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Wohlfühlgewicht

English translation: feel-good weight

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German term or phrase:Wohlfühlgewicht
English translation:feel-good weight
Entered by: Robyna

21:06 Sep 24, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Nutrition
German term or phrase: Wohlfühlgewicht
In deutscher Literatur über Ernährung, Gewichtsabnahme, etc. ist oft die Rede vom Wohlfühlgewicht. Dieser Begriff findet sich sowohl in allgemeinsprachl. Literatur als auch in Fachliteratur wieder. Gemeint ist das Gewicht, das nicht unbedingt das Ideal- oder Normalgewicht darstellen muss. Es kann darüber oder darunter liegen. Es handelt sich um das Gewicht, bei dem man sich eben wohlfühlt.
Der Kontext ist eine Broschüre über die Wechseljahre.
Robyna
Local time: 06:02
feel-good weight
Explanation:
Eat healthy foods and exercise regularly so that you reach your "feel good" weight. Living at a weight that feels good to you has nothing to do with fat or ...
www.now.org/nnt/summerfall-2005/loveyourbodyday.html - 39k -

But I like "comfortable weight," too.
Selected response from:

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 00:02
Grading comment
Yes, this is the closest to the German also in terms of the tone of the text.
Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7comfortable weight
Sasha2
3 +4feel-good weight
Trudy Peters
4well-being weight
vhz


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
well-being weight


Explanation:
one option

vhz
Local time: 06:02

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: Doesn't sound like a native English solution.
20 mins
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
comfortable weight


Explanation:
see for example:

www.maharishi.co.uk/selfcare/AyurvedaHealthyWeightManagemen...

from a Yahoo search

Sasha2
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  earthreptile
1 min
agree  Kim Metzger: Or comfortable weight range http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/health/08fat.html?pagewant...
3 mins
agree  Textklick
46 mins
agree  Serena Rohrbeck
2 hrs
agree  Mihaela Boteva
4 hrs
agree  Courtney Sliwinski: Or weight you are comfortable with
10 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
13 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
feel-good weight


Explanation:
Eat healthy foods and exercise regularly so that you reach your "feel good" weight. Living at a weight that feels good to you has nothing to do with fat or ...
www.now.org/nnt/summerfall-2005/loveyourbodyday.html - 39k -

But I like "comfortable weight," too.


    Reference: http://www.now.org/nnt/summerfall-2005/loveyourbodyday.html
Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 00:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Yes, this is the closest to the German also in terms of the tone of the text.
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: I like it. It's closer to the German.
1 hr
agree  Sabine Tietge
5 hrs
agree  seehand
6 hrs
agree  Cetacea: "feel-good weight" must be the weight you feel good about as long as you don't step on any scales... ;-)
9 hrs
  -> :-)
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