Erin Releases New Line of Blog Posts!

I'm taking a weight management class this semester. With this class and the nutrition class I took a few semesters ago, I've developed quite a store of knowledge that I would like to share. I wish I could update my blog every few days, but I am so busy with being a wife, mother and student, I don't know how often I can. For now, keep reading my blog and I'll try to update it at least once a week.

BMI: This isn't the most accurate way of measuring your body fat, but it is the most commonly used just because it is the least expensive and simplest way of getting at least a ball park guess. TO CALCULATE your BMI... [(704*weight in lbs)/(2*height in inches)]
Less than 18.5 is underweight
18.5 to 24.9 is normal weight
25-25.9 is over weight
Greater than 30 is obese
If you are a BYU student, you can go to the Y Be Fit office in the Richard's building and get your body fat measured via bod pod (way more accurate measure of body fat) for $15. I'm not sure what the rates are if you are a spouse of a student or employee.

Why is it important to keep a healthy body weight? Overweight and Obesity have many negative consequences such as high blood pressure, Coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes and much more.

This is just an introductory post. I will get into the more meaty material in the next post.

REMEMBER: Success in weight loss and keeping it off is like quitting smoking. It takes many failures before mastering the process.