How Do You Know If It Is Time To Shed That Excess Weight?
Posted by: HealthyGirl / Category: Weight Loss
Are you amongst the millions of men and women who look in the mirror each day and say to themselves “I have got to lose some weight”? Practically everybody has done this at one time or another and in a lot of instances you do indeed need to lose some weight. This is not however always necessary and so how can you tell whether or not you really do need to go on a diet?
A major problem with weight gain is that it tends to creep up on you when you are not paying attention and this is increasingly being witnessed especially in countries such as North America where obesity is classed as an epidemic. As however your weight generally rises only slowly over several months, you generally simply are not aware of the increase in terms of changes to your appearance and only notice it when you step onto the bathroom scales. Consequently, it is a good idea to get yourself into the habit of checking your weight on a regular basis (roughly once a month is usually sufficient) and when you discover that it has increased noticeably then it is time to get rid of those extra pounds.
Opinions vary about exactly what amounts to obesity but for our purposes here if your weight has risen by in excess of perhaps thirty pounds or so then you are probably heading towards obesity and a host of health problems that are associated with it.
Another sure sign that you ought to to go on a diet is if a friend remarks that you are putting on weight. Now you could well be offended when somebody tells you that you ought to lose some weight but remember that they most likely found it difficult to pluck up the courage to say something to you and are also more likely than not showing a heartfelt concern about your health and not passing comment about how you look.
Another sign that you have gained too much weight is seen when you begin experiencing difficulty with easy tasks like running to catch a bus or climbing a flight of stairs and find yourself getting short of breath all too quickly. This will not necessarily be the result of carrying too much weight and could be caused by other health problems, but you would be surprised at how many times the cause turns out to be weight. Your body is starting to sound its alarm bells and these should not be ignored.
One last and very common, though often dismissed, sign that you are gaining weight is quite simply finding that your clothes do not fit like they used to. A bit of a tight waistband after Christmas is normal for a lot of us but when it continues getting tighter and you find that you are buying bigger and bigger sizes every time you go shopping then it is time to diet before your waist stretches both your clothes and your credit card.
These are of course just some examples of the numerous indicators that you are overweight to the point at which you need to take some corrective action. Excessive weight tends to creep up on you gradually and it is all too easy to simply not notice it at all. The secret to looking and feeling good is relatively simple – know what your ideal weight should be and jump on the bathroom scales regularly to make sure that you are not putting on too much weight.
Obesity, and particularly teenage obesity, today is an increasing problem and one which can lead to serious medical complications. It is also wise therefore to learn how to calculate BMI which is the medical indicator for obesity.
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