BODY MASS INDEX: IS YOUR WEIGHT NORMAL?

Before embarking on a weight loss journey, or any workout routine, it's essential to know your weight and health status. Are you overweight or underweight? You can determine this by calculating your BMI(body mass index).

BMI is a measurement of body fat based on your height and weight. BMI applies to both genders between ages 18-65 years. Calculating your BMI will help you know if your weight is normal or not. According to some health experts, a healthy BMI result is between 18.5-25.

PICTURES OF OUR WEIGHT-LOSS CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS

Let's meet some of our weight-loss participants. The woman in the above picture is Habibah. She's a 28-yrs old mother of 2  and she currently lives in Lagos. She had her second child 5months ago. Checkout her statistics:

Weight: 87kg
Bust: 42
Waist: 38
Hips: 45

 She intends to lose a considerable amount of weight in 1 month. Another picture after the cut.

LOSING BABY FAT: SUCCESS STORY OF A NEW MUM!

Getting your body back after having a baby is not always an easy journey, but some women have shown that with regular exercising, you can definitely lose the baby fat, get your old body back and even improve the appearance few months after delivery.

The latest on our list of amazing transformations is Mrs.Odunayo, a new mum and a business woman whose baby is just 5months old.

WEIGHT-LOSS CHALLENGE REGISTRATION EXTENSION!

Hi guys! I'd like to announce that the registration for our weight-loss challenge is still on. I got loads of emails from interested participants, but many left out some important details, like their statistics.
Please read the guidelines for the registration here. Registration is open till weekend.

Due to the extension of registration, our weight loss challenge has been postponed to kick off next month, 1st of September to be precise.

SATURDAY WORKOUT REPORT!

Hey guys! It's a lovely Saturday morning in this part of the world and I'm just getting up to workout indoors (blame it on...). I'll love to hear what you've been up to? What's your workout routine? What did you achieve this week? Have you exercised this morning?

WEIGHTLOSS CHALLENGE! JOIN IN!

Hello everyone! How you doing? Before going on to announce this challenge, I'd like to thank everyone who's contributed to this blog in numerous ways. I really appreciate your emails and comments.

In the past 2 days, I've gotten loads of emails and comments on weightloss and it's due to that popular demand that I'm announcing our first 1month weight loss challenge. The success of this challenge will pave way for our 100$ weightloss challenge, so it's imperative that you pay close attention to the guidelines and try as much as possible to comply.

DOES LOSING WEIGHT MAKE THE PENIS LONGER? - READER'S MAIL

I got an email asking me the above question. At first I almost chuckled, but then I realised it's not a cause for laughter. I know that when people lose weight most parts of their body decrease in size. ..but the penis! I'm just a female fitness enthusiast, so I can't say for sure, but I asked a few people and here's my favourite reply;

AVOID THESE FOODS IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT

Losing weight can be a hard struggle especially if you've put on so much weight, but with exercising and eating right you'll definitely get off the over-weight department. The choice to exercise and eat right is yours to make. Remember it took a while for you to put on so much weight, you're not going to lose it by magic or a snap of your finger. Taking weight-loss pills is also not advisable, because pills like that are designed to fail, but exercises and the right diet will help you achieve your fitness goals. Checkout my post on weight loss exercises here . For starters you'll need to stop drinking regular and diet sodas/soft drinks.

BEST WEIGHT-LOSS WORKOUT/ EXERCISES FOR YOU!

Eating healthy and exercising still remains the best way to lose weight. If you'd like to lose weight and haven't exercised before or you're not used to exercising, you'll have to always remember that losing weight by exercising isn't always an interesting experience at first, but with consistency and determination you won't only see results, exercising will become a part of your lifestyle.

The best weight-loss exercises will comprise of a cardio aspect and a toning aspect. Here's a list of exercises you can do with no equipment and they're sure to help you burn between 300-1000 calories.