The numbers do not lie, do they?

[bolson]

The axes are a little screwed up, but along the bottom is about two and a half years of time, and the vertical axis is pounds-of-me.

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[catya.livejournal.com]

Huh - how long of a time period is that?

[soong.livejournal.com]

about two and a half years

[blk]

is it time to start on the downslope? :)

[soong.livejournal.com]

It has always been time to start on the downslope, it just hasn't actually happened.

[rilkesnight.livejournal.com]

Not that I haven't faced some of this myself - having my weight increase after I last saw you (max of 245) to drop to my lowest adult whatever the summer my dad was dying and I was running a lot (205). But there's several things I would say, with this sorta thing.

One, you're looking at a small portion of larger statistics. Looking at a graph of 180 to 210 will skew anyone's weight proportions. I'm not saying this to sound like one of those obnoxious "hang in there" kitten posters. I'm saying this because, Bachelor's in Marketing - that's exactly how I'd try to psych someone out that they've GAINED WEIGHT. And not just some weight, but a lot (within the 180-210 range, that is...) I'm saying this because statistics're relative, especially how we look at them.

The other thing I'd say is - see what the body mass index says about your height v. weight. And yes, I know the BMI's hopelessly old, there're newer factors, etc. But it at least gave me a place to start from, and realize that being 215 was actually a "normal" body weight for me.

Just don't wanna see a friend end up skewing their perception while trying to achieve results. That kinda thinking ends up tainting the results, even when one succeeds.


And btw - I'm going to be a groomsman in Liz & Paul's wedding Saturday. Give them your regards?

[soong.livejournal.com]

I think I graduated high school at the height I am now and around 155 lb in long distance running shape, 4 years later 165 and karate buffed out. 4 years later 185 at the start of that graph.

I think my BMI pointed to around 165, but I must have been looking at a different system than you because you're only a few inches taller. I think I have reasonable expectations about what the right shape to be in is, I just don't have the lifestyle habits to bring them about. I need to either eat 500-1000 calories less per day, or exert a similar amount more, or some combination thereof. I think I posted the graph partially to prove to people who say I look ok that there really is something going on, and partially to hope that public humiliation will be a motivating factor.

Indeed, give my regards to Liz and Paul (even though I don't think I ever actually met him). Good on them. Still looking for The One myself.