p.s. I just found a nice article in the NY Times, called "better to be fat and fit than skinny and unfit."
Click here for the article. Here's an excerpt:
Quote:
Despite concerns about an obesity epidemic, there is growing evidence that our obsession about weight as a primary measure of health may be misguided.
Last week a report in The Archives of Internal Medicine compared weight and cardiovascular risk factors among a representative sample of more than 5,400 adults. The data suggest that half of overweight people and one-third of obese people are “metabolically healthy.” That means that despite their excess pounds, many overweight and obese adults have healthy levels of “good” cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose and other risks for heart disease.
At the same time, about one out of four slim people — those who fall into the “healthy” weight range — actually have at least two cardiovascular risk factors typically associated with obesity, the study showed.
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This totally fits the mind-set I have been trying to work within, that is, avoiding the culturally-crazy desire to be Really Skinny, and focusing on being Healthy and Fit. I know a lot of avid cyclists who appear overweight, but I am dead certain that they are healthy. That's how I want to be: strong and healthy, and if that means Really Skinny, too, then fine. If not, that's OK, too.
wip