USMS and Blue Seventy!!!

Or, the masters could work a bit harder and eat healthier so they can fit into offered sizes... After all, we do control what we shovel into our mouths. Just a suggestion, and its one we do have control over. Sorry, Doug, but there is AMPLE evidence that very fit 'overweight' people are just as 'healthy' as those who reduce their weight by eating 'healthier' food. One such link describing the new research is the New York Times www.nytimes.com/.../19well.html. You can find others using Google. As one, who used to be considerably heavier (i.e. 40 pounds ten years ago) I can tell you that NOT ONE of my vital signs changed for the better after the weight loss. Nor did my performance get any better in any of my competitive sports. You can preach to yourself, but you should be careful about evangelizing to others. After all, such attitudes have had remarkable NEGATIVE effect on elite female athletes who have been told they are 'too fat.'

Or, the masters could work a bit harder and eat healthier so they can fit into offered sizes... After all, we do control what we shovel into our mouths. Just a suggestion, and its one we do have control over. Sorry, Doug, but there is AMPLE evidence that very fit 'overweight' people are just as 'healthy' as those who reduce their weight by eating 'healthier' food. One such link describing the new research is the New York Times www.nytimes.com/.../19well.html. You can find others using Google. As one, who used to be considerably heavier (i.e. 40 pounds ten years ago) I can tell you that NOT ONE of my vital signs changed for the better after the weight loss. Nor did my performance get any better in any of my competitive sports. You can preach to yourself, but you should be careful about evangelizing to others. After all, such attitudes have had remarkable NEGATIVE effect on elite female athletes who have been told they are 'too fat.'