Tips for losing weight healthily
The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommends that we all achieve and maintain a healthy weight. More than half of all Australian adults are above their healthiest weight. How do you know if you are carrying extra weight? Most adults can use the following graph as a guide to the healthiest weight for their height. Draw a line across from your height without shoes in centimetres and a line straight up from your weight in kg with light clothes but no shoes. The point where these two lines cross will land in a BMI range. Your weight will be classified as ‘underweight’ (less than your healthiest weight), ‘normal’ (healthiest weight), ‘overweight’ (above your healthiest weight and at greater risk of some health problems) or ‘obese’ (significantly above your healthiest weight and at greatest risk of health problems). You can also use the graph to work out what is the healthiest weight for your height. The graph cannot be used for children or people under eighteen years of age b...