Weight management

Hello Dear friends, welcome on board, i decided to get myself into deep waters by starting off my blog with a topic with many contradictory issues, but i realise that i have to get out of my comfort zone. Actually my passion, field of expertise and career is Nutrition and Dietetics serves as the basis for this but most importantly, i can do all things through Christ that Strengtens me. Weight management includes a lot of things which can all be broadly attended to under 3 segment viz: WEIGHT LOSS, WEIGHT GAIN & WEIGHT MAINTENANCE. These 3 segments will be tackled seperately at times but most times under the same umbrella of other related or seeminly unrelated topics but make sure you are not just a reader but a doer because everybody belongs to one of the categories above and there are times in life when we move from one category to another for instance,  an executive who has been within the healthy weight range for his height suddenly discovers that he has added so much weight that he is no longer  in that range but has moved on to a not so healthy or downright unhealthy weight range; or the all too normal phenomenon of having to lose the extra weight gained during pregnancy. Also we have an individual who has lost so much weight due to proplonged illness and needs to get back on course. 

So, for you to know which category you belong to You need to know your Body Mass Index (BMI) which is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in metres viz weight in kg/ height x height in metres, you then compare your result with a standard BMI chart to know if your weight is within the healthy weight range or not. (pregnancy period is an exception to this rule)

BMI categories

Underweight < 18.5

Normal Weight 18.5 - 24.9

Overweight  25 - 29.9

Obesity    30 or Greater.

Although the BMI has its limitation but it is a basic tool of assessment which can help an individual to take charge of his/her life. 

Do not hesitate to contact me if you want a professional advice.

Contact Details

Olusola Sotunde R.D. (Nigeria)

E mail solaakinwande@yahoo.com