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WEIGHT CONTROL / EATING DISORDERS
ARE YOU SKINNY?
ARE YOU OVERWEIGHT?
ARE YOU OK?
WELL LET'S CHECK YOUR BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)
Determination of BMI helps us to assess if ones current height is appropriate for his/her weight.
Advantage of BMI are:
- Useful for assessing overweight and underweight.
- Help to maintain a weight appropriate for your height.
Now Let's Check Your BMI:
NORMAL BMI RANGE 19-25 kg/m2
| Above Normal (Fat) |
Below Normal (Malnourished) |
| Overweight 26 - 30 |
Mild 17-18 |
| Obese 31-40 |
Moderate 15-16 |
| Morbid Obesity> 40 |
Anorexic <15 |
Make a chart of your monthly BMI
10 Deadly Excuses for Weight Gain
- Lie to yourself.
- I don't care.
- My husband/wife does not mind.
- I will splurge just this once.
- The more to love.
- I wear it well.
- Must be my genes.
- Nothing works, I have been like this all my life.
- I will look sickly if I lose all the excess weight.
- I don't have time.
If you are one of the above, your graph may not change much over time.
Organizations catering to Eating Disorder Syndromes are:
- Academy for Eating Disorder
(703) 556-9222
www.acadeatdis.org
- American Anorexia/Bulimia Association
(212) 575-6200
members.aol.com/AmanBu
- Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
(206) 382-3587
www.members.aol.com/edapinc/home.html
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and
Associated Disorders
(708) 831-3438
www.anad.org
- National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
(916) 558-6880
www.naafa.org
Diets to be very wary about:
- Ones that promises quick weight loss
- Ones that makes you very miserable to follow
- Diets that rely on medications or powder
- Diets that lures you to spend excess money to buy their product
- Diets that makes you count complicated calories in ways you cannot understand
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