I heard or read something recently that made me wonder how much overweight does one have to be to be considered obese... I was very disheartened to find out that, yes, I qualify. Where this gives me little to no concern for my overall health because: a) I am barely breaking the bmi index into that category, b) I eat little to no saturated fats and cholesterol, and c) I easily fluxuate 5-10 lbs. over the course of 1-2 weeks.
It did however make me realize how far from the picture of health I really am and how nice it will be to finally be rid of the extra pounds. (Positive imagery reinforcement... imagine yourself the way you want to be to make it easier to achieve... Its gonna happen! I swear... starting tomorrow. er ah yeah) Anyway, two things....
the bmi. Body Mass Index.
Take your weight x 703 / your height in inches squared. 18.5-24.9 is considered normal. Obese starts at 30.0
It's all at wikipedia just search obesity.
Second thing, which ironically applies to so much more than just weight. This passage was in the text under the wiki article Obesity:
Cognitive bias research indicates that people use their life experience to interpret information. “The way we process information is subject to many flaws--scholars call them cognitive biases--that can lead us to ignore or underestimate approaching disaster. We tend to harbor illusions that things are better than they really are. We assume that potential problems won't actually materialize or that their consequences won't be severe enough to merit preventive measure." [15]. This bias also creates a belief that if a medical problem does manifest itself a medical solution will be available.
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I felt fat yesterday. Know why? Because I am.
Trash, how much you tipping the scales at these days? You might be below norm if not right in the middle of the normal.
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