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Letter on Corpulence

‎04-12-2016 09:07 - edited ‎04-12-2016 17:03

‎04-12-2016 09:07 - edited ‎04-12-2016 17:03

Included in a response in another thread, but this letter from 1863-4(!) is a great read.

 

http://www.thefitblog.net/ebooks/LetterOnCorpulence/LetteronCorpulence.pdf

 

Update the Victorian prose style, add a few modern touches, and this could be written by any number of frustrated fat people today (including myself 40 lbs ago...) as a blog post 🙂

 

 

 

 

Warner Baxter won Best Actor 1930 for "In Old Arizona"
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‎12-26-2016 08:53

‎12-26-2016 08:53

How interesting that this was a topic almost 150 years ago.  Looking at the weight to height ratio, this may have been the precursor to the BMI scale. Mr. Banting also seemed to understand the distinction of carbohydrates and protein in the diet.   I wonder how long he lived? 

Grateful for each day...
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‎12-26-2016 11:25

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‎12-26-2016 11:25

He lived to the age of 81. Although there may have been some tenets of low carb there he still appeared to take in an unreasonable amount of of alcohol each day.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Banting

 

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Down 150 pounds from my top weight (and still going), sharing my experiences here to try and help others.
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