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Body Weight Chart
A body weight chart
is what is used to calculate ideal body weight. “How much
should I weigh?” you ask. You can use a body weight chart to
answer this and other perplexing questions which are essential for
healthy eating and healthy living. A body mass indicator, or body
weight chart, essentially tells you for a certain height and build and
gender, how much you should way to have a certain percentage of fat and
the rest muscle. Usually, you will only want 5% body fat, or there
abouts, and an ideal body weight chart will tell you where that is.
Of course, a body weight chart by itself isn't enough to get in good
shape, and many people say that you shouldn't even worry too much about
your ideal body weight. What you should do, instead of worrying how
much should I weigh all the time, is simply to begin trying to
establish the healthy habits that are most essential. Eat right,
consuming lots of fresh vegetables and grains, as well as lean meats,
while cutting out starches and fatty foods. Exercise every day for at
least half an hour. Get plenty of sleep and drink a lot of water. Your
body weight chart might tell you when you're nearing your goals, but it
isn't the goals that matter so much as living healthy all along.
I was a terrible couch potato for years, sitting in front of my
computer or my tv, watching dvds, and working in an office chair all
day. This made me fat, achy and unhealthy, and I even ate lots of junk
food. Needless to say, I was no where near my ideal body weight, that
is for sure. I ordered a body weight chart, but all it did was sit up
on my wall and remind me that I was over weight when I took an
occasional break from eating my twinkies and sinking my fat ass into
the couch.
What really helped me wasn't the body weight chart or asking how much
should I weigh all the time, but simply realizing that I didn't really
enjoy my life the way that I was. I resolved to do something about it
finally, and got on it, with exercising, eating right, and developing a
healthier attitude towards the world. It took more than a couple of
months, but it really wasn't that long until I reached my ideal body
weight and a state of happiness greater than I've had in years.
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