WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE. WHY IT MATTERS MORE THAN WEIGHT

You totally want to ditch your scale, don’t you?

Do you have a weird kind of relationship with your “weight”.

I mean, it doesn’t define you (obviously). What you weigh matters but it’s not the end all be all. It doesn’t necessarily reflect health status. For example, you can be thin and unhealthy. I definitely wouldn’t describe myself as healthy when I had an eating disorder.

Let’s look at your waist circumference (well…you look at yours and I’ll look at mine).

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Julie Chudak
IS SOCIAL MEDIA SABOTAGING YOUR HEALTH GOALS?

Most people these days are guilty of overindulging on social media. From Facebook and Instagram to Snapchat and Twitter, social media allows you to share your best self with the world. Whether by phone, laptop, or tablet, you have access to these platforms nearly 24/7 which means you have nearly unlimited access to updates from friends, family, and acquaintances. You know what restaurant the neighbor across the street ate at last night and you can see your coworker’s vacation pictures from a stunning tropical location. Add in announcements of job promotions, births, weddings and quizzes to learn something about your personality and it quickly becomes an overload of information. In fact, it’s way too easy to spend your time scrolling through your feed, seeing what your peers are up to.

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Julie Chudak