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Online alancarmine

Weight
« on: March 26, 2026, 12:25:29 AM »
Does it profit me anything to become heavier if I'm perfectly fine at the moment? I am 5'11, 140-45 approximate. I practice Muay Thai, run, weight lift and do calisthenics. My diet is mostly vegetables since it's Lent, however before I was doing the same. I feel greatly healthy, more than 99% of people, I would imagine, with 0 artificial resources or lab created drugs to influence my body, very rare among people my age. I eat two meals a day, it would cut into my budget to eat more, but I am wondering if it is worth it. Instead of 2 sweet potatoes I could eat 5, for example. I am not a fan of meat products as I don't see any benefit. 
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Offline jersey60

Re: Weight
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2026, 05:32:24 AM »
Meat, especially red meat, is the most nutrient dense food on earth (eggs too), that’s not an opinion BTW, factually true. No vegetable has all the nutrients you need but red meat has all the nutrients you need to be healthy. 
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Offline AnthonyPadua

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Re: Weight
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2026, 06:32:25 AM »
Quote from: alancarmine on March 26, 2026, 12:25:29 AM
Does it profit me anything to become heavier if I'm perfectly fine at the moment? I am 5'11, 140-45 approximate. I practice Muay Thai, run, weight lift and do calisthenics. My diet is mostly vegetables since it's Lent, however before I was doing the same. I feel greatly healthy, more than 99% of people, I would imagine, with 0 artificial resources or lab created drugs to influence my body, very rare among people my age. I eat two meals a day, it would cut into my budget to eat more, but I am wondering if it is worth it. Instead of 2 sweet potatoes I could eat 5, for example. I am not a fan of meat products as I don't see any benefit.
As long as you get in nutrients, fats, proteins, (and I like carbs for energy) you should be fine. At your weight you are considered slightly underweight for your height, and if you mange to gain lean muscle your strength will increase a lot. Gaining weight can be difficult if you have a higher rate of burning energy than most people (like me), if you do a lot of physical exercise (like you seem to do) and if you don't like to eat food constantly (most people today eat between meals).

Meat also has creatine (very low dosage) which is good for you. As jersey said, meat is very healthy in moderation, there is a reason the (((enemy)) wants artificial meat and bug eaters. A handful of meat is usually enough for a serving. 
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Offline jersey60

Re: Weight
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2026, 06:56:36 AM »
Quote from: AnthonyPadua on March 26, 2026, 06:32:25 AM
As long as you get in nutrients, fats, proteins, (and I like carbs for energy) you should be fine. At your weight you are considered slightly underweight for your height, and if you mange to gain lean muscle your strength will increase a lot. Gaining weight can be difficult if you have a higher rate of burning energy than most people (like me), if you do a lot of physical exercise (like you seem to do) and if you don't like to eat food constantly (most people today eat between meals).

Meat also has creatine (very low dosage) which is good for you. As jersey said, meat is very healthy in moderation, there is a reason the (((enemy)) wants artificial meat and bug eaters. A handful of meat is usually enough for a serving.
Correct AP…I would disagree on a handful only of meat however, eating it less in relation to fruits/vegetables would deprive one of the awesome nutrients at the expense of eating the fructose and lectins inherent in fruits/vegetables. In the interest of transparency, I am a carnivore 
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Offline TomGubbinsKimmage

Re: Weight
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2026, 08:21:20 AM »
Quote from: alancarmine on March 26, 2026, 12:25:29 AM
Does it profit me anything to become heavier if I'm perfectly fine at the moment? I am 5'11, 140-45 approximate. I practice Muay Thai, run, weight lift and do calisthenics. My diet is mostly vegetables since it's Lent, however before I was doing the same. I feel greatly healthy, more than 99% of people, I would imagine, with 0 artificial resources or lab created drugs to influence my body, very rare among people my age. I eat two meals a day, it would cut into my budget to eat more, but I am wondering if it is worth it. Instead of 2 sweet potatoes I could eat 5, for example. I am not a fan of meat products as I don't see any benefit.

To actually answer your question.

It does not profit you to gain weight. This is vanity. Just as focusing on losing weight (when not over weight), is also vanity.

The Catholic mind is on healthiness, not looks. Looks only in so far as simple good order, but not to attract the admiration of others, especially those of the same sex. Now if there is some unintended weight gain as a result of eating meat for more energy to work hard, then so long as its not making you overweight then its fine. But don't set out to do it.

Striving to be virtuous involves constantly checking yourself for self deception, and how much you are allowing to be deceived by the ideas of the world.

In reaction to obesity, there is an over reaction now to emphasis looks. (Clavicular etc. etc. )

Don't fall for it. The most important thing of all is how beautiful your soul is at your death, which could be any moment.
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