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Why do you think you can't maintain that index forever? Were you extremely heavy with muscle, or extremely skinny and low-muscle?
by silicon2401 5y ago
Why do you think you can't maintain that index forever? Were you extremely heavy with muscle, or extremely skinny and low-muscle?
- bravetraveler 5y agoSuper duper lean, never was able to hold onto much muscle. Probably more to do with my activities of choice though, mostly 'cardio' from skateboarding/swimming/running I'd wager. This has completely fallen on its face though, admittedly way too sedentary for my own good anymore...
- silicon2401 5y agoThere's a useful article that was posted on HN recently about how metabolism doesn't change from years 20-60. Except for legitimate health conditions, the only reason for weight change from 21 years old is lifestyle and diet. Hence this thread's original topic is entirely plausible: there's no biological reason one shouldn't wear the same jeans one wore when they were 21. In your case it also holds true: it doesn't take extreme athleticism to be lean, just a healthy and moderate diet. That may not seem normal today where obesity is becoming an everyday thing, but the average weight today is what's unhealthy, not being able to wear the same jeans you wore at 21. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58186710 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58186710
- anonymousiam 5y agoHere's the BMI chart: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi_tbl.pdf https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi... My weight at 21 was below the "Normal" range for my height. Today (at 59) it is at the upper-end of "Normal".