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Barrow I sympathise with you, shingles is a really horrid thing to have. I had it several years ago on my face and head, it was one of the worst things I have ever had. Poor you, I do hope you're beginning to feel a little better every day and I wish you well

DD3 had a minor form of chicken pox when she was 9 months, caught from her sisters. At 8 she developed shingles - not nice. Feel better soon Barrow

Granjura this is from the NHS website:
Chickenpox and shingles
Once you have had chickenpox, you usually develop antibodies to the infection and become immune to catching it again. However, the virus that causes chickenpox, the varicella virus, remains dormant (inactive) in your body's nerve tissues and can return later in life as an illness called shingles.
It is possible to catch chickenpox from someone with shingles, but not the other way around.

So don't worry

Apparently 1/2lb less

Hips!

They look like the ones I have. I wonder if mine do. I know they're supposed to tell me my BMI but I can't get them to do it. I use a medical app to work it out. It's 29 .
I wonder if artificial hops weigh more than natural?

Barrow how are you feeling? Our grand-daughter started with chickenpox during here visit here this week - and the thought crossed my mind that it could lead to shingles in one of us, with all the cuddling, her being in our bed first thing, etc. All fingers crossed that you are feeling better soon (and selfishly that we won't get it).

They work by sending a 'harmless' electric current up through your body!

Not to be used if you're pregnant or have a pacemaker.

No

I didn't know that was possible Jane I though finding out how much fat you had involved calipers etc. I don't understand how they work, can you explain how they know how much fat and water you have?

Moved I bought these scales from Weightwatchers for DD2's birthday a few weeks ago.
Amongst other things they tell you your body fat percentage.

Like men who wear their trousers under the tummy, nowhere near their waist and then say "my waist measurement is the same as it was 20 yrs ago"

I'd bought the 5:2 Diet Book earlier in the week, and it states that for many reasons BMI isn't very accurate, but to measure your height in inches, then your waist. Your waist should be half the size of your height. I'm 5'9" so my waist should be 34.5".....not sure if I measure the flab over the top of my jeans, or area above the 'drag' of my tummy when I've not got my jeans on , as I haven't had much of a waist for years!
Not doing that diet, anyway, though!

Barrow so sorry to hear that, I hope you get better soon

Jane any of us can calculate our BMI as a guide but it is not so easy to work out how much body fat we have so I think the BMI is as good a guide as any unless you go to some organisation for the fat calculation.

Barrow

Barrow, sorry to hear about the shingles. Take care and rest yourself.

Barrow ohhh shingles are awful, hope you caught it in time for the anti virals.
MargaretX now I know why I feel like a fatten up pig some days

Thanks for the kind words - yes the Doctor had given me some anti-virals - certainly don't feel like doing much!

fewer potatoes - grammar mistake!

When you consider the amount of older people who are on some sort of Beta Blocker for high blood pressure or heart problems then they will surely have put on some extra weight. They used to give it to pigs to fatten them up.
Then there is the 5-10 lbs extra you need to survive invasive surgery should you need it and you can see on your cat that even they put on a bit extra weight when older.
Still that is not obesity. It is just no longer a slim figure to be proud of. I have accepted this and try to eat well and healthily. I think a BMI of 28 or so is OK for an older person and is NOT obese. Obese people have thick wads of fat over their shoulder blades, where no fat is intended. Compared to that a bit on the hips or thighs is our fat for hard times.
Remember what Barbara Cartland said.'its either your bum or your face' Some women who are too thin look awful.
What do I do to lose a bit of weight? No cake, no pasta, less potatoes.

Barrow hope you are soon feeling better. Shingles is horrid.

I thought the BMI was no longer regarded as the yardstick by which to judge whether your weight is healthy or not -it's not an accurate indication of health in someone who is very fit.
Body composition, ie what proportion of your body weight is fat, is more important.
My DSil who plays rugby has a BMI of 27, but he is only 15% fat, which is what athletes who are in training aim for.

By way of comparison, my BMI is 21, but I am 37% fat

It's horrible!

Barrow, what rotten luck. I hope you got an anti-viral in time to mitigate the worst effects. Take it easy.

Oh Barrow heartfelt sympathies, I've had it and it can make you feel so ill. Take care

I developed shingles on Sunday and haven't felt like eating - lost 3lbs! but I don't recommend it [inpainemoticon]