Doctors talk about our body mass index when they refer to weight issues. A healthy index is anywhere between eighteen and a half and twenty five. Above twenty five, and we have a problem with our weight. Furthermore we’re defined as obese and morbidly obese respectively if we rise above first thirty and then forty.
A simple calculation can be done to work out your BMI. Using metric readings, take your current weight and height. Take your metric height and square it. Then divide the answer by how many kilos you weigh.
So your figures might look something like this: You’re 1.45m tall (1.45 x 1.45 = 2.10). Your weight is 68 kilograms (68 / 2.10 = 32.38). Clearly that result shows some different eating and exercise habits are needed, as a figure over 30 is categorised as obese.
We can’t lose weight if we continue to consume foods highly saturated in fats and sugars (save for the odd treat now and again!). We can lose weight by eating more healthily, and eating less. Then the fat that’s previously entered our system will be converted into energy.
Stay away from eating programs that sound too good to be true! They’re usually so restrictive and unsatisfactory that you can’t maintain them for long. Any slimming regime that only allows one and a half thousand calories a day is considered a crash diet. Quick-fix diets can be a vicious cycle of drastic weight loss followed by weight gain.
Long-term weight reduction takes time. If you reduce your calorific intake by a fifth, there’s a good chance you’ll take off up to a couple of pounds a week. Not quick-fix, but much more likely to show a result in a year’s time.
Fat-laden food tends to contain the highest calories. A great way to reduce your calorific intake therefore is to lower your consumption of food that’s high in fat. Replace fatty food with more fibre, from wholegrains, fruit and veg. These changes won’t show rapid weight loss, but you’ll soon feel the benefits of your healthier diet.
Avoid skipping meals – this really doesn’t help with calorie reduction. (Missed meals usually lead to high-calorie grazing). A number of lighter meals throughout the day is better in reality. It’s more difficult to get the weight off when you feel half-starved. The body metabolises more when it receives frequent healthy portions of food. This leads to an efficient system of weight loss.
