Choosing Your Ideal Size  Your ideal size is the size that feels
the best, at which you have the most energy, the best health,
and the highest self-confidence and self-esteem. In the
following, you will learn several methods for determining your
ideal size. We recommend simple strategies but also have
included the preferred medical ways to select your size.  Beware
the Scales  Thank goodness, scales are finally out of favor.
More and more people and professionals understand the
limitations of scales and are finding other methods for
measuring body size.  A scale doesn't really tell you much that
you don't already know, but for a perfectly harmless device in
itself, a scale sure can alter a person's moods. If you get on a
scale in the morning and have lost a pound, you can feel great
about yourself all day. Inside, however, you may be wondering
why it wasn't two pounds. If you have stayed at the same weight
as the day before, you are doing fine, but on second thought,
not all that well. If the scale reads more