Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Hey Fat Boy!
Well, my worst fears have come true. I'm officially fat. I had to see it coming though. I mean you can't eat the way I do and not expect something to fall off the charts. I always thought it would be my cholesteral, but that's always been fine. I've been watching my cholesteral for a few years now. Not watching it as in paying attention to what I eat, but watching it as in getting it checked every year when those nice people come to work for a free physical.
My trainer had me jumping around and squatting and stretching, but not for exercise. He needed a baseline to measure me from. Then, he weighed and measured; poked and proded; he even pinched to get my percentage of body fat. Basically, here's the rundown.
less than 11% body fat is too lean
15 - 18% is normal
above 21% is unhealthy, and the next column is "obese". So, where does my 175 pounds of 6'0" fit? Well, yesterday it fit slightly above 23%. So, yup - I'm an unhealthy fat person. J says that I'm a "skinny fat person".
I really didn't like the way any of this was turning out. I started to pay more attention to what he was saying. I started becoming aware of my dieting habits (i.e. a donut every morning can't be a good thing, eh?). Most of all, I started wearing the label "fat".
I'm not wearing this like a badge (or an overcoat) of shame or getting depressed about it or anything. If anything - I'm feeling challenged now. Like I came into the gym with an idea of what I wanted to get out of it. Now, I have a firm goal. I say, "bring on the pain!" I can't wait until my workout Wednesday.
But tonight I'm having dinner at Tied House. Do 12 ounce curls count?
My trainer had me jumping around and squatting and stretching, but not for exercise. He needed a baseline to measure me from. Then, he weighed and measured; poked and proded; he even pinched to get my percentage of body fat. Basically, here's the rundown.
less than 11% body fat is too lean
15 - 18% is normal
above 21% is unhealthy, and the next column is "obese". So, where does my 175 pounds of 6'0" fit? Well, yesterday it fit slightly above 23%. So, yup - I'm an unhealthy fat person. J says that I'm a "skinny fat person".
I really didn't like the way any of this was turning out. I started to pay more attention to what he was saying. I started becoming aware of my dieting habits (i.e. a donut every morning can't be a good thing, eh?). Most of all, I started wearing the label "fat".
I'm not wearing this like a badge (or an overcoat) of shame or getting depressed about it or anything. If anything - I'm feeling challenged now. Like I came into the gym with an idea of what I wanted to get out of it. Now, I have a firm goal. I say, "bring on the pain!" I can't wait until my workout Wednesday.
But tonight I'm having dinner at Tied House. Do 12 ounce curls count?
