tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18824333.post2574701914355890262..comments2024-01-31T16:57:12.875-08:00Comments on Just a bunch of silliness, really: GaugesFiregirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16174530557489715536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18824333.post-39629645260569019272010-05-29T19:45:23.266-07:002010-05-29T19:45:23.266-07:00I agree. Those other gauges more accurately repre...I agree. Those other gauges more accurately represent your health. Weight can affect all of them, but not necessarily as genetics and lifestyle do too to varying degrees for each person. For me, when I see someone overweight, I don't think much of it. Now, when I see someone obese, I do. Mostly due to those other gauges, but also other quality-of-life health gauges like arthritis, joint/bone pain, sleep apnea, heartburn/GERD that won't kill you but are a pain on a daily basis that weight can affect (but other factors affect them too so it's not just weight). Having said that though, I have a lot of patients and friends who are clinically obese (per BMI) but as healthy as you can get with no complaints whatsoever about anything. It really just depends on the person in the end.Not Your Aunt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170586207423260492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18824333.post-28239423137120935732010-05-28T10:24:39.290-07:002010-05-28T10:24:39.290-07:00I agree. I get SO SICK of people acting as if the ...I agree. I get SO SICK of people acting as if the visible gauge (weight) is the only one that matters. Just because lowering your cholesterol doesn't make you look better in jeans doesn't mean it's not more important. My blood pressure is low, my bad/good cholesterol is low/high, my thyroid is good, my resting pulse is just right. But when I post that I'm plus-sized, THAT'S when everyone's "worried about health." Piffle, I say! Piffle!Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18824333.post-13812525470323798692010-05-28T10:23:49.175-07:002010-05-28T10:23:49.175-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Swistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126937282657655091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18824333.post-22890367880623440622010-05-23T17:40:17.644-07:002010-05-23T17:40:17.644-07:00My Cholesterol gauge always runs a little high so ...My Cholesterol gauge always runs a little high so I need get off my lazy butt and bike some more.cacchiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161216077438200988noreply@blogger.com