What does it mean to be Obese?

You might think it strange that I start of by asking the question - What does it mean to be Obese?

Why am I making a big deal of this? Well for starters, I didn't think I was overweight (I don't look overweight). I really found out that I needed to loose weight by visiting my G.P. The first couple of times I visited my G.P I just ignored the advice, really thinking he's gotta to be wrong! I just didn't believe it and passed it off - Me? Loosing Weight, that had to be a joke didn't it?

so, there is a scientific measure for assessing whether an individual is Obese. That this the BMI or Body Mass Index. The magical figure for being classed as Overweight is >25. A BMI >30 means that the individual is Obese. It should be noted that these figures are applicable to Adults. That is persons over the age of 18.

Ok - at least we can now measure ourselves (or get a health professional) to determine our BMI. So what you may ask. Well in my case my BMI was a little over 25 (I did say I didn't look overweight and to be honest no one has ever said I looked overweight). It could be the loose clothing I wear, but that is another story! So in my own circumstances the effect was that I had high blood pressure - I can safely say that I was shocked to learn that as well - given that I didn't actually feel ill. Bye the way, I originally visited the G.P for a completely unrelated reason!

The aim of this blog has been to help you determine if you are overweight. Future articles will look at ways of loosing those pounds.

Till next time......

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