How do I know if I’m at a healthy weight?
So many people are trying to maintain a weight that feels exhausting to sustain. Maybe you’re constantly hungry, thinking about food all day, struggling with cravings, or finding yourself stuck in a cycle of being “good” during the week and overeating on weekends. If staying at a certain weight requires constant restriction, food rules, or willpower, it’s likely that weight isn’t actually healthy for you.
5 signs you’re at your healthy weight
A healthy weight isn’t the lowest weight you can achieve or a specific number on the scale. It’s the weight your body naturally sits at when you are:
- Nourished: Eating regular meals and snacks, honouring your hunger and fullness cues, and eating enough overall.
- Satisfied: Allowing all foods and satisfying cravings without guilt, rules, preoccupation, or fear.
- Physically well: Medical markers like blood pressure, heart rate, blood work, energy levels, and digestion are in a healthy range
- Minimal food noise: Stable mood, flexible approach to eating, and more mental space for things that matter to you.
- Regular period: Your body feels safe and supported enough to maintain a consistent menstrual cycle (if applicable).Â
If you’re not sure whether the weight you’re striving for is realistic or healthy, we’d love to help.
