Archive for the 'Definitions & Terminology' Category

Evaluating My Cholesterol Test Results

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

I had my cholesterol tested recently and just got my results back. I found this reference on WebMD to help me figure out what it all meant. I talked briefly with my doctor about it over the phone, but he basically said what the website said, and that I should try to control […]

How often should I weigh myself?

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

Now that I am exercising and should (hopefully) expect to see some changes in my weight, how often should I weigh myself? After doing some searching, it seems like all the dieticians and personal trainers recommend to do it weekly, at the same time after the same day every week. This is […]

BMI: Body Mass Index. What does it mean?

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

So I’ve heard BMI tossed around as the way to determine if you’re healthy or not. So what’s mine and what does it mean? BMI, or Body Mass Index, and is an indicator of total body fat, which is then related to the risk of disease and death. Yay. It’s actually […]