Week Two: My BMI

Feb. 7, 2015

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUCCCCHHH!  

Yup, I need a donut right about now and I am not talking about the kind you eat (though I would KILL for one right now).  I am talking about the kind you sit on when your behind hurts.  Let's just say, I am now busting my ass.  Planks, TRX pull-ups, kettle ball swings, burpees, mountain climbers, rows, this list goes on!  All to melt away each pound of fat from my body and build muscle to replace it.  I am OK with this pain.  In fact, I love this pain.  It's the good kind.  And it's my pain that measures success.  Anyway, enough about how I feel, here are some facts.

BMI:

A BMI is a body mass index which is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meter.  Right now my BMI is a 31.3.  A healthy BMI is 18.5-24.9. Overweight is a BMI of 25.5 - 29.  And obese is a BMI of 30+.   In diagram 1 my body mass probably looks like letter c.  Find out your BMI here.

Diagram 1: 

I am really looking forward to these bones carrying around less weight.  Each push-up is my vehicle to a healthier body.  My *hunger and cravings are lessening, my skin is clearing up, and I am sleeping better.  I can only imagine what I will feel like after 13 weeks.

Results:

After my first week I have gone from 199.4 pounds to 194.  I have lost 5.4 pounds, more than my 4 pounds per week goal. Woohoo!

*Interested in what I've been eating? For a delicious recipe, very similar to my dinner tonight, try this easy salmon cake recipe from Simple Nourished Living.