To maintain a healthy weight management program, you should know that the measurement of body fat accurately. Most people simply are not weighed on a scale at home, read the data and asks: "Arrrrrgh! I have 2 extra kilos, and I have to lose, I have gained weight." You know what? Measurement of body fat on a weighing scale is unreliable. If you lose weight, as you know that we do not lose fat, but muscles, or water or food that you ate? Or, if you click the weight could be muscle weight you worked so hard? Or it could be the heavy meal you ate or beer, is enough? Thus, change in weight, if the bath weight as the measure. What is the best method for measuring the weight of your body you can work in more detail? Well, most methods of weight of body fat, have their advantages and disadvantages, but, in general, better than the simple bathroom scale to measure the rate of body fat. Although not the best, there are two main methods for measuring the effectiveness of weight control, you can do at home. • body mass index, measurement (BMI) Body Mass Index measurement, weight and height to take into account the fact that you did, if they are overweight or obese and a great body. It is a calculation of the formula: BMI = kg / m 2 A healthy BMI results between 18 and 25 years. A score of 18 indicates that you can not under-weight, a value of over 25 indicates that it is possible to obesity. However, methods for measuring weight, body mass index may not be correct if you're an athlete or a bodybuilder with more muscle an average citizen. • Dimensions of hip measurement Size of hip method of measuring body fat is considered far more important than the method of IMC. This is because the measures of visceral fat, usually in the stomach and can also be found in institutions, more dangerous than normal body fat. To measure the size of the hip, to measure its height and your navel to his hip broader (usually on the buttocks Wangen), then share your life with your hips. Your life to the next measurement should be 0.92 or less. Plus that means that more visceral fat and collect in this area and is an indication of vulnerability to diseases related to obesity. If you notice that the memory of many forms and crackles too complicated, there are teams that you can buy to help you measure your body fat at home for your weight management, as the percentage of body fat and electronic Pied. With its more accurate measurement, you can use your weight-management program more effective if the weight to lose or gain weight healthy body.