Get Rid of Obesity

| What is obesity? | Are you obese? | Causes of obesity |
| Help for Obese people |

1. What is Obesity?

   
   

   About 33% of American adults fall into the obese category. As you might have heard in recent news, the number of obese children is at an all time high. It is important to make conscious efforts on every individual's part to get rid of obesity if you are obese and to prevent yourself from falling into the category if you are overweight.
   
   Obesity is a condition when your body weight is more than what is considered healthy weight for your height. An index called BMI index is used to determine if an individual is obese or not.
   
   Not only do obese people lose their briskness and agility but in addition, obesity is the host to a whole world of medical conditions such as diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure, stroke, unbalanced good and bad fats, and many more ailments. When it comes to our body, there is no doubt lighter is better.
   
   

2. Are you Obese?

   
   

   To find out if you are obese or not, first you need to calculate your BMI index by entering your height and weight in the calculator below. Once you know your BMI value, then look at the chart below to see in which category you fall into.
   

   Height:	feet inch(es)
   Weight:	pounds (Note: 1kg = 2.2 pounds)
   Your BMI is:

   
   
   Based on the BMI value, adults are classified into the following four categories.
   
   

   BMI	Classified As
   30 or higher	Obese
   25.0 - 24.9	Overweight
   18.5 - 24.9	Healthy Weight
   Below 18.5>	Underweight

   
   
   

   Causes of Obesity

   
   

   It is not hard at all to become obese, more so, thanks to the progress of mankind. Gone are the days when people used to hunt, travel for miles in search of food and shelter. We still travel for miles to our work place but the only element of health is the short walk to the car. Talk about being spoilt, most of us go in circles trying to get the closest parking spot to our destination. That is just one example and we just need to look around us and there are numerous such examples. The causes of obesity are so obvious:

   • Unplanned unhealthy quick meals due to time constraint.
   • Fast food (for your convenience, "Drive through", conserve all the calories!!)
   • Oh! how can we forget our most favorite, buddies "the television", the couch and snacking while watching our favorite programs.
   • Smoking and excessive drinking.
   Undue mental stress
   • At workplace, so many people these days sit in front of the computer for most of the 8 hours of the work day.
   • Amongst the "modern office" at work, "idiot box" at home and "car" between the two places, is there any surprise why exercise or physical activity is grossly lacking?!
   
   
   

   Help for Obese People

   
   

   The first step is for you to evaluate yourself. If you do qualify as obese or overweight, let the following steps be your guide. A combination of all steps is what is works the best.

   • Drink hot water after meals. Do not mix anything in it. You can start doing this from today, wait for the results to show.
   • Take a glass of tepid water and mix 2 spoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice and two spoons of honey in it. Drink this first thing in the morning everyday. You will see yourself working towards getting rid of obesity in a couple of months.
   • You need to make simple changes in your eating habits, for example, you must eat a heathy well balanced diet including the right amount of complex carbohydrates, cut down on fats and sugars and increase the intake of fruits and vegetables, legumes and beans.
   • Physical activity and Right exercises done in a
     
     disciplined manner combined with sensible eating is the best way to lighten yourself.
   • Stress leads to weight gain. Train yourself to control stress.
   • Try our FREE rewarding exercises to bring out a slimmer, trimmer and healthier you.
   • Write down your goal and plan of action how you are going to work towards that goal of reducing weight.
   • Weekly monitor your progress and see if you are on track, else revise your plan and come up with something that you will follow.