I will preface this by saying I hate working out. With a passion. It is NOT fun. Even with my favorite music playing loudly in my ears. I literally have to force myself to put on my sneakers and go out for my morning "run". I have been doing 1 mile every other day or so for 2 weeks now. Started at over a 14min. mile and am down to just under 11min. Not too shabby. Still not good though. This is my Third week and I am committed. I have since passed the time where I usually give up! YAY!!
I am doing a fun 5K "Warrior Dash" in July. First leg is up a mountain. What the heck am I thinking? The only thing that may ensure I cross the finish line is the promise of beer at the end. Copious amounts of liquid gold.
It is comical how out of shape I have found myself to be...but finding inspiration has been easy. From M., who has amazing legs that I envy, to a couple HS friends, Bubble and Hambone who, to know them today, you would never believe who they were in HS. They are true athletes and should be proud of what they have accomplished.
So, with that, I continue on my journey to getting fit, and losing weight. I am not obese, but I am over weight. Luckily I carry well, and do not "look" my weight (I am vain enough to say I am happy for that fact), but at 5'4" and 140lbs...I could easily stand to lose a few...or 15lbs. I have a body fat percentage of 26.23%, and that is "acceptable"...but I'd like to get down to 14% Body Fat. That should bring my weight to a healthy 118lbs.
I have always known not to strive for a strict number. I could never weigh 100lbs. I would look anorexic. I just don't have the body for it. Using Body Fat chart is a better way about finding YOUR personal "ideal" weight. I have 36.72lbs of body fat based off of body measurements. That means, 103.28 of my 140lbs is bone and tissue. You MUST have some body fat in order to actually function. For women it is higher. "Essential Fat" for women is 10%-12%. That means that for my body to even function properly, I should not strive to fall below 115lbs. Go to the link to read more. There is also a Body Fat calculator. It is not 100% accurate, but is a better gauge than BMI.
So, anywho...logging in my stats,
Weight: 140lbs
Waist: 26.5"
Wrist: 5"
Forearms: 8"
Bicep: 10"
Hips: 36.5"
Calf: 14"
Thigh: 21.5"
Ankle: 7.5"
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