1. Journal Prompt What is your desired weight?
How can you obtain this weight in a healthy way?

7. Weight Control
Weight Control – using a diet and exercise plan to maintain or attain a desirable weight and body composition
Desirable Weight – the weight that is healthful for a person
Healthy Weight Gain – increase calories through nutrient dense foods combined with exercise
Healthy Weight Loss – decrease empty calorie intake, choose nutrient dense foods, and eat smaller portions combined with exercise

8. BMI
Body Mass Index (BMI) - is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people.
BMI Calculator 
Height
Weight Range
BMI
Considered
5' 9"
124 lbs or less
Below 18.5
Underweight
125 lbs to 168 lbs
18.5 to 24.9
Healthy weight
169 lbs to 202 lbs
25.0 to 29.9
Overweight
203 lbs or more
30 or higher
Obese

9. Weight Problems
Overweight is defined as a body that is 10 percent over desirable body weight.
An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight.
Obesity is defined as a body that is 20 percent or more above desirable body weight.
An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.

10. Dieting
Dieting – Selecting or limiting amounts and types of food in order to obtain healthy weight gain, weight loss, or weight maintenance; or in order to help treat specific conditions
Two healthy ways to reduce caloric intake?
Two healthy ways to increase caloric intake?

11. Body Composition – the percentage of fat tissue and lean tissue in the body
Healthy body composition – a high ratio of lean tissue to fat tissue in the body
For example:
Michael Phelps

12. Michael Phelps’ Breakfast
three fried egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions, and mayo
one five-egg omelets
a bowl of grits
three slices of French toast with powdered sugar
three chocolate chip pancakes
two cups of coffee

13. Calories… How much does he eat in a day? How much do you eat in a day?
12,000 calories a day
How much do you eat in a day?
Around 2,000 – 3,000 calories
So how does he do it?

14. Calories vs. Physical Activity
Calories – A unit of energy produced by food and used by the body
When you burn calories in your body it is like burning gasoline in your car
All physical activity burns calories
Doing more activity is like going farther in your car - more fuel is burned

15. Comparisons of Calorie Burning
Foods
Apple = 90 calories
Slice of bread = 65
12 oz. Mountain Dew = 170
Hamburger = 280
Exercise
Walking one mile = about 90 calories
Basketball for 30 minutes = about 200 calories
Running a marathon = about 2,500 calories

16. So what does weight control do for us?
Maintaining a healthy body weight:
Improves body image/self-esteem
Prevents diseases
Heart disease
Stroke
High blood pressure
Diabetes