Excellent! I am gratified to hear that I have changed the world
a little bit for the better. Now, if only more people would just
listen to me . . .


"Per Elmsäter" wrote in message ...
I did at first. Then after a while I could start doing all the things my lungs had never let me do and now I ride about 300 km a week on my bicycle. That took care of all my extra weight and then some. Plus it exchanges fat for muscle continuously.

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"Simple Simon" wrote in message ...
Happy to be of service but I thought when people quit smoking
they gained weight?


"Per Elmsäter" wrote in message ...
The name "Vito" says it all.
Of course I am not obese. I am from Sweden where you still get surprised when you see somebody that is.
However I am sad to inform you that your neck measuring theory doesn't work out on me. My neck is 39 cm. My BMI however is about 22 or 23 and my bodyfat measure is about 12% measured at the gym. Of course I weigh 65 pounds less than Vito and being taller than him.

All this is of course thanks to you talking me into quitting smoking two years ago.

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"Simple Simon" wrote in message ...

Vito is one of those New York wops who needs
it twice with plenty of Vaseline before they get
it.

What is the circumference of your neck at its
smallest point?
"Per Elmsäter" wrote in message ...
Good thing you said that twice. I don't think he got it the first time.

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"Simple Simon" wrote in message ...
Stupider than I thought. What about lung capacity?
What about gas in the intestine? What about bone
mass?

The float test measures specific gravity and that's it.
Specific gravity has little to do with percent of fat
in the body.

I sink if I let all the air out of my lungs. I happen to
have huge lung capacity and if I fill my lungs it takes
twenty pound of dive weights to sink me.

Measure your neck if it is bigger than 37cm you likely
are obese. My neck is 35.5 cm. What's yours?

From: http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/c...stract/9/8/470
Discussion: NC measurement is a simple and time-saving screening measure that can be used to identify overweight and obese patients. Men with NC 37 cm and women with NC 34 cm are not to be considered overweight. Patients with NC 37 cm for men and 34 cm for women require additional evaluation of overweight or obesity status.

S.Simon



"Vito" wrote in message ...
Simple Simon wrote:

I don't talk to fatties like you who think they
aren't fat. At least Mike admits he is obese.

Keep denying you are obese all the way to
your grave. Fat is bad enough. Stupid and
fat is a deadly combination.

You're right! Question is "who is in denial?" Simple test: do you float?
If so, you're fatter than I am cuz I sink - clear to the bottom if I
don't swim. That's cuz bone and muscle are heavier than water but fat is
lighter.

BTW skinny folks don't live longer - life just seems longer to them. (c: