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Lorenzo of modest stature

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Weight loss is one of the worst fucking things you can do.

Never had something where I do _everything right_ and overnight gain X kg for literally _no reason_ the day after doing insane cardio, eating nothing, etc.

So I was on course for roughly where I wanted to be 2 days ago, now way off course according to scales...

Fuck it though I'm ending this cut in <2 weeks come what may, I'm done...

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jarkko

Jarkko Sakkinen

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Edited 24 days ago
@ljs As long as you have exercise routine and healthy diet are is of your lifestyle, you are all set. You don't look like having overweight and e.g., body mass index is not universal truth: it merely gives some direction but has statistical fluctuations, depends on body type etc If you feel good, you are good. So the best cure would be maybe "use scale less" ;-)
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ljs@fosstodon.org

Lorenzo of modest stature

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@jarkko I am sure this comes from a good place but you're wrong on so many levels here.

BMI is utterly worthless for body builders. I have a DEXA scan (literal x-ray), that proves the point in my case, will get again in 2 weeks.

Imagining you are 'set' is a good way of failing at weight loss. You have to constantly monitor.

And if you don't own a DEXA/MRI machine, scales are still important.

Point is it has a _psychological_ effect.

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jarkko

Jarkko Sakkinen

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Edited 24 days ago
@ljs Yeah, I do agree on BMI part ;-) If I say something is not "universal truth", you can translate that into...
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ljs@fosstodon.org

Lorenzo of modest stature

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@jarkko BMI works as rough approximation for general population.

If you put on (enough) muscle mass it starts to become ludacrious. Lol.

My PT, pro body builder, is 150kg at ~9% body fat. BMI says he's morbidly obese...

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jarkko

Jarkko Sakkinen

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@ljs this is what I've been hearing too. I don't pay any attention to that number either :-)
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