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re: If people had to weigh themselves every day, would people be healthier?
Posted on 12/12/18 at 1:58 pm to Displaced
Posted on 12/12/18 at 1:58 pm to Displaced
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No. Hell, half the fatties here think they are bigger badasses because they outweigh you by 100lbs
Displaced.
Post mentioning "fatties"
Checks out.
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Posted on 12/12/18 at 1:59 pm to athenslife101
Do you want to drive up depression rates? That's how you do it.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 1:59 pm to athenslife101
Apple CEO Tim Cook tested a prototype Apple Watch with a blood sugar monitor. LINK That's the kind of data you'd need for a data driven health revolution. Immediate feedback on the crap we're eating. The watch nagging you to work out probably isn't a bad thing either.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:03 pm to usc6158
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People that weigh themselves regularly tend to weigh less because you think about behaviors more. So, sure.
Or are people who want to weigh less weighing themselves more regularly?
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:06 pm to athenslife101
Weight does matter.
Sure, there is a bit of a gap in the BMI with regards to muscle/fat and certain groups being 'technically' overweight/obese because they are 5 lbs into the bad range for their height because of their muscle mass.
But that's not the people that need help from looking at a scale.
As long as you don't have dicks for brains, you know that the athletic 6'2" guy in the gym all day being healthy at 210 lbs does not equate to your 5'8" never seen a gym self being healthy at 210 lbs.
For those people, being forced to step on a scale daily and see their bad decisions in number form may actually help.
Sure, there is a bit of a gap in the BMI with regards to muscle/fat and certain groups being 'technically' overweight/obese because they are 5 lbs into the bad range for their height because of their muscle mass.
But that's not the people that need help from looking at a scale.
As long as you don't have dicks for brains, you know that the athletic 6'2" guy in the gym all day being healthy at 210 lbs does not equate to your 5'8" never seen a gym self being healthy at 210 lbs.
For those people, being forced to step on a scale daily and see their bad decisions in number form may actually help.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:09 pm to athenslife101
I’m that way too. Just got the Nokia smart scale that sends every weigh in to an app on my phone that trends my gains/losses
It’s been pretty interesting, especially because a weigh myself at least daily.
It’s been pretty interesting, especially because a weigh myself at least daily.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:10 pm to RedPop4
Quiet fatty
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:12 pm to 50_Tiger
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Do you want to drive up depression rates? That's how you do it.
So a bunch of fatties kill themselves with a gun or pills instead of a whopper. Nice.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:18 pm to athenslife101
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So, the question stands. If every adult in the United States weighted themselves each day, would most people use that to motivate themselves to living healthier?
No. The only exercise most people do to get up and walk to the refrigerator and sit back down
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:28 pm to TH03
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So a bunch of fatties kill themselves with a gun or pills instead of a whopper. Nice.
Or turns that gun on others.
Mental illness is a fickle thing
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:29 pm to Kige Ramsey
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The only exercise most people do to get up and walk to the refrigerator and sit back down
Sadly...
But diet is a major issue.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:29 pm to athenslife101
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If people had to weigh themselves every day
that mingo dude would probably hang himself
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:30 pm to shotcaller1
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Doubt it. Weight doesn’t mean anything. It’s size and body composition
I am the same waist size now as I was in high school but I’m 30 pounds lighter.
Now if people had to have their body fat percentage every morning, that might be different
I agree with you when you're talking about young folks or people who work out with weights. But generally speaking you can use weight to gauge increases in overall fatness, and subsequently unhealthiness.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:32 pm to athenslife101
Only if they get money for being under bmi for their height, age.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:33 pm to Pecker
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I agree with you when you're talking about young folks or people who work out with weights. But generally speaking you can use weight to gauge increases in overall fatness, and subsequently unhealthiness
With like 90% of the overall adult population. That arguement is a disenginous way for fatties to try to shift the narrative.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:37 pm to usc6158
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People that weigh themselves regularly tend to weigh less because you think about behaviors more. So, sure.
This is the study I’ve read; it’s true for me. If I weigh every day, I can’t put on blinders. If I see my weight creeping up a couple lbs, it shames me into cutting back. I still have weight to lose, but weighing daily at least prevents me from burying my head in the sand & gaining.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 2:41 pm to athenslife101
Yep. I weigh myself everyday and am healthy
I also enjoy running and working out and don’t eat crap.
I also enjoy running and working out and don’t eat crap.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:21 pm to shotcaller1
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Doubt it. Weight doesn’t mean anything. It’s size and body composition I am the same waist size now as I was in high school but I’m 30 pounds lighter. Now if people had to have their body fat percentage every morning, that might be different
No weight is not the absolute measure to use on all over 300 million Americans and the tens of millions with Diabetes or risk for diabetes.... but I think it can be cheap and easy way to allow for people to track and improve their health.
Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:22 pm to athenslife101
I have to weigh myself every morning. 
I have put over 7 lbs overnight. Not a good feeling. 
This morning,162 lbs.
I have put over 7 lbs overnight. Not a good feeling. This morning,162 lbs.Posted on 12/12/18 at 3:24 pm to fishfighter
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I have to weigh myself every morning. I have put over 7 lbs overnight. Not a good feeling. This morning,162 lbs
Weight everyday and average over a 7 day period. Water can change your weight by +/- 5lbs daily.
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