Re: RC: Re:overweight an issue? - Weight vs. lean mass

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Sheila
You are really right on with the lean to fat mass part. I'm slender but
I went to my naturalpathic doctor and chiro and he told me I had too
much fat. I was shocked as I'm 5'7" and 114 lbs! I wear anywhere from a
size 6 to a size 8 depending on the price of the outfit (isn't that the
truth!). Sure enough he did a fat test and I was at 25%; the assistant
said that is the national average so I started to get smug until he
pointed out to me that as thin as I was, I should be at 18 or so----
tooo  much fat and not enough muscle! I was spending all my time on the
computer doing web sites, etc. He put me on a walking regime and now we
live on hills and my girls are gone so it is all me for feeding, sh--
shoveling etc. Still not what I'd call fit--- my daughters with their
health club workouts put me to shame soooo looks are very deceiving and
you certainly cannot tell how fit someone is by the size of their pants!
Ummmmmm, I wonder what Claudia Shiffer's fat ratio is???<BG>
Bette

Sheila wrote:
> 
> Yeah, yeah, yeah.....Weight is always a sensitive
> issue, seems especially with women.  I would challenge
> those who would criticize to a body composition test
> to see how much lean mass they have vs. fat mass.
> Many of us chubby's have more lean mass than the
> lightweights have total mass.
> 
> I agree it's all in how we manage ourbodies and not
> hinder our buddies.
> 
> The typical aging process for Americans is to gain
> 1.5# of fat/year and lose .5# lean/year.  So, the net
> gain is 1#/year.  It takes a concerted effort to
> thwart this aging feature and riding, cleaning corrals
> and running with your buddy helps.
> 
> Then we can get into genetics........but I won't bore.
>  Don't want to waste time on things we can't change.
> Best to work out regularly and let the cynics and
> snobs be who they are as reacting to them makes me a
> cynic, too.....big waste of time.
> 
> The length of the trail must thin out the crowd
> eventually, eh?
> 
> Happy riding, keep the focus,
> 
> She
> --- superpat <superpat@gateway.net> wrote:
> >
> >  Carol kamikazearabs@hotmail.com  wrote:
> > ............. By the way, Sandy, that was really
> > rude what you wrote about
> >  overweight people.
> >
> > This reminds me of a bru ha ha which was started
> > when George Morris, top
> >  jumper clinician who writes a column in Practical
> > Horseman made the comment
> >  something to the effect that it is the rider's
> > responsibility to be as fit
> > as possible to aid the horse. He mentioned weight as
> > one of the factors to
> > consider. For months following that comment, there
> > was a flurry of letters
> >  to the editor about the cruel and rude statements
> > made by George Morris.
> > The
> >  bottom line, I think, was that George was only
> > calling it as he saw it. And
> > who can dispute the fact that weight *is* one factor
> > to be considered when
> > talking about challenging our horses to go the extra
> > mile. Lord knows I
> > would like to lose a few pounds and can appreciate
> > how difficult it is, but
> >  that does not change the reality that is. Of
> > course, it also helps to learn
> > to be a light rider, no matter your weight. Sandy
> > did not name anyone in
> > particular but "if the shoe fits, wear it". If that
> > is rude, so be it.
> >  But I don't see it that way. Truth is still truth,
> > no matter who may read
> > it.
> >  Pat Super
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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> She
> 
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Bette Lamore
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