to hammer the point home you should post a pic of yourself in the top post to show just how stupid the BMI really is

You should know by now I'll post pics at any chance I get!! (even tho I am obese and no-body wants to see me..)

So specifically for Vegeta.... This is what obesity looks like;

daveirl

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crotalus667

Congratulations Hanley you did some good work , now just think what you’d look like if you go from obese to morbidly obese !!!!:D

crotalus667

Check these out I just imputed Ronnie Coleman’s stats into a bmi calculator he comes out at 41.2 yes that is right Ronnie Coleman is MORBIDLY OBESE and so is Jay Cuttler (at their competition weight)

Now lets point and laugh at their fat ass's

Hanley

Since BMI is reputed to be a predictor of overall health and the risks ones face I think it might be a good indicator when it coems to the guys above... (*puts on rain coats and sticks up umberella in anticipation of the sh!tstorm I just created*)

nesf

The BMI on it's own is meaningless. With other indications like blood samples etc is begins to have meaning but to be honest if you have blood samples, waist-to-hip ratios etc you don't need to know someone's BMI...


The only reason it still survives is that it's an easy to use statistical tool that can be applied to samples that weren't intended for in the first place. That, and women's magazines.

Smellyirishman

I'm depressingly "normal".

electric69

hit the gym man.u need it!

tribulus

Actually this may be a bit OT but can employers ask you your weight and height either in an interview or on an application form?

Looks like I'll be telling some white lies in the future if so.

nesf

tribulus wrote:

Actually this may be a bit OT but can employers ask you your weight and height either in an interview or on an application form?

Looks like I'll be telling some white lies in the future if so.

Your biggest problem is life insurance forms where they ask for height and weight but nothing else sometimes. You might be paying the obesity rate as someone who is not obese.

Hopefully I'm wrong about this but I don't think I am. It's similar if you've ever been diagnosed with a mental illness.

tribulus

And BMI discrimination strikes again

Cheeky_gal

crotalus667 wrote:

Check these out I just imputed Ronnie Coleman’s stats into a bmi calculator he comes out at 41.2 yes that is right Ronnie Coleman is MORBIDLY OBESE and so is Jay Cuttler (at their competition weight)

Now lets point and laugh at their fat ass's

Are these "people"???????? :eek: That's DIIIIISGUSTING! EUGH!!!!!

crotalus667

Cheeky_gal wrote:

Are these "people"???????? :eek: That's DIIIIISGUSTING! EUGH!!!!!

OMG WOMAN The guy on the left is Jay Cutler reigning Mr ******* and the guy on the right is Ronnie “The King” Coleman who held the title of Mr ******* for 8 yes 8 consecutive years

Ps
On the 28th of this month they go head to head again for the Mr O

Cheeky_gal

Omg you're telling me these horrible looking things are actual bodies? I actually don't think i've ever seen anything more grotesque...what woman in her right mind would want to be lying next to this puke? ugh!

Whats wrong with you lads...all these heavy weight lifting and protein drinks and supplements n all....why would u want to look like that heap of junk? ugh sickens me....

nesf

Cheeky_gal wrote:

Are these "people"???????? :eek: That's DIIIIISGUSTING! EUGH!!!!!

Well, it is a niche interest really.

Smellyirishman

Cheeky_gal wrote:

why would u want to look like that heap of junk? ugh sickens me....

You'll find that very few people want to look like them.

Cheeky_gal

Smellyirishman wrote:

You'll find that very few people want to look like them.

Well thank God for that...you lads are lovely the way yous are...aaaaw ain't i sweet!

Cravez

Smellyirishman wrote:

You'll find that very few people want to look like them.

In fact very few people would probably never be able to look like that even if they tried and took steroids as well ....... Jay and Ronnie are genetically gifted freaks and also they have been training hard since they were in High school. Jay was competing at 19 and Ronnie was a powerlifter until he did his first bodybuilding show at 26.

Smellyirishman

Right.

davyjose

Cheeky_gal wrote:

Whats wrong with you lads...all these heavy weight lifting and protein drinks and supplements n all....why would u want to look like that heap of junk? ugh sickens me....

How old are you cheeky gal? You've surely done enough posting and, I presume, reading, on this site to realise that a few protein shakes and weight training will not automatically lead to looking like this.
However, for mere mortals, these guys represent the absolute pinnacle of exercise and diet, and for that reason they are regarded so highly by many.

Hanley

tribulus wrote:

Actually this may be a bit OT but can employers ask you your weight and height either in an interview or on an application form?

Looks like I'll be telling some white lies in the future if so.

Well condsidering employers aren't allowed ask where you live at your interview these days OR how you got into the interview, because the bus/walking is lower class and dart is upper class, it leaves the door open to discrimination, apparently!! (and I'm not even joking, I actually had this convo with a manager where I worked during the summer), so I doubt they can ask you your weight and height!

Medical insurance I would imagine can and do.

nesf

Hanley wrote:

Medical insurance I would imagine can and do.

We've community level health insurance here (for the moment anyway), so I pay the same as a morbidly obese 88 year old chain smoking former asbestos cleaner, and so on.

Smellyirishman

Hanley wrote:

Well condsidering employers aren't allowed ask where you live at your interview these days OR how you got into the interview, because the bus/walking is lower class and dart is upper class, it leaves the door open to discrimination, apparently!! (and I'm not even joking, I actually had this convo with a manager where I worked during the summer), so I doubt they can ask you your weight and height!

I was going to comment along these lines earlier. It's illegal to ask the age of an interviewee or ask when they completed their leaving cert etc... (well, maybe not illegal to ask, you just don't have to supply it) because it has no baring on the job. I'm trying to think if something like height and weight would be a legitimate question though, I mean, if someone is 5ft and 20stone it's probably going to affect job performance (depending on the job). Anyway, if you're in for an interview, it's a moot point as they will see you in the flesh.

Hanley

Smellyirishman wrote:

I was going to comment along these lines earlier. It's illegal to ask the age of an interviewee or ask when they completed their leaving cert etc... (well, maybe not illegal to ask, you just don't have to supply it) because it has no baring on the job. I'm trying to think if something like height and weight would be a legitimate question though, I mean, if someone is 5ft and 20stone it's probably going to affect job performance (depending on the job). Anyway, if you're in for an interview, it's a moot point as they will see you in the flesh.

That's definately going to leave you open to a lawsuit.

Just imagine "fat people are stupid" (tabloid), "overweight people aren't as valuable a member of the workforce" (more respectable papers..)

Lets not have any doubts tho, being incredibly overweight IS going to affect your chances of getting the job. We already know employers are more likely to give the job to better looking people (male and female), so it's a natural extenstion that they'll give it to the "healthier" person too. Very hard to prove and I'm not commenting on whether or not it's justified. It's just what I would imagine goes on.

nesf

Hanley wrote:

Lets not have any doubts tho, being incredibly overweight IS going to affect your chances of getting the job. We already know employers are more likely to give the job to better looking people (male and female), so it's a natural extenstion that they'll give it to the "healthier" person too. Very hard to prove and I'm not commenting on whether or not it's justified. It's just what I would imagine goes on.

It's true. Depends on the job really though. Some places won't care.