What is a healthy weight is not really talked about a lot in healthcare. Often when talking about weight with my patients the default "good" weights tend to be 125# or the weight they were in high school or at their wedding or a weigh that makes their BMI <25.
At the doctor's office BMI is as quick tool that many rely on to answer the question of is this person a healthy weight and we know that BMI data does not come from a representative sample size or take into account body composition.
As a dietitian, I love being able to have the time to work to understand my patients' personal weight history. We talk about the trends of their weight, what has caused it to change in the past, where do they feel comfortable, what stressors do they have on their life around weight changes and also what does their diet quality and eating pattern look like.
All this data tells me a far more accurate picture of what is a healthy weight for this patient and it rarely is that number that have had in their mind.
In working with my clients who have a goal of weight loss, our main focus is first improving diet quality and their relationship with food. Being a certain weight does not automatically come along with a healthy lifestyle and I love being able to have the time in my weekly sessions with my patients to support them in making sustainable changes to their life styles that help them to reach their health goals.
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