Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

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newwil7l said:

SpokenTruth said:

Healthy weight loss is around 2 lbs (1 Kg) per week.  For a 6' man at 260 lbs with a 35 BMI to drop to a 30 BMI would take a weight loss of 40 lbs.  That's a 20 week weight loss plan. Losing weight faster also impacts your immune system.

EDIT: Maybe if our economy wasn't predicted on the notion go, go, go, produce, produce, produce...we'd have more time for exercise and cook healthier meals.

I think it's silly to blame the economy for people's unhealthy habits. A poor excuse really. 

It comes down to the individual and if you want to make time for excercise, you will.

It's a lot more complicated. Bio-individuality is the biggest factor. Imagine you eating a lot more and working out a lot less but still not gaining weight as another person. And how weight rebounds. Losing weight seems simple to people but it becomes a curse that leads you down a path of unhappiness and stress, which itself causes you to gain more weight. I'm not saying no one should try or that it's not possible but to trivialize the situation isn't helping anyone. Plus if you're working all day, the stress and lack of time or energy to do things can lead to you not losing weight. Hell some people do excercize like hell and the body gives the opposite response. There's a lot of factors and work is definitely one of them.