Obesity
Definition: Obesity, as defined by the Institute of Medicine, is “an important chronic degenerative disease that debilitates individuals and kills prematurely.” It continues to contribute to hundreds of thousands of deaths in the World every year.

Below are a 18 signs to know if you’re overweight. If you are experiencing 2 or more, then you should start to workout.

1. You have cravings and desires for certain sugar filled foods.
Craving sugar-filled desserts or sweet candies is tightly related to overweight.
2. You have cut down on social contacts and activities.
Weight gain often interferes with social activities such as dating and making new friends.
3. You have a “Spare Tire” around your mid-section.
A “spare tire” or a beer gut is a telltale sign that you are overweight.
4. Every-day activities leave you breathless?
If you get breathless when you walk a short distance, or up a short flight of stairs, then it’s a sign that your cardiovascular system is under stress. Your heart need to supply the body with enough oxygen to endure the task at hand. If it can’t, you’re forcing your heart to work harder and that’s not a good thing. When you find many simple tasks or activities difficult, it might be a sign that you are overweight.
5. Your old clothes too small or very tight?
If your old clothes doesn’t fit like they used to that’s a very obvious sign that you should think about losing weight. It’s normal for some individuals to gain weight or to have their weight fluctuate, but its way better starting your weight-loss journey with a few pounds overweight than a few hundred pounds. Small weight gains usually lead to big weight gains, which in turn can have a very negative impact on your overall health.

6. Are your activity levels dropping?
Are you as active as you once were? I’m not talking about your teenage activity levels, but if you stopped your Saturday soccer with the guys, or the bike tour on Sundays, then don’t blame your age for this. It is a clear indicator of something else, usually weight gain and overweight.
7. Your medical status has changed.
Did your doctor tell you that your blood pressure is high, that you have a raised blood sugar level or that your hemoglobin level is not good? This is your body’s way to alert you that it’s time to lose weight.
8. Did someone tell you that you have gained weight?
This is something people usually don’t tell unless they are genuinely worried about your health. It’s also something we don’t really want to hear. But if someone tells us we should take it to heart and think about doing something about it.
9. You need to sit down to take your shoes off?
This doesn’t really point to the fact that you are overweight. You might have back problems or bad balance. But if you find it difficult removing your shoes even when sitting down, because of an over-sized belly, then it’s time to lose weight.
10. You have unusual fat accumulations on your body?
Besides the abdominal area there are other places on the body that are hot spots for fat accumulation.
* Do you have excessive fat around the neck?
* Do you have excessive fat in abdominal area, hips, thighs, upper arms, and shoulders?
* Do you have triangular fatty bulges in front of armpits when arms are placed against the body?
* Do you have stretch marks over hips, breasts, shoulders, thighs, abdomen or buttocks?
* Do you have a fat pad on the inside of your knees?
* Do you have a skin fold over the pubic area?
* Do you have excess skin on both sides of your chest?
* Do you have excessive fat accumulation on your breasts (men)?
If you find yourself answering yes to more than a few of these questions you probably are overweight.
11. You have sore feet.
One of the first signs that you are overweight is sore feet. Since your feet carry all the weight of your body, the more overweight you are, and the more your feet will hurt.
12. You have pains in your knees?
Another clear sign that you are overweight is knee pains. The heavier you are, the more your knees and joints will suffer, and the longer time you stay overweight the more they will hurt. If you have are dealing with aching knees your weight might be the problem.
13. Are you suffering from back pain?
There are many reasons for back pain, but obese people in general often finds themselves with pains in their lower backs. So if you always have had a healthy back, but recently started to feel pains in your back, especially after standing a lot, then it might be an indication that you have gained weight.
14 Are you depressed?
Overweight people and even people that think that they are overweight when they aren’t often suffer from depression. Excessive weight gain can reflect itself in unwillingness to leave the house, meet other people and in the end lead to depression. Of course there are million other reasons for depression, and if you are depressed you should talk to a doctor about it first and not try to solve it only with a new diet.
15. Are you having difficulties performing common tasks?
Do you get tired by just standing, or having problem with simple physical movements, like getting in and out of your bathtub? Maybe the reason is your weight gain?
16. Are you experiencing heartburn or irregular heartbeats?
The underlying reason for cardiovascular diseases is usually faulty diets. If your heart complains you need to contact your doctor immediately!
17. Do you have skin folds with rashes?
Skin folds often point to overweight and obesity. They are also very receptive for rashes, since the skin can’t “breath” properly.
18. Are you sometimes eating in secret?
Are you sometimes too embarrassed to eat what you are eating in front of someone else? Eating in secret is a warning sign that you have some kind of eating disorder.
You can also check your Body mass index (bmi) if it’s above 25.0 then you should work.
Click the link below to check your bmi.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi-m.htm


Source: www.jajafitnessworld.

that 18 na lie my broda if u hv some overly parasitic friends u go understand

Nice article, op however these are all subjective. Objectively, the only marker for being overweight is with a BMI.
Having a BMI above 24.5 tends to being overweight. So a routine weight check is essential.

saxwizard:
that 18 na lie my broda if u hv some overly parasitic friends u go understand

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