Day after day, writers tend to sit for hours writing that novel or story, and over time, this can become a potential problem. Their metabolism may slow down and the pounds can inch up. Statistics show all kinds of health problems associated with obesity.
If you’re an author, you are aware how your image plays a role in promoting your books. You are asked to speak or lecture at a gathering, or promote your books doing book tours and signings. Or even better yet, you’re asked to go on a TV show, like Oprah! That is not the time to think about losing weight! You have to start now, before that book goes out on the shelves, so when you go on that stage or in front of the television, you’re looking and feeling good.
How can you tell if you’re obese? Here are a few ways to tell –
you pinch the area around your waist and it’s two inches thick,
you lie down and can’t feel the top of your breastbone,
your clothes don’t fit you,
you avoid having your picture taken,
you keep telling yourself you need to get a new scale because your scale isn’t working
Check your weight against the Body Mass Index table provided by NIH website:
