Maintaining your weigh

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Your weight


We're bombarded with scare stories about weight, from size zero to the obesity 'epidemic'. But a healthy weight is determined by different factors for each of us.



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Body mass index (BMI)

• BMI calculator - Work out your BMI if you know your weight and your height.
• BMI - The body mass index defines healthy weight ranges, but does it matter?

Are you a healthy weight?

• Healthy weight - How do you tell if you are a healthy weight?
• Need to lose weight? - Would your health improve if you lost weight?
• Need to gain weight? - Would your health benefit if you put on weight?

Understanding your weight

Sorting the facts, from the fictions when it comes to weight loss and metabolism.

• Myths about metabolism - How your metabolism really affects your weight
• Causes of weight gain - Overeating, obviously, but other factors can also affect weight
• Children's weight - Why establishing good eating patterns in childhood is vital
• Eating disorders - The causes of eating disorders and help available

Losing weight

If you need to lose weight, we've got expert advice on modifying your diet and the lifestyle changes you can make to achieve your goals.

• How to lose weight - Look at what you eat, how active you are and what you need to change
• Healthy weight-loss diet - What you need to eat and in what proportion to help keep your weight under control

Maintaining your weight

Losing weight is half the battle, but keeping it off in the long term is a struggle for some people.

• Food and activity diary - research shows keeping a log of what, when and why you eat helps you lose weight
• Maintaining a healthy weight - sometimes losing weight isn't the problem, it's keeping it off that's the hard part