Overweight Divers

[waytooslow]

I don't like the way this thread is going, make it stop, please.

Women only ...

[NucMed Man]

Originally Posted by sid101

Well if i may throw my opinion in to this i will use myself as my example.

Im 6foot 8 inches tall and i weight 220 pound give or take (probably give) i am overweight and i look funny in my wetsuit (shorty 3mm^^) and i have ^^.

At 6' 8" and 220lbs YOU ARE FAR FROM overweight! At that height and weight your are close to being classified as 'Bean-Pole'

[diver-wife]

Originally Posted by divingbuddy

I always figured God made me fat and furry just so I could be a good cold water diver . Since I started diving I've lost about 80 pounds, and I really have to admit that I kind of miss the warmth on some early season or deeper dives.

Most sea mammals are "fat" ie whales, walrus, seals, etc.

[divingbuddy]

Originally Posted by diver-wife

Most sea mammals are "fat" ie whales, walrus, seals, etc.

With the odd-looking beard I grew for winter dives here in Canada, I certainly resembled those very creatures.

[cgvmer]

At 6'5" 330 I am very overweight but until a recent injury swam a mile every morning, and ran 3 miles 3 days a week. Did I try to drop the lbs....sure, but I haven't been successfull and yes I do suck air faster than my regular buddies but since they are my sons and are both competitive swimmers I expect that.
As for my health, after a physical last month the doctor came back and said only issue was weight, not BP, not cholesterol (120) ....so no I don't look good in a wetsuit...but the fish don't complain.

[mudshark]

Originally Posted by Bigg_Budd

Impossible. You're a man. The male form looks disgusting in a wetsuit, regardless of what shape you're in.

The only creature that can come REMOTELY close to looking sexy in a wetsuit is a woman.

I beg to differ. I know other ladies will agree with me in principle if not specifics. Hugh Jackman immediately comes to mind, for one. And yes, I know the guys are all going "eeeewwwww" as they read this.

[CowboyFan&Diver]

5'10 250 lbs......dont smoke...but somehow start out with less air & finish the dive w/more air than most....my biggest prob is finding a wetsuit.....

I need to grow about 3 inches taller.....be alot easier than shedding the extra 50-80 pounds....

[jimmysdevoted]

yeah I am overweight.. I dont care.
I am pretty. hubby loves me. men seem to follow me( at least thats what my hubby says) and I feel great.
I think thats the main thing, is people whoare always health minded cant seem to understand how the rest ofi the world cant be as exercise and toned minded.
I was a emt/FF when iw as younger and i felt crummy all teh time withteh running, exercise and nonsense. I managed ot get burnout quickly.
I began to recoiver after I left and did the typoes of exercise I wanted.

To me its like this.. you feel good, your health is good, you ahve a good outlook on life.. enjoy life.
I think all men look like super heroes in wet suits! It doesnt matter their size!

julie

[obrules15]

Originally Posted by jimmysdevoted

yeah I am overweight.. I dont care.
I am pretty. hubby loves me. men seem to follow me( at least thats what my hubby says) and I feel great.
I think thats the main thing, is people whoare always health minded cant seem to understand how the rest ofi the world cant be as exercise and toned minded.
I was a emt/FF when iw as younger and i felt crummy all teh time withteh running, exercise and nonsense. I managed ot get burnout quickly.
I began to recoiver after I left and did the typoes of exercise I wanted.

To me its like this.. you feel good, your health is good, you ahve a good outlook on life.. enjoy life.
I think all men look like super heroes in wet suits! It doesnt matter their size!

julie

I think we would probably all be healthier with that kind of attitude. I really think that the better we feel about ourselves the healthier we are because we are willing to move and do things instead of locking ourselves in the house depressed over what we look like.

[severian]

I think diver wife nailed it. The original question was why there are so many overweight divers. I didn't get any sense the guy was saying "fat people shouldn't dive". I think he had just assumed, diving, a physical outdoor activity would likely not be attractive to people who don't appear to be real physically active.

As diver wife said, overweight people like to see cool stuff too...additionally, it is a sport that weight does not severely detract from. When u are significantly overweight, it will be hard to squat weights(knees) run full court basketball(knees) mountain bike, rock climb, play soccer....the bouyancy in water takes all that pain away, and to a large extent can put "fat" people on equal ground with the non fat. Some of the better divers I have dove with were quite fat. So I think the answer is

1) there is a lot more fat people in the world
2) fat people have the same desires non fat people do.

3) fatness does not bar someone from becoming a top notch SCUBA diver.

I am 5 10 245 pounds from bodybuilding for 24 years. My knees are shot making leg day a nightmare, running on concrete agony...I can swim all day, and my knees sure don't hurt while diving....