Obese and size 14?

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a tool that can be used to tell how healthy a person's weight is. But it doesn’t tell the whole story. There are huge variations in body shape, physiology, body composition and metabolic type, which all depend primarily on your genetic makeup and your lifestyle. The BMI is only a rough indicator taken from an average of measurements and does not take into account the variety of different body shapes and body compositions. There are many top athletes who are obviously fit and strong but who fall into the obese category on the BMI scale because they are above the average height and carry a lot of extra lean muscle mass. On the other end of the scale there are individuals that are very petit and light and also fit and healthy who are deemed to be in the dangerously low area of the BMI chart.

You should place emphasis on fitness, health and wellbeing rather than weight and size and this will keep you in good shape for the rest of your life. If however, you are showing signs of health problems such as severe fatigue, diabetes, high blood pressure or heart conditions, then it’s likely that you’re carrying extra weight that your body is not designed to carry and you need to address this by following a diet rich in vegetables, good quality protein and plenty of nuts, seeds and fruit and introducing a exercise regime into your daily routine.