| Do you really need to lose weight that much after all? | | | | 6) You have safety pins extending your pants to avoid |
| Top 10 ways to know! | | | | shopping for new ones. |
| How do you really know that you need to lose | | | | 7 ) You have fallen in love with any clothing that has |
| weight? | | | | elastic or lycra. |
| If you ask most people they will admit to wanting to | | | | 8 ) You have the master list of excuses to avoid the |
| shed a few [BMI] pounds. With obesity at epidemic | | | | beach or any summer party. |
| levels, the truth is that it is not only a desire but also a | | | | 9) Your kids are brutally honest. |
| necessity for a higher quality of life and a longer life | | | | 10) Global warming... really? |
| before health issues surface. | | | | Time to get real with yourself! As great estimated but |
| 1) You can't see the scale numbers when you step on | | | | pretty useful measure is testing your BMI... Are you |
| it. | | | | asking BM "what?" Don't feel bad... so were my kids. |
| 2) You are blaming that hot dryer for shrinking more of | | | | Body Mass Index (BMI) assesses your body weight |
| you clothes. | | | | relative to height. It's a useful, indirect measure of body |
| 3) Those airplane seats keep getting smaller each | | | | composition because it correlates highly with body fat |
| year. | | | | in most people. BMI can help give you a rough estimate |
| 4) You still have that part of your closet that you'll | | | | of where you should set your weight loss goals. |
| eventually fit back into. | | | | There are many great online sites that give it to you |
| 5) The designers have changed the sizes again. | | | | for Free. |