smallstonefan
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It's never good when...
You have blood drawn for some standard tests, and a week later you get a call from the doctor's office asking you to come in and have your body mass index tested.
I guess if you put on 30 pounds since they last saw you, it shows up in your blood. :)
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 16:43:07
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Uh Oh, I better not go the vampire, I mean Doctor anytime soon. 
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 16:47:06
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☄ Helpfulby The Platinum Member 2016/05/31 17:09:35
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Uh Oh, I better not go the vampire, I mean Doctor anytime soon.
It's really bad for a guy if the doc wants a milk sample from ya... 
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 18:32:07
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You do realize that your body mass index is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in centimeters? I hope you are not being charged an office visit fee for this "test."
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 19:20:32
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slartabartfast
You do realize that your body mass index is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in centimeters? I hope you are not being charged an office visit fee for this "test."
Is that formula correct? 'Cause that would make my BMI 0.03 instead of the (so-called "obese") 32.5 that the NIH's online calculator shows. Of course, BMI is only relevant if you haven't worked out most of your life... 
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 19:49:01
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craigb
Of course, BMI is only relevant if you haven't worked out most of your life...
I have not. I'll begin that tomorrow morning ('working out' the rest of my life)
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 19:57:37
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They're probably just worried about teh diabeetus.
Early detection + some diet changes = You'll be fine
Good luck.
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smallstonefan
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 22:03:33
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I stopped taking my supplements, stopped working out, and starting eating carbs again. He was able to tell I gained weight without seeing me or my weight, and just looking at some basic blood numbers.
I was going in anyway for a regular visit, but the nurse says he wants my body mass. No, they don't do it the old fashioned way - you stand on a device and hold handles. A small electrical charge runs through the handles and they measure the resistance or something or other to come up with a number. Very scientific, and probably easier to charge for. :) Visit is set for the 20th of June. Goal is to be down 12 pounds when I walk in there.
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 23:37:40
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/05/31 23:39:52
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Sorry, didn't realize it was so obscure...to make a long story short the ideal bmi has been revised upwards to 27. woot!
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/01 04:42:53
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You'll probably be happy to know that most Tight Ends are around 31.2 then.
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/01 08:38:05
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I'm due for my yearly physical in 2 days..........it's always exciting........I wonder what they'll find this time?? (and then tell me that I don't fall into the National Statistic before prescribing me something).
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/02 00:27:32
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Don't ask the doctor for a second opinion after he does a prostate exam on you, he'll use two fingers!
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/03 21:56:21
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/04 03:54:20
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slartabartfast
You do realize that your body mass index is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in centimeters? I hope you are not being charged an office visit fee for this "test."
Is that formula correct? 'Cause that would make my BMI 0.03 instead of the (so-called "obese") 32.5 that the NIH's online calculator shows. Of course, BMI is only relevant if you haven't worked out most of your life...
No there is an error in the formula. It is height in meters not centimeters. So that makes your BMI 30.0 not .03. Sorry.
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slartabartfast
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/04 04:04:00
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I was going in anyway for a regular visit, but the nurse says he wants my body mass. No, they don't do it the old fashioned way - you stand on a device and hold handles. A small electrical charge runs through the handles and they measure the resistance or something or other to come up with a number. Very scientific, and probably easier to charge for. :) Visit is set for the 20th of June. Goal is to be down 12 pounds when I walk in there.
So not BMI then. A indirect estimate of lean body mass based on electrical characteristics of adipose vs muscle and visceral tissue. bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) or total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC). A research tool, or, as you say, a way to separate patients from money. It provides less than essential information if the point is that you are getting fat. Looking in a mirror will tell most people whether they are suffering from overeating or muscular hypertrophy from body building. Check with your health insurer to see if they will cover it.
post edited by slartabartfast - 2016/06/04 04:26:17
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/04 05:11:33
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I have never had a physical and last saw a doctor in 1998 to burn off a wart. I may be dead. To add insult to non-injury Australia has free health care. It's high time I got my monies worth
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/04 05:18:40
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Other than a dentist, it's been at least 13 years since I've been to see a doctor (for myself anyway).
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smallstonefan
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/04 10:40:15
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☄ Helpfulby Starise 2016/06/05 22:07:47
Wow guys - I get blood drawn at least twice a year and see my doc a minimum of once.
Too much can slowly go wrong over time if you're not getting checked out regularly...
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/04 12:40:40
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slartabartfast
craigb
slartabartfast
You do realize that your body mass index is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height in centimeters? I hope you are not being charged an office visit fee for this "test."
Is that formula correct? 'Cause that would make my BMI 0.03 instead of the (so-called "obese") 32.5 that the NIH's online calculator shows. Of course, BMI is only relevant if you haven't worked out most of your life...
No there is an error in the formula. It is height in meters not centimeters. So that makes your BMI 30.0 not .03.
Sorry.
30 unfortunately means your OBESE! 29.9 just means you're big-boned (like your mama used to say as she stuck a donut in your mouf)
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/04 13:24:25
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Good thing my BMI isn't 30 then! (It's 31.) From the NIH website: Although BMI can be used for most men and women, it does have some limits:
- It may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build. Once I weighed 225 with less than 6% body fat (which the BMI calculation says is still overweight). Heck I even won a hard-body competition at a Red Onion entering as the "unknown" contestant and wearing a bag over my head - LOL. When I was playing sports my nutritionist (a prior trainer for the Miami Dolphins) had my calorie intake at 5,600 per day to feed all of my muscle and high metabolism. Then both knees wore out, my lower back had issues again and I blew out my rotator cuff all about the same time, so that was pretty much the end of sports for me. Unfortunately, I didn't realize fast enough to slow down on my food intake and my six-pack turned into a nice pony keg! Add that to the stress of losing everything and there you go! I really only show the extra fat in my belly (like an NFL line man) and some around my neck. Everywhere else looks good! Oh well...
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Re: It's never good when...
2016/06/05 21:24:02
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