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[–] unknown1234_5@kbin.earth 17 points 1 day ago (8 children)

you shouldn't worry about being skinny, only not being fat. the goal should be to avoid the bad thing (being fat, in this case meaning only fat to the point of unhealthiness) not to be the opposite because that is bad too (being excessively skinny can cause just as many issues). as long as you aren't at the point one way or the other where it is hurting your health nobody actually cares. also I'm aware op was joking but some of y'all need to hear this.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

To ammend even further: Health neither stops nor starts at weight in almost any case. Far better strategies for self care will instead look at:

  • Cardiovascular fitness (resting heart rate, blood pressure, etc)
  • Energy levels, blood sugar and sleep
  • Immunity, inflammation, stress

More broad attention to these three rough categories is going to be way more positive than worrying about the single metric of weight or BMI. Doctors may recommend a raise or lowering of weight, but for ALMOST EVERY person that’s only as a means to the end of improving one or more of the broader cardio, energy, and immunity mechanisms.

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Any tips on taking care of your immunity, inflammation and energy level?

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Stop eating processed foods. That's what my doctor told me, and when I started taking the effort to make food from raw ingredients, not only did I start feeling a lot better in general, but my wife and I also learned a valuable life skill. Just the other day, she made chicken alfredo entirely from scratch, and it was amazing.

I didn't realize how bad I was feeling until I stopped eating so much processed stuff and started feeling better. I was so used to feeling like shit, that my body just thought that was how people normally felt. I had no idea people were walking around feeling this good, and having this much energy.

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