Understanding your weight
A combination of factors determines our weight, and that's why it's difficult toset
an exact ideal weight that applies to everyone.
It's important to remember there's a range of healthy body weights. Aiming to keepwithin
this means an end to aspiring to one magic weight you think you should be.
Many people have a distorted perception of what constitutes a healthy body weight.We're
surrounded by ../images of celebrities, many of whom are underweight. Comparingyourself
with these ../images isn't helpful. But comparing yourself to friends andfamily
isn't that useful either, because as obesity becomes more common our perceptionof
'average' weight may in fact be too heavy.
It's important to make an objective assessment of your size. Looking at yourselfin
the mirror isn't a good way to assess whether you're a healthy weight. Use ourtrackers
to assist yourself.