From BMIs to skin calipers, there are many different tools and calculations you can perform to measure your weight. But many of these numbers are just that – numbers that are averaged from hundreds of statistics on risk factors for illness and other health predictors. What about finding your ideal weight? The one that feels good for you and most importantly, that is realistic.
In a recent health article by Karly Randolph Pitman, she elucidated five tips for finding your healthy weight. The five tips are:
1) Recognize Your Own Body and its Own History. Self magazine features a healthy weight calculator that takes into account your age, height, children and activity level. As a caveat, I took this health assessment and if I weighed what the Self Happy Weight calculator suggested I could weigh, I would not be very happy. While Pitman’s other tips for finding your ideal weight are pretty spot-on, this Self Happy Weight Calculator could use some fine-tuning. (more…)
The inches around your waist should be no more than half your total height.
Men and women battle different fat demons. Men usually have it accumulate around the waist, while women have problems in the thighs and rear end.
One thing I get a little jealous about is when guys are just naturally thin in the waist. But even the best of them lose that advantage with age. I’ve always been pretty naturally thin, but when I let myself go even a little, the only thing that is natural is the mid-section bulge that comes with slacking on my nutrition and exercise.
It doesn’t take a ton of weight gain around the waist to start inching toward serious health risks. So what’s the best way to tell? A great way is to check your waist size. (more…)
So, I guess there’s a big brouhaha among the nasty vindictive star watchers again. This time they are all aflutter about Jessica Simpson, and her apparent negligible weight gain. The New York Post even published a very mean and very exaggerated editorial cartoon about the “situation.”
Alyssa Caplan of AC360 wrote the longest winded blog post imaginable on a subject that is easily summed up in one word: bogus.
Jessica’s sister, Ashlee, came to her defense:
“I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister’s weight,” Ashlee wrote on her website. “A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman’s weight or figure as a headline on Fox News.”
Do we just tear down our perfect idols to make our imperfect selves feel better?
I’ve always admired Jennifer Connelly as an actress, and well, a stunningly beautiful woman. Her latest film is the big budget sci-fi remake, The Day the Earth Stood Still. And it nearly did just that when I saw her make her entrance for an interview with David Letterman.
I’ve discussed actors and their obsessive dedication to gaining or losing weight for roles before. But a cursory look at her future roles doesn’t seem to call for an emaciated look.
If she is battling anorexia, it initially took me by surprise, because I thought that it usually afflicts people at a much younger age, even if it is an ongoing battle through a person’s life. It is most common in young women, health experts say, but it’s not impossible that it can happen with older people as well. Jennifer Connelly just turned 38 this month.
I’m obviously not making a diagnosis, but she certainly doesn’t look healthy.
If there’s one thing that women will not divulge, it’s the number on the scale. But Oprah isn’t your average woman.
She’s one of the most powerful and successful women on the planet. But if there’s one thing that Oprah has had trouble with in her life, it’s her weight. She’s notoriously yo-yoed over the years, and now she’s actually being very candid in saying that she is tipping the scales at 200 pounds again.
She slimmed down to 160 pounds in 2006. But in the upcoming January issue of O magazine, Oprah is spilling the beans on her recent 40-pound weight gain: “Yes, you’re adding correctly. That means the dreaded 2-0-0,” Oprah admits. (more…)
Most of us, at least those enthralled by our civic duty and the future of our country, are busy with voting and watching history unfold tonight. But if you happen to be in our little corner of the World Wide Web, I have a nifty little tidbit for you, one actually related to politics- a chart of the height and weight of every president in the history of the U.S.
Maybe it’s just for political wonks, but I thought it was interesting. It compares the two major candidates in each election, and taller men (and heavier) usually come out of it as the winner. We’ll see if that plays out tonight. Click on the image for a larger view:
It’s been a big week around DietsInReview.com. As our regulars have noticed, we unveiled a completely new look to the site, making it easier than ever to navigate and find the diet and health information you want.
We marked another milestone this week- We’ve published 500 diet reviews! They’re what made us famous, and we’re not slowing down here. We’re constantly seeking out the newest weight loss programs, diet books, diet pills, fitness products, diet-friendly food and even programs that promote the wellness of kids. Amongst the newest reviews that pushed us into the 500 mark, you’ll find:
WeightView – a free service providing a digitally altered photo of what you’ll look like 10, 20 or even 50 pounds lighter.
Revival Diet – offering supplements to makeover your body on the inside, plus delicious meals and snacks to make you “Slim & Beautiful.”
Pomevie – a diet pill featuring extract from the super food pomegranate, this cleanse is supposed to help you start your weight loss.
FitBit – this new wireless gadget tracks your daily activity and sleep habits to help you better manage weight loss.
Acai-aSlim – a diet pill made from the popular acai extract. This Brazilian super food has become quite the rage in the U.S., thanks to its high antioxidant content and weight loss claims.
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