HURL THAT SCALE OUT THE WINDOW!!

Woooo Hoooo!  No more weighing yourself!  You know how it goes, first thing   AFTER your morning BM (poop in case you're wondering).  You remove every stitch of clothing.  All jewelry.  You shave your legs, you exfoliate yet still keep one hand on something you can lean against just in case the number looks too scary!  Well there's been so much fodder about what your weight 'should' be according to some very generic parameters that it really isn't a very accurate number.  Here's the deal: your WAIST size is more important than your weight!
Dr. Oz says "When belly fat presses on your kidneys, the bean-shaped organs feel smothered and they panic. In response, they flood your bloodstream with hormones that raise your BP. Think of abdominal obesity as your early warning system for high BP."
So instead of a nasty, gnarly, definitely lying out to get you scale, .....get yourself a pretty coloured tape measure and measure your waist instead of your weight! 
Here's the guidelines.  Now remember, your overall health is NOT summed up by waist measurement alone, your BMI count could still very well be high depending on your height and weight, so assess that accordingly. (instructions on BMI calculating to follow.....)

Women



Optimal waist size: under 33 inches


Danger zone: 37 inches or more

Men


Optimal waist size: 35 inches or less


Danger zone: 40 inches or more

Simple enough, right?  Right.  Now...onto BMI......which is THE accurate way to assess your body's health in relation to fat content. 
Are we getting too serious?  OK, here's a joke: Why do blondes have more fun?  Because they're easier to find in the dark!  HA!  Good one, no?  Righto, back to the task at hand.....kicking Fatty Boom-Boom's Butt!
 
Your BMI......it really doesn't get any easier than this.  Go here: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ and populate your height and weight.  Now my little Poppets....DON'T LIE.....come on now.....you're alone, nobody will see and nobody needs to know except you!  Just like when you threw that half eaten bag of chips into the garbage in a sudden burst of will power and then slunk back to carefully remove them and eat more......WHAAAAT?????? THAT NEVER HAPPENED!!!  NOBODY SAW ME, CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING!!!

And another thing.....12 minutes of fast walking is BETTER than slow jogging.  Still getting my head around that one!