Weight Management
Obesity and Risk of Being Overweight During Pregnancy
There is a fine line between being obese and being overweight but the associated risks during pregnancy are almost the same for both. When you have a BMI (body mass index) – which is a measure of your weight in relation to your height – of 30 and above, you are said to be obese, but a person with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered to be overweight. Either way, it means that you weigh more than you should. Obesity is considered as a pregnancy risk and women need to be informed about the complications that are possible if they are overweight during pregnancy.
Gaining Weight During Pregnancy, How Much is the Right Amount
What amount of weight gain during pregnancy can be considered to be the right amount? Everybody knows that you need to gain weight during pregnancy. In fact, putting on the extra kilos is inevitable, but how will you know if you are gaining the right amount of weight? Is it too much or is it too little? There is no hard and fast rule that can be applied to all women. How much weight gain is right for you will depend primarily on your BMI and weight before pregnancy, as well as other circumstances such as if you are pregnant with twins or if you suffer from diabetes.
How to Quit Smoking Without Getting Fat
Quitting smoking is no easy task but if you have decided to take the plunge then you should have a plan of action. Most smokers swap one addiction for another – they give up cigarettes only to start another bad habit. Comfort eating is the most common option for smokers who are trying to stay away from a cigarette and this may contribute towards weight gain.
Healthy Eating Plan to Lose Weight
The main problem with weight loss diets are that they are usually unhealthy and difficult to stick to. Many diets claim to be low calorie eating plans but to deliver the promised results, these eating plans are at times nothing more than starvation diets. You may not be literally starving but the nutrition from these eating plans is low – usually insufficient for your daily energy needs. This can be dangerous. Eating plans that aim to starve the body of basic nutrition do not work in the long run and can lead to vitamin and mineral deficiencies or even cause health problems.
Medical Weight Loss Program
Medical weight loss is a weight management program supervised by a medical doctor using sound scientific principles and practices to assist with weight loss. Unlike many fad diets and alternative weight management plans and products, a medical weight loss program approaches obesity as a disease that requires medical intervention.
In order to treat obesity, the appropriate measures have to be implemented that have been scientifically proven to yield the necessary results. Essentially, a medical weight loss program is the treatment plan for obesity – just as treatment plans are instituted for other diseases.