How thin is 'too thin'?

How thin is too thin? Its a fine line, if we are so thin that we are getting beaten by fatties in running races, then something is wrong!

If we are so thin that we dont even do running races something is really wrong! Im not talking ultra marathons, Im talking 5k/10k races that even obese people finish.

Its one thing to be thin, but if we are so thin that we are weak, then this very unhealthy.

Here is a picture of one of Australia's fastest current marathoners. There are 3 ways to get this thin.

1. Eating heaps so we can be really fit.
2. Starving - anorexia, calorie restriction or being a POW. (the body cant tell the difference.)
3. Become a junkee.
The first one is the healthiest & most fun obviously.

I know plenty of raw fooders, anorexics and junkees that are this thin but none of them have even close to the vitality that this runner has. (Ive personally talked with Michael) If your eating the best diet on the planet and are a walking bag of broomsticks dipped in chronic fatigue water, we gotta eat, drink and sleep more so we can live more.

So we can answer our own question. Do I have enough daily energy to live the passionate lifestyle?

The BMI scale is like calories. It gives us a ball park figure but its not absolute, as 3000calories from fruit aint the same as 3000cals of cow muscle and chicken ovulations. A person that has a BMI of 18 and can run state level for 10k is going to have a lot more health & vitality than a person with an 18 BMI that finds it hard to even get an erection or ovulate. Does that make sense? Dollars are dollars but not if your comparing Canadian with US.

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Permalink Reply by SuperduperCucumberLover!..=) on October 18, 2010 at 6:56pm

What does he eat?

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Permalink Reply by eventhorizon on October 18, 2010 at 7:17pm

he looks like he's at the end of his race.. we need a picture of him with a smile :) and holy crap that cracked me up about lacking vitality so much you can't get an erection or ovulate, but too common its sad...

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Permalink Reply by Derek on October 24, 2010 at 8:15am

respectfully disagree with what you've said

have you ever competed in anything?

I compete because I enjoy the sport. I compete so that I can do my best and give it my all. I compete to win but I'm not worried if I don't

Athletes are always trying to do better... I doubt they are too concerned with what the media is thinking.

I'm going to do a marathon next year for the sake that I want to see if I can do it and how fast I can.

I'm not doing it to impress people. If I were looking to impress people then my life would be a lot different.