Well this is a can of worms

TrasaM said:
Not bigger:rolleyes: .longer :)
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Beans2000 said:
Diet2ride your boy is gorgeous but I really think you should be losing some weight before riding him again. I have 3 thoroughbreds and my weight has gone in the last 3 years 11stobe-16 stone- 13 stone- 14 stone and now I'm fat still! I would love to blame my weight gains on the fact I had a miscarriage but I over ate to compensate my feelings I then lost loads and then put weight back on again and bla bla. I have now decided aged 22 that life's to short I'm trying so hard and am loosing weight (currently back at 14 stone ush) but I have decided to rough mine off over winter and lose another 2 stone before riding again. A lot of people may seem like 'bully's' on here but they are not and have given me the kick up the backside I needed after a horrid time!
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But the thing is, Beans, you have an amazing attitude. Very rare thing that.:)
 
Although going back to the thread. I am well over the weight limit for riding schools despite being relatively fit. When I say fit I do circuit training, extreme spin and strongman classes. I've had a lesson today, the majority of it in canter with no problems. I am aware of my weight, and what horses I get on, but I tend to find I say "no, I'm too heavy" and people disagree. I'm classed as obese - possibly morbidly obese. That's me riding in my sig, and this was me last week.
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I have yet to read a single post on hho where anyone, let alone the general consensus is that no-one over 10stone should ride. Seen as its repeatedly stated as the general attitude on hho, perhaps someone can link a few threads where this is stated by the majority?
 
Wagtail said:
But the thing is, Beans, you have an amazing attitude. Very rare thing that.:)
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lula said:
Brighthair- ofcourse you are not too heavy.
Infact you have a pretty gorgeous figure, very Christina Hendricks :D
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Weight is so deceptive. People can be a lot lighter or heavier than you think though. I am just under 5'11
 
littlelegs said:
I have yet to read a single post on hho where anyone, let alone the general consensus is that no-one over 10stone should ride. Seen as its repeatedly stated as the general attitude on hho, perhaps someone can link a few threads where this is stated by the majority?
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Agree with this. I think it's a rather silly exaggeration. I don't for one minute believe anyone has ever said it. :rolleyes:

I've seen posts where someone said they thought 20stone was too heavy to ride, but even then not everyone agreed.
 
tallyho! said:
Re the liver disease... That comment was about starving people. In Africa I think. It wasn't the cleverest comment but your reply was a little off the point :)
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I did not mention Africa and I was not trying to be clever.

Are you seriously arguing that people in rich countries aren't generally fat because they eat too much. I am including myself in the "they".

When I am fat which I have been to the point of obesity on the BMI scale twice I was fat because I ate too much. When I ate less and exercised more. I was thin. It does't matter why I ate too much the bottom line is that is why I was fat and is the reason why most folk who are fat, are.
 
FfionWinnie said:
I did not mention Africa and I was not trying to be clever.

Are you seriously arguing that people in rich countries aren't generally fat because they eat too much. I am including myself in the "they".

When I am fat which I have been to the point of obesity on the BMI scale twice I was fat because I ate too much. When I ate less and exercised more. I was thin. It does't matter why I ate too much the bottom line is that is why I was fat and is the reason why most folk who are fat, are.
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Erm mm no!! I am so confused right now, I don't even know what you are trying to say.
 
Thanku wagtail :)

I'd also like to say that a lot of horses won't say when you are to heavy! It took people on here to make me sit back and not kid myself anymore. Most horses are far to honest to tell you your to heavy, I know mine was!
 
Hollycatt said:
Actually I feel I should apologise to FW. I am in a frustrated, unhappy mood today and I should not have commented as I did in a bit of a provocative way. I just do get frustrated seeing my friends end up in hospital from food related issues due to pressure from society and the assumption that fat people are that way as too lazy, can't be bothered to diet etc etc. Some people may be gannets but not all.

However that's no excuse to be a bit mean to someone else. Sorry.
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No need.

I wasn't being mean. I have no qualifications other than I have a tendency to over eat. At no time did I mean to suggest starving is the way to go, my point was more that food makes you fat. Less food makes you less fat. You being the royal you ie me :o
 
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