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What Is a Healthy Weight



As obesity is a serious threat to your health, it's important to understand the right way to lose weight. Here are some things you should know about why it's important to maintain a healthy weight and how to manage your weight effectively. The changes you make will improve the quality of your life dramatically.

How To Achieve A Healthy Weight

To have a healthy weight, you must first understand the dangers of obesity. Obesity is a condition where excess body fat accumulates and puts you at risk of a variety of health problems. This excess fat may reduce life expectancy and increase your risk for other health problems so it is important to maintain a healthy weight.

Know Your BMI

There are many ways to measure body fat. However, the simplest is by calculating your Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI measures the relationship between your weight and height to measure the amount of body fat you have. The higher your BMI, the higher the amount of fat in your body.

How To Calculate your BMI:


The Effects Of Obesity

Being overweight puts you at risk for many health problems such as:

  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Certain cancers
  • Bone and joint disorders

It is important to maintain a healthy weight to reduce your likelihood of developing one of these chronic diseases.

Losing weight is not only healthy for your body but also your mind. When you look better, you feel better about yourself. This can give you more confidence to do things you never thought you could.

Losing Weight The Right Way

Weight management is all about energy balance. To maintain your weight, you must balance the amount of energy you get from food and drinks with the amount of energy your body uses for daily physical activity.
Consuming more energy than you need will lead to weight gain, while burning more energy than you consume will lead to weight loss.

  • Calories in > Calories out = Weight gain
  • Calories in < Calories out = Weight loss
  • Calories in = Calories out = Weight management

Make It A Lifestyle

Successful weight management is a lifestyle. Any healthy weight management plan should incorporate the principles of healthy eating and active living.
These habits should become something you grow to enjoy and can include in your daily life.

Changing your diet alone or becoming more physically active without eating healthier foods will not be as effective as doing both at the same time.
Here are two tips which will help you manage your weight healthily.

1. Set Smart Weight Loss Goals

SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound. Write down these goals so you can monitor your progress over time.

  • Specific - 5kgs , 5 inches, 2 dress sizes down
  • Measurable - Numbers, Quantifiable
  • Attainable - Use guidelines (HPB, ACSM - 1kg a week)
  • Realistic - 10kgs a week is absurd
  • Time Bound - How many kg/s in 1 week? 1 month? 1 year?

What is a healthy weight loss goal?

  • Losing weight does not happen overnight. Fad diets and quick weight-loss fixes are not sustainable in the long-term and may be harmful to your body. A good, healthy weight loss programme should adopt the concept of energy balance as its guiding principle. To lose weight, your body needs to burn more calories than you consume. This can be achieved through a balanced diet and regular physical activity.
  • If your BMI is 23 kg/m2 and above, losing 10 - 15% of your current body weight over 6 months at a rate of 0.5kg -1 kg a week is a healthy target.

2. Track Your Progress

A good weight management plan should also include regular monitoring of your progress and maintenance of the weight loss in the long-term.

Reviewing your progress can help you identify what things you have done well and what things you struggle with. For example, you may be doing at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity per week but find it difficult to make healthier meal choices. Knowing this can help you reassess your action plan.

You should also regularly review your goals to see if they are realistic. Not everyone follows the same weight loss pattern so you may have to adjust your target in order to reach your goal.

So Remember
Know your BMI.
Obesity put you at risk for many diseases. The basics of a healthy, successful weight management programme are:
Make it a lifestyle, set SMART goals and monitor your progress.

This article was originally published on the website of the Health Promotion Board. Reproduced with permission.


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