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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOnly 244 lbs?! Really ?
How are we supposed to believe his corpulence has only expanded by 5 lbs?!?!?! What the hell else is his Dr lying about? And no mention of hydroxyhydrochloriquine either! That Physical report means nothing!
I honestly put his weight around 300 lbs.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Which is suspicious since I am pushing 270. Bet he is pushing 300.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)At 6'3" claimed height, his claimed weight at that time happily produced a BMI just under clinically morbidly obese.
Must be nice to have good views around instead of people's chests and backs.
louis-t
(23,292 posts)I doubt he is more than 6'.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)are those supplied by Trump and his tame docs. He does come across as among the tallest ones in most groups, however.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)I have a relative who weighs about that much and is 6'3" (for real). He's a bit chunky but he's much, much slimmer than His Lardship, who has to be pushing 300.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)If he just told the truth, it would've hardly been noticed. His obesity affects his health, which affects everybody. Get it now?
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)RussBLib
(9,006 posts)High blood pressure
Diabetes
Osteoarthritis to name a few
It's also been linked to certain types of cancer.
Being obese is not good for your health.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)outcomes, as well as to have a normal BMI and have those issues. Because obesity is not an indicator of health.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)Im not one to fat shame - being a few pounds outside the ideal range myself - but to claim that obesity isnt a MAJOR health problem is wrong and DANGEROUS!
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)Depending on what study you look at, at least a third and up to 75 percent of people classified as "obese" are metabolically healthy, meaning their blood pressure isn't elevated, they don't have high cholesterol and they're not insulin-resistant. In addition, unfit skinny people are twice as likely to get diabetes over 20 years as fit fat people. Seeing "fat" and saying "unhealthy" hurts fat people you care about by reinforcing our fatphobic society.
Is carrying extra weight hard on joints? Sure. Does obesity correlate with heart or breathing problems? It can. But focusing on the number on the scale is a mistake that also results in health problems. Many, many people who have lost weight because of depression, sickness or eating disorders find their can't stop talking about how "great" they look now, when they still feel like shit (or are actively battling a mental illness). It's all connected. There's plenty to go after Trump for, but making fun of his weight simply contributes to a world that makes it harder for our fat friends and allies to navigate.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)being extrmely overweight. He eats nothing but fatty junk food, he drinks about a dozen Diet Cokes a day, he has been a raging coke/Adderall/amphetimine addict since the 70's at least, he doesn't exercise at all, he is filled with rage, and he is on BP medication and statins for cholesterol.
He also takes Propecia for hair loss which has many side effects and Ambien for sleep. God knows what else he is popping, but you can tell by looking at him that he is NOT a healthy guy.
Personally, I am amazed he's not dead yet, but it's something I pray for every day and I'm not even religious. However I might consider a belief in a higher power if he were to drop dead in the next few months.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,327 posts)Why people like to go after his weight, though, is entirely beyond me.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)No way he's under 300.
GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)He's pushing 400.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)Dude is 275 if he's an ounce.
And that's assuming hes NOT grossly obese--which he obviously is.
ProfessorGAC
(64,998 posts)But, you have to subtract the weight of his arms and that solid rock head to get there.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)dreamland
(964 posts)In fact, I'd say his back bone doesn't even exist.
GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)Each half of him, maybe.
MissB
(15,805 posts)on the scale
maxsolomon
(33,310 posts)so, 73" and 244 is prob within 10 lbs of the truth.
jeez, it's just lying about his weight and height. it's not like he is addicted to Sudafed, has fake hair, fake teeth, and wears makeup...
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)He's pushing 7' tall, too.
budkin
(6,699 posts)And we're in the right ballpark.
liberaltrucker
(9,129 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)louis-t
(23,292 posts)and probably less than 6', I would say he's more like 270. Morbidly obese.
zak247
(251 posts)One thing in him that might almost weigh nothing is his brains.
SKKY
(11,804 posts)...no doubt. AND WITH TINY, BABY-LIKE HANDS!!!!
tblue37
(65,334 posts)JHB
(37,158 posts)...HIS ass weighs 244. All by itself.
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)His doc covers it in the first paragraph of the Summary:
Initech
(100,063 posts)madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)Im sure that burns off a lot of calories!
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Instead of criticizing the Doctor, we need to realize that Trump is underweight and needs 4-scoops of ice cream instead of two, and plenty of fried chicken, chocolate cake and hamberders (with plenty of cheese).
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)I don't weigh that much, but I'm not too far below it and I'm much thinner. I'm not that tall either.
I'm kind of wide-bodied, I guess, but I also know that muscle is more dense than fat.