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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.