Eat a sandwich!
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aideThey're doing some weird game on Himitsu... and they said Ohno weighs 40kg right now. Mr Plasma Screen is not a complementary nickname in my books.
He's 166cm (5'5") and 40 kilos (88lb). He weighs half as much as I do. And I'm only 2 inches taller than him. With those measurements, he has a Body Mass Index of 14.5; normal weight should be 18.5~24.9. D: That makes me worried! They list his weight as 51kg on Wiki.theppn but I don't know how old that information is. But even then, that is a BMI of 18.5. Only just normal (by which I think they mean "healthy") weight. What happened to the toned althletic chubby-faced Leader we all know and love? It is hard to believe he would have developed an eating disorder with his apparent love of food, but anything is possible. I really and truly hope its merely a side effect of doing a dome tour, a serial drama, filming for three variety shows, and they're doing their Asian tour in the fall on the heels of Maou... It really does make me worry not just for him, but for all of them. Yes, as a fan, but also as a human being.
Again, I don't know how old the information for the rest of the group is, but even still, they are all barely in the "normal" weight bracket. Just barely. Although, around YTM last year Sho was definitely not. If Sho could bounce back from that, I am sure Ohno can too. がんばって、リーダー！何かを食べて！
Japanese people are on the skinny end of the spectrum of the human race anyway, but there is also a problem with eating disorders that is severely unaddressed. I saw a girl once in Edogawadai station who... it looked difficult for her to even walk, her sneakers seemed too heavy for her feet to lift. She was literally skin and bones. It was a severe case of anorexia surely and it was heartbreaking to see. She was clearly not healthy, and only a high school student at most! She wasn't the first I've seen, but was by far the worst.
This is making me think about my own eating habits (which I know are not great) and lifestyle. I don't exercise (and surely they do) and I don't eat very regularly or well (but I'm sure they even less so). I eat out about everyday with my convenience store breakfasts/lunches but do try to cook dinner at least. I have tried the low/no carb thing but I can't do it. I get hungry within an hour of eating if there isn't anything starchy on my plate. I know you just have to tough through and after the first week it gets better but... I am weak. I love food. I don't understand how people can just not eat by choice. I understand and have experienced not being able to eat from stress or just being so busy you get wrapped up and forget to eat, or don't even get hungry in the first place. But even though I am not 100% happy with my figure, I can't imagine just cutting out food all together to solve that problem.
I don't even know how much I weigh now exactly but I know I am technically "overweight" according to the BMI, hovering around 27.7. When I was 16, 17 I had a healthy BMI of 22.5 and I maintained that for a lot of years. And then I moved back to Canada and stopped being so active. If I hate one thing about myself, its that I let myself go like that. And I know, I keep telling myself this everytime I fall into a slump about my body, that I should do something about it now when there are only a couple (try 20) kilos to lose. This wasn't a sudden change but I only really noticed the gain after my 3rd year of university and the discovery of beer. I know I could lose the extra kilos and get back in shape if I tried. And I really should. I know it would make me feel better. Why is there such a disparity between knowledge and action?
He's 166cm (5'5") and 40 kilos (88lb). He weighs half as much as I do. And I'm only 2 inches taller than him. With those measurements, he has a Body Mass Index of 14.5; normal weight should be 18.5~24.9. D: That makes me worried! They list his weight as 51kg on Wiki.theppn but I don't know how old that information is. But even then, that is a BMI of 18.5. Only just normal (by which I think they mean "healthy") weight. What happened to the toned althletic chubby-faced Leader we all know and love? It is hard to believe he would have developed an eating disorder with his apparent love of food, but anything is possible. I really and truly hope its merely a side effect of doing a dome tour, a serial drama, filming for three variety shows, and they're doing their Asian tour in the fall on the heels of Maou... It really does make me worry not just for him, but for all of them. Yes, as a fan, but also as a human being.
Again, I don't know how old the information for the rest of the group is, but even still, they are all barely in the "normal" weight bracket. Just barely. Although, around YTM last year Sho was definitely not. If Sho could bounce back from that, I am sure Ohno can too. がんばって、リーダー！何かを食べて！
Japanese people are on the skinny end of the spectrum of the human race anyway, but there is also a problem with eating disorders that is severely unaddressed. I saw a girl once in Edogawadai station who... it looked difficult for her to even walk, her sneakers seemed too heavy for her feet to lift. She was literally skin and bones. It was a severe case of anorexia surely and it was heartbreaking to see. She was clearly not healthy, and only a high school student at most! She wasn't the first I've seen, but was by far the worst.
This is making me think about my own eating habits (which I know are not great) and lifestyle. I don't exercise (and surely they do) and I don't eat very regularly or well (but I'm sure they even less so). I eat out about everyday with my convenience store breakfasts/lunches but do try to cook dinner at least. I have tried the low/no carb thing but I can't do it. I get hungry within an hour of eating if there isn't anything starchy on my plate. I know you just have to tough through and after the first week it gets better but... I am weak. I love food. I don't understand how people can just not eat by choice. I understand and have experienced not being able to eat from stress or just being so busy you get wrapped up and forget to eat, or don't even get hungry in the first place. But even though I am not 100% happy with my figure, I can't imagine just cutting out food all together to solve that problem.
I don't even know how much I weigh now exactly but I know I am technically "overweight" according to the BMI, hovering around 27.7. When I was 16, 17 I had a healthy BMI of 22.5 and I maintained that for a lot of years. And then I moved back to Canada and stopped being so active. If I hate one thing about myself, its that I let myself go like that. And I know, I keep telling myself this everytime I fall into a slump about my body, that I should do something about it now when there are only a couple (try 20) kilos to lose. This wasn't a sudden change but I only really noticed the gain after my 3rd year of university and the discovery of beer. I know I could lose the extra kilos and get back in shape if I tried. And I really should. I know it would make me feel better. Why is there such a disparity between knowledge and action?
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Date: 2008-07-25 01:45 am (UTC)Ahh I want to close this topic. I feel like my healthy discussion turned unhealthy. :/
http://community.livejournal.com/a_ra_shi/1016131.html
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Date: 2008-07-25 01:56 am (UTC)But if you freeze or delete the entry it might cause more wank than if you just leave it.
plus isn't it like a known fact that Arashi fans are the bitchiest out of all the fan groups?OH SHIT! >_>