What is a Body Mass Index?

Your body mass index (BMI) is an indicator of your total body fat, which is related to your risk of developing or dying from a weight related disease.

While there are some limitations with BMI calculators, they do provide you with an idea of how overweight you may be.

How to Use the BMI calculator

1. Enter your height to the nearest inch.
4 feet – 48 inches
5 feet – 60 inches
6 feet – 72 inches

Example: if you are 5 feet 6 inches enter 66 inches

2. Enter your weight to the nearest pound (nobody sees the results so be honest)

3. Click the “Calculate My BMI” button with your mouse

unit
age
sex  
height ft   in
weight  lb
height  cm
weight  kg

What the Results Mean

The calculator will  show your BMI and where this number lies on a relative risk scale.

You can use this result to decide if you need to call us for weight loss help or not.  Our programs are effective regardless of the amount of weight you wish to lose.

Our Programs

Monthly Digest

  • Preventing a Weight Loss Disaster

  • We all want to make our family and friends happy, and many of us go to great extents to put a smile on others faces. But how much do you sacrifice your own needs to satisfy others happiness? Perhaps, for example, your children ask for pizza for dinner. While you might be focusing on your weight loss goals, you may suddenly feel guilty about not taking your children to the movies yesterday after you promised them they could go, and if you aren’t prepared then this feeling of guilt may drive to merge from your weight loss plan.

  • How Obesity May Affect the Brain

  • According to a recent study, obesity may affect areas of the brain that control appetite and the impulse to eat–and overeat. While many people argue that losing weight is all about self-control, medical weight loss specialists understand that obesity is a struggle that many people have difficulty attempting to overcome. Weight loss clinics in Baton Rouge can help you to overcome the impact that obesity has had on your mind and help you to begin living a healthier lifestyle.

  • Becoming Aware of your Hunger Cues

  • Often times when we are having a bad day, we gravitate towards something that makes us feel comfortable. Most comfort foods aren’t packed with nutrients, and aren’t being eaten and consumed because of hunger. Emotional or “head hunger” differs greatly from physical hunger. Emotional eating can be a day-to-day occurrence that most people live with without even fully understanding or realizing. Obesity is one of the largest health problems we face today, and without separation between head and physical hunger, it is often very difficult to make a long term change.