Am I Obese?

Most people are very aware of whether they are at their ideal weight or not. 

The average woman will rarely ever claim to be at her ideal weight, there always seems to be that “last 5 pounds” to lose. 

Why would someone need to punch some numbers into a mathematical formula or database to find out whether or not they can be classified as obese or not?

Do we really need to torture our already fragile egos that much further? 

No, of course not, but knowing whether you are obese or not and facing the fact that there may be serious health risks involving with sticking to the status quo can provide the motivation needed for some to get really serious about losing the weight and finally restoring, or maybe even reaching for the first time, a vibrant sense of health and well-being.

That being said, let’s look at some numbers starting with the 20% above ideal “formula”:

For the purpose of simplicity we will use the simple formula that says your ideal weight will be 100 pounds for the first 5 feet of height and 5 pounds for every additional inch tall you are (for women). 

You will find many websites with ideal weight, BMI, and calorie calculators.but this should be sufficient to get us started.