If you're still hesitating whether you should start losing weight, take a look at this article.

1. How to objectively assess whether you are overweight?

There are roughly these three methods:

1. Calculate BIM

BIM = weight / height squared

For example: Xiao Ming weighs 70kg and is 1.7 meters tall

So Xiao Ming's BIM = 70 / 1.7 / 1.7 = 24

After calculating your BIM value, we compare it with the standard BIM:

For the Asian-Pacific region (including China),Adults',The standard BIM range is:

Male BIM: 18-23

Female BIM: 20-25

(This standard range is not ideal for people with a lot of muscle because muscle takes up less volume compared to the same weight of fat, so they appear thinner.)

If a male's BIM is over 23 or a female's is over 25, they are considered overweight or obese, and you should consider whether you should start losing weight.

2. Measure Body Fat

If conditions allow, technology is a good choice. Large gyms or personal body composition testing instruments can directly test your body fat percentage. The ideal body fat percentage also has a reference range:

Male: 12.0-18.0

Female: 16.0-25.0

3. Observation and Comparison

For those who are short on conditions, we also have the simplest and most practical method to estimate body fat… Let's see the pictures.

Now, take a self-assessment.

2. Why lose weight? Is it okay to gain a little bit?

The happiness of being slender is thousands, and the pain of being fat is almost the same.

1. Covered by fat

Are you moved by this picture?

If you're moved, act now!

2. Affects your life

Obesity is a 'cute killer'. We can tolerate plump, cute figures, but we cannot indulge in pain and illness!

Besides affecting appearance, obesity can truly threaten your life.

There have been studies both domestically and internationally showing that adult obesity with excess abdominal fat has a high probability of causing diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver… and even tumors!

Child obesity, besides being cute, can also lead to delayed neurological development, sluggish reaction, affect growth and development, low lung capacity, slow movement, and increased risk of injury...

So let's change our body type to be cute!

Weight loss tips

Some people's irregular diet and incorrect dieting, or unhealthy scientific methods, can lead to a series of problems, don't pick a sesame and lose a watermelon. You lose your body's health to lose weight. You also need to stop when you find your BIM is below 18, which is a sign to stop losing weight.

In the next article, I will introduce how to lose weight scientifically, healthily and effectively. Please follow us for more!