Am I really that heavy?
Just today, I was training my client; and she tells me this thing that a lot of other female clients or friends tell me. “I want to lose weight.” So, I asked her this question in return, “Is your weight really so important to you?”
The fact is, males are very rarely affected by their weight; but on the other hand, females are very sensitive on this particular issue. Some even refuse to reveal their weight!! Why?
It’s because there are always some “jokers” giving these 2 particular statements.
Statement 1 : Wow, you need to lose some weight.
Statement 2 : Wow, you’ve put on some weight.
Correction to those who gives this statement to make your friends or families feel bad about themselves. You can’t judge whether a person is fat or thin by it’s weight alone. Athletes and body builders might weight heavier than you and yet they have a very low body fat percentage around 1% to 8% which proves that they are still healthy. So how do you explain that?
One of my clients’ friend once came to her and say, “Hey, you’ve lost so much of weight since I last saw you!” and my client answered “No, I’ve only lost half a kilogram(around 1 pound).” The friend was suprisingly shocked and asked “But you look like you’ve decreased from a size L to a size S. How is that possible?”
The answer is very simple. Your overall weight is not everything, you have to calculate your body fat percentage and get your fat mass then you can determine on whether if you’ve lost or gain those unwanted weight.
A piece of friendly advice to all the ladies out there, don’t be too sensitive about your weight and keep on wanting to see yourself 10kg lighter than you already are. Check your body fat percentage first then decide on whether if it’s still a necessity for you to lose more weight(fats) or you are doing just fine.
* Feel free to discuss this topic with me
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