Hi guys! Well, the title of this post says it all. BMI isn't everything. For the past year I've been shooting for a healthy BMI. My goal? A BMI of 24. Normal BMI for my height (5'4") is between 18.5-24.9. So to attain a BMI of 24 (which is the top of the healthy BMI range) is 140lbs. Yeah, I'm still just sitting pretty at 155lbs. 15 lbs from goal. GREAT. Just GREAT! GRRR!
See my frustration? So I tell my Chiropractor about this. (My chiropractor is amazing by the way!) And he suggests we try a body fat percentage test. So I did. My body fat percentage was 25%. The body fat percentage for a FIT woman should be between 21-24%, and for an average normal weight woman should be between 24-31%. So by body fat percentage, I have maybe 5lbs to loose to be in the Fit category.
For REAL? Apparently, I am big boned! LOL! What BMI doesn't take into account is your frame size, your age, or even the amount of breast tissue you have. I want to scream, "BMI, you don't know me!" (You know, like those trashy people on Jerry Springer used to yell at the audience when they would get booed for being tramps.) Anyway, all this made me realize, that BMI just isn't my best tool for calculating what my ideal weight should be.
In other news, I had my one year post surgery checkup the other day. The Dr. was very impressed with my progress. They even asked me to come speak at one of their informational seminars this Saturday morning. (no pressure!) So right now I'm compiling photos for them to use in my presentation. Fun fun. Its not so fun looking at photos of my old self. I barely recognize the person I was. Its crazy. I'll let you know how the speaking thing goes next week. :)
Today's weight:155lbs
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Haters Gonna Hate
Ok, so I know the title is kind of Ghetto. Well, really ghetto, but its how I'm feeling. Here goes:
I haven't blogged in months. One of the main reasons is because I've gotten a lot of negative comments. Not on the blog, mainly other places, but still. At this point I weigh 155lbs. I've officially lost 100lbs. But apparently, you can't please everybody. Hence, Haters gonna Hate.
I've recently gotten comments like,"Stop losing weight! You're getting too skinny!" Um, I'm still 10lbs overweight according to BMI, so I promise, I am not wasting away here. My favorite comment came from a family member. It went something like this, "Wow. I thought you would look a lot thinner, but you do look 100 times better than you did when you were really fat. Maybe I should get that surgery." Um, thanks? Said family member might weigh about 170lbs soaking wet. Luckily I'm not really close to this person, and can easily ignore them.
Sometimes I want to scream, "look here bitches! If you can't say anything nice, then shut up!" And since when did my weight/size become anyone else's business? I guess I thought that by blogging, I had somehow invited people to make those comments. But after talking with my dear friends Kristy and Bryanna, I realized that it's on them. They're the ones being rude. Just because I tell the world how I'm feeling, and what I weigh, it's not an invitation for criticism. So there, that's my excuse for not blogging in a nutshell!
But I'm back! In my size 8 jeans, showing my crazy nutty self again. Hoping to update at least once a week!
Today's Weight: 155
Total Loss: 101 lbs
I haven't blogged in months. One of the main reasons is because I've gotten a lot of negative comments. Not on the blog, mainly other places, but still. At this point I weigh 155lbs. I've officially lost 100lbs. But apparently, you can't please everybody. Hence, Haters gonna Hate.
I've recently gotten comments like,"Stop losing weight! You're getting too skinny!" Um, I'm still 10lbs overweight according to BMI, so I promise, I am not wasting away here. My favorite comment came from a family member. It went something like this, "Wow. I thought you would look a lot thinner, but you do look 100 times better than you did when you were really fat. Maybe I should get that surgery." Um, thanks? Said family member might weigh about 170lbs soaking wet. Luckily I'm not really close to this person, and can easily ignore them.
Sometimes I want to scream, "look here bitches! If you can't say anything nice, then shut up!" And since when did my weight/size become anyone else's business? I guess I thought that by blogging, I had somehow invited people to make those comments. But after talking with my dear friends Kristy and Bryanna, I realized that it's on them. They're the ones being rude. Just because I tell the world how I'm feeling, and what I weigh, it's not an invitation for criticism. So there, that's my excuse for not blogging in a nutshell!
But I'm back! In my size 8 jeans, showing my crazy nutty self again. Hoping to update at least once a week!
Today's Weight: 155
Total Loss: 101 lbs
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