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Munchies   United States
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HRHB15:
Good Morning,

I’ve found a few similar discussions but nothing as blunt as I want to present this.

I know there are people into the grim aspects that this lifestyle can present on the medical front. I am not personally into that. It’s a bit scary to me and the reason I have stopped a couple times.

How are you managing health consequences? Is it something you just accept? Or is there something you do to put a band aid on it? I’m not really sure how to balance my desire to continue to gain and the increased medical risk that accompanies that.

Please share your thoughts or experiences.

Thank you,
HRHB15


There are a few things you can do.

1. Eat a balanced yet high-calorie diet.
2. Do light to moderate exercise.
3. Pace your weight gain. Give your body time to process things.
4. Do not avoid going to the doctor.
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Mrman1980uk   United Kingdom
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I think that some people are perhaps into more extreme gains than others. Dealing with health consequences is much more of an issue for the more extreme gains. Going from thin or average to somewhat plump is much less of an issue, especially if one takes regular exercise and eats well generally.
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Letters And Numbers   United States
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Genetics and age play into things like high blood pressure and cholesterol. Everyone is different
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Munchies   United States
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Letters And Numbers:
Genetics and age play into things like high blood pressure and cholesterol. Everyone is different


All true. However, eating too much salt and saturated fats won't help no matter your genetics and age.
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Letters And Numbers   United States
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Letters And Numbers:
Genetics and age play into things like high blood pressure and cholesterol. Everyone is different

Munchies:
All true. However, eating too much salt and saturated fats won't help no matter your genetics and age.


Again, everyone is different. I put salt on my food until I can see it and eat a very unhealthy diet for the most part and have perfect blood pressure. My parter eats a low fat, low sodium diet and has hypertension and high cholesterol. Fortunately, blood pressure and cholesterol issues are two of the easiest things to diagnose at annual checkups. And treatable (although losing weight is often the easiest fix).
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Munchies   United States
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Letters And Numbers:
Genetics and age play into things like high blood pressure and cholesterol. Everyone is different

Munchies:
All true. However, eating too much salt and saturated fats won't help no matter your genetics and age.

Letters And Numbers:
Again, everyone is different. I put salt on my food until I can see it and eat a very unhealthy diet for the most part and have perfect blood pressure. My parter eats a low fat, low sodium diet and has hypertension and high cholesterol. Fortunately, blood pressure and cholesterol issues are two of the easiest things to diagnose at annual checkups. And treatable (although losing weight is often the easiest fix).


A valid point. I have relatives that eat like shit but are generally healthy. And I have relatives that take good care of themselves but have heart attacks.
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Letters And Numbers   United States
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Letters And Numbers:
Genetics and age play into things like high blood pressure and cholesterol. Everyone is different

Munchies:
All true. However, eating too much salt and saturated fats won't help no matter your genetics and age.

Letters And Numbers:
Again, everyone is different. I put salt on my food until I can see it and eat a very unhealthy diet for the most part and have perfect blood pressure. My parter eats a low fat, low sodium diet and has hypertension and high cholesterol. Fortunately, blood pressure and cholesterol issues are two of the easiest things to diagnose at annual checkups. And treatable (although losing weight is often the easiest fix).

Mr Smith:
Some smokers live past 100 does that mean smoking isn't unhealthy?


I didn’t say anything close to that. I said some people have a genetic/hereditary predisposition to conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Although there is definitely a genetic component to some kinds of cancer, too.
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PubBudd   United Kingdom
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Going back to the topic at hand. Is there any practical advice anyone has for maintaining some health whilst gaining

Balanced diet is a good point

I run a pub so get little time to look after myself. I need to start though.

Anyone able to offer advice?
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SSBBW Summer   United Kingdom
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I highly recommend vitamins from Holland & Barrett. There's lots of vitamins for the heart, lungs, whole immune system. Vitamin B, D & C are important too. You could also just get multivitamins which means just one pill a day. Being 500 pounds & into gaining I swear by vitamins. I feel like they keep my organs going.
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Morbidly A Beast   United States
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Lots of water! Don’t forget
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