In a recent seminar, we explored the concept of Health at Every Size — a framework that shifts the focus away from weight loss and onto sustainable, healthy habits that boost fitness and overall well-being.
Key insights included:
✅ Weight loss isn’t the only path to better health.
Research shows that improving fitness — through regular strength training, cardiovascular exercise, better nutrition, and stress management — has profound benefits, even if body weight stays the same.
✅ Weight cycling (yo-yo dieting) is harmful.
Repeated cycles of weight loss and regain can increase inflammation, reduce muscle mass, and raise the risk of serious health conditions — often doing more harm than simply carrying extra body fat.
✅ Fitness > Fatness.
Studies have shown that individuals who are overweight but physically fit have similar, or even better, health outcomes compared to unfit individuals of any weight.
✅ Your genetics matter.
Up to 60–80% of body weight variability in people living with obesity is genetically influenced — proving that weight is about much more than willpower or lifestyle choices.
✅ A new approach is needed.
Instead of chasing the scale, focusing on building strength, improving fitness, and creating healthier habits leads to longer-lasting, more meaningful health improvements — with or without weight loss.
Our message is simple:
Weight loss is a valid goal, but it should never be the only measure of success. Your strength, your fitness, your energy, your health — these matter far more than the number you see on the scales.
At MEE-FIT, we’re here to help you feel better, move better, and live better — no matter where you’re starting from.