For Good Health, Watch Your Waist Size, Not Just Your Weight

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I hope I am doing the right thing I go to the gym almost every day but with the stress I am under I wonder if I am really doing all that much good I have belly fat not a lot but for me its to much.I am offten told I am not fat but I say I am & to me if my stomach is not flat its to much I have worked at this my whole life & never had the problem I have now I think I need to work on the stress first. If you have any advice you might like to send my way Please do so Thank you

Connie of MD 7:29AM March 01, 2011

I am struggling to loose weight. I eat the right foods and still the weight is not coming off fast enough. I don't work out the way I should and need a little help with that part. My job had a health fair and gave away a lot of items to use when dieting. I received a jump rope that keep record of have many calories and miles I'm putting in.

Celeste Smith of TN 2:50PM February 28, 2011

At the start of 2010 I had problems being a bit fat and my parents always told me I wasn't to make me feel better. My waist was 36 inches, (I am a 15 year old male), but then after some good exercise from September through to now by running usually 3 miles 3 times a week and playing rugby 3 times a week, my waist is now just under 31 inches and I have dropped 14 pounds. I feel great and life is generally better. Next time someone tells you you are not fat, think about it and if you feel you generally are then maybe you were a bit on the overweight side. I recommend running as it releases a lot of stress and you losse good weight and anyone can do it. I'm 6'2" and been told that I cannot run because I am too tall but when I started I struggled to run 2 miles and now I can run 3 miles in 17 minutes. And as I said I lost 14 pounds going from 185 pounds to 171.

Fred of NY 8:24PM January 01, 2011

At the start of 2010 I had problems being a bit fat and my parents always told me I wasn't to make me feel better. My waist was 36 inches, (I am a 15 year old male), but then after some good exercise from September through to now by running usually 3 miles 3 times a week and playing rugby 3 times a week, my waist is now just under 31 inches and I have dropped 14 pounds. I feel great and life is generally better. Next time someone tells you you are not fat, think about it and if you feel you generally are then maybe you were a bit on the overweight side. I recommend running as it releases a lot of stress and you losse good weight and anyone can do it. I'm 6'2" and been told that I cannot run because I am too tall but when I started I struggled to run 2 miles and now I can run 3 miles in 17 minutes. And as I said I lost 14 pounds going from 185 pounds to 171.

Fred of NY 8:15PM January 01, 2011

The inline story link to "[Here's how to measure your waist size.]" goes to a page on Statin... does not seem to be correct.

David Sutherland of TX 5:22PM December 11, 2010

Doesn't sodium bloating and declining circulation contribute to symptoms? In which case, "fat and healthy" is oxymoronic in that fat makes aerobic exercise more difficult and the false belief in "good fat" appeases gluttony addiction.

P.K. Darnall of MS 10:14AM August 24, 2010

Great article! I also wondered why inside the belly or intraperitoneal fat was communicating incorrectly (cell Talk)with rest of body.
It was many years ago when I looked at research. At time it suggested that pericytes or cells surrounding fat cells in abdomen and bathed in peritoneal fluid is the key. The peritoneal fluid can contain TAGE(Toxic Advanced Glycation End Products). TAGE level can be very high in diabetics, kidney failure and with high dietary fructose, especially big hits of sugary sodas and juices. Tage via Receptors for AGE or RAGE sends inflammatory messages to pericytes (innate immune system activity) which then tell fat cells to have adverse effects on rest of body.
Fat cells in other parts of body behave normally. So you can be fat and healthy if you are not ill with diabetes, kidney failure or eat a high fructose diet. Current research may suggest better theories.
http://fructosefree.com explains some basics...

John Weaver MD of CA 12:25AM August 18, 2010