Information For You

measureme.com aims to provide reliable, accurate information about managing weight for health at all life stages.

We believe that managing weight is important for health, for life.

We don't offer quick fixes.  We're here to help you for the long haul.

What's in 'Information for you'

• How to set realistic goals, and maintain motivation to achieve them. Goals and motivation.
• Why and how to monitor your key measurements.  Monitoring and measuring.
• Health authorities' recommendations for a healthy lifestyle, and simple steps your family can take.
• Weight management at all life stages: babies and toddlers, children, teens, adults and seniors.
• How overweight and obesity impact negatively on health. Overweight facts.
• A balanced view of whether diets and supplements, and medicines and surgery can really help you.
• How to recognize eating disorders.

Why measuring and monitoring matters

For babies, children and teens measureme.com can:

• Pick a trend towards excessive weight gain early, (even before your child is technically overweight), by tracking weight on a growth chart.
• Detect the weight loss, or lack of weight gain, which may indicate an underlying medical problem.  
• Detect a lack of growth in height, also an early indicator of a potential underlying medical condition. 
• Help you enjoy the reassurance of knowing your baby or child is growing normally - a powerful indicator of health.

measureme.com helps adults and seniors:

• Set realistic weight goals.  Know the healthiest weight range for a person of your age, height and sex.
• Pick up weight gain sooner.  The sooner you recognize a weight-gain problem, the easier it is to deal with.
• Gain control. See the effects your lifestyle changes have on your weight chart.  Use charts and calculators to plan and monitor your weight gain.
• To track waist circumference over time. It's important to measure your waist periodically, because:

 1)  Fat carried around the middle of the body is particularly dangerous.

 2)  When you are trying to lose weight, your waist may be getting smaller, even though your weight might not be going down. Seeing your waist measurements dropping on a chart, can be a powerful motivator to continue with your weight loss program.

• Pick up weight loss sooner. Losing weight unintentionally can be an early sign of serious illness. 
• Learn what influences their weight over time.  For example, do you gain more weight in winter, or, for women, during a certain part of your menstrual cycle? Knowledge is the first step to control. 
• By providing better information for maintaining good health: an accurate record of your weight is very useful information for your doctor as well.
• Pick up age-related or other muscle bulk loss, by taking body measurements.  Strong muscles help prevent injury, and protect joints from stress.  Monitor your muscle strengthening efforts, such as weights programmes.

Note: We strongly advise you to seek medical advice from your own doctor if you have any concerns about your health, or your ability to exercise.