If you have been diagnosed with a particular disease or at high risk for a specific disease then take the time to have a sit down with your doctor. You can also really consider sitting down with a nutritionist for a more detailed idea of what you should or should not be eating.
Certain diseases require that you add or eliminate certain foods or ingredients from your diet. If your doctor or nutritionist tells you that you can not have something, then forget everything that I told you about moderation and listen to them. They know best! For example, I know someone that has some sort of disease that prevents her from eating vegetables. If that isn't a shocker, I don't know what is!
When you have this conversation take a food journal that you have kept for a while so that they are educated on what you actually consume on a normal basis. This is their profession, let them lead you. You should also take a notebook with questions and a pen to write answers. You often have limited time with them so use it wisely.
Put your flesh under subjection and do what you are instructed to do for your health.
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Body Mass Index (BMI) versus weight
BMI Formula: W=Weight, H=Height in Inches
Take W x 703 = X and then take H x H =Y, X/Y=BMI
There have been several studies that prove that a person’s BMI can provide more of an insight to a person’s overall health more so than a scale. Society has placed so much emphasis on the number on the scale that there are individuals that base their self worth, confidence and lives their daily lives according to the number.
For people that are extremely obese a scale can prove to be an important factor in determining if they are losing weight.
I will not discredit the importance of the scale, however there are some very important factors that you must remember when utilizing a scale.
• Verify that the scale is balanced and in proper working order.
• If possible use the same scale every time.
• Understand that muscle weighs more than fat. The amount on the scale may increase if you are working out and gaining muscle.
• Ask yourself, did you just recently consume a large amount of food and are bloated?
• For women, do you have water weight gain if you have your menstrual cycle?
• Do not weigh yourself every day. If you insist on the scale limit yourself to once or twice a month.
Remember that everyone is proportioned differently. Two people can weigh the exact same amount and look opposite of each other.
Take W x 703 = X and then take H x H =Y, X/Y=BMI
There have been several studies that prove that a person’s BMI can provide more of an insight to a person’s overall health more so than a scale. Society has placed so much emphasis on the number on the scale that there are individuals that base their self worth, confidence and lives their daily lives according to the number.
For people that are extremely obese a scale can prove to be an important factor in determining if they are losing weight.
I will not discredit the importance of the scale, however there are some very important factors that you must remember when utilizing a scale.
• Verify that the scale is balanced and in proper working order.
• If possible use the same scale every time.
• Understand that muscle weighs more than fat. The amount on the scale may increase if you are working out and gaining muscle.
• Ask yourself, did you just recently consume a large amount of food and are bloated?
• For women, do you have water weight gain if you have your menstrual cycle?
• Do not weigh yourself every day. If you insist on the scale limit yourself to once or twice a month.
Remember that everyone is proportioned differently. Two people can weigh the exact same amount and look opposite of each other.
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