The vast majority of the methods we use to measure ourselves when we feel that our weight has gone up or when we start doing a diet to lose those extra kilos, not the most appropriate and did not really do a good job of telling us when if we are in shape or out of it.
Some other measurements to find out how we are and their pros and cons are:
* The waist circumference: The good news is that simple. This measure, indicating abdominal obesity, which is very important for predicting the risk of developing obesity, and can do at home with a tape measure measuring the abdomen just above the hip bone at the same level of the umbilicus .
In fact, this measure is far more important than BMI. All because there is a greater risk of developing conditions such as type two diabetes and heart disease if a person has excess fat in the abdomen.
The trouble is that unless you are in the world of modeling, they may not have the habit of measuring your waist. And like it or not is a bit annoying this may give more indication of the progress of weight loss. (more…)
