Comments on: Dear Mark: Healthy Body Weight?

By: FitJerks Fitness Blog

FitJerks Fitness Blog — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:33:44 +0000

Weight doesn’t mean sh*t… it’s what you’re made of. Muscle, fat etc.

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By: Jenine Stupp

Jenine Stupp — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:35:01 +0000

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

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By: For the kids « No Magic Pill

For the kids « No Magic Pill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:36:11 +0000

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By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:02:27 +0000

Mark,
have you ever considered putting pic’s up of your meals to let the reader’s see.Everyone saw your salad video but show us breakfast,dinner,snack’s etc.

thank you Bill

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:20:08 +0000

Lisa, the post in general agrees with your comments. However, I would suggest that if one is eating paleo or “Primal” and exercising, s/he will not be obese. They might not get to their “goal weight” because of the genetic issues we discussed above or because they keep a very high caloric intake, but they will not be obese. As for the added stress of fat, that has more to do with fact that body fat is a repository for many of the body’s toxins. That may be why body fat and cancer risk are correlated.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:11:23 +0000

I find it interesting that you speak of the “stress” of the excess weight. If for instance you have normal blood pressure, normal blood sugar, and good cholesterol markers, it would seem that being overweight is not “stressing” your body very much. There are definitely overweight, even obese, people who exercise daily and eat a healthy paleo diet. If tests show their serum markers are excellent, I think it’s a mistake to assume their weight MUST be stressing their body in some way.

Bottom line- it’s your activity level and what you eat that make the biggest difference. If you exercise and eat right, you may be indeed be very healthy even if you have a high BMI.

By: Noah

Noah — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:20:11 +0000

“To be twenty percent or more over your ideal weight and still be “healthy”? I don’t buy it.”

Of course, this relies entirely on how you determine “ideal weight.”