I'm sorry that I have not posted a picture of my belly. Truth be told - I haven't bought a charger for the new digital camera. My belly was looking pretty flat last week, but this week has made is quite challenging to get to the gym. So, technically, you didn't miss anything. :)
Yours truly is a full-time student this quarter. Yes. She is insane. Because of a rainstorm 3 weeks ago, a 6-hour day of class was cancelled and rescheduled. This weekend I have class on both Saturday AND Sunday to make up for it. Unfortunately the weather isn't looking too great now either.... I don't care how bad California drivers are! Everyone had better get their asses to class so we can get this over with!
Current Fabulousness
1.) 2 new fabulous pairs of shoes (flats!)from Bluefly.com... new favorite shopping website.
2.) 1 fabulous trainer who has taught me a million new things to do at the gym so I don't get bored.
3.) 1 fabulous male with which I have been having a great time with over the past couple of weeks.
4.) 2 more fabulous months until I get a break, then start writing my Master's thesis.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Fabulous Friday: Date-O-Rama
This, being the busiest week of the new quarter with work and class, I also put in the time to meet some new people. I will have had 5, yes FIVE, dates this week with 5, yes FIVE different people. I know, insanity. I figured, "Why the hell not?"
Tuesday morning, I woke up worried that the perpetual dating was ruining my karma, especially since the guy typically pays for the date. So, I offered to pay for a few things, just so the Indian God's aren't too mad at me and think I'm getting a free meal. Not what I'm going for. There is only one person I'm interested in seeing again. Someone asked me recently if I was picky. Well, yes. I guess I am. I'm also friends with a lot of men, so it takes more for me to get really excited about dating because I have so many good men in my life.
The eating and wine drinking this week is honestly killing me. I've decided serial dating is bad for my health and will stop very soon.
On top of eating and drinking, I'm still upset and perplexed by the measurement of my B.M.I. which I'm sure we are all tired of hearing about. I'm meeting with a trainer tonight, and I'm going to let her kick my ass..."Oh yeah? Can an unfit person do THIS? Can an overweight person DO THAT?" I feel like I have something to prove - probably a positive.
Coming soon!! I picture of my belly! That's right. I'm going to do before and afters! It's crunch time!
Tuesday morning, I woke up worried that the perpetual dating was ruining my karma, especially since the guy typically pays for the date. So, I offered to pay for a few things, just so the Indian God's aren't too mad at me and think I'm getting a free meal. Not what I'm going for. There is only one person I'm interested in seeing again. Someone asked me recently if I was picky. Well, yes. I guess I am. I'm also friends with a lot of men, so it takes more for me to get really excited about dating because I have so many good men in my life.
The eating and wine drinking this week is honestly killing me. I've decided serial dating is bad for my health and will stop very soon.
On top of eating and drinking, I'm still upset and perplexed by the measurement of my B.M.I. which I'm sure we are all tired of hearing about. I'm meeting with a trainer tonight, and I'm going to let her kick my ass..."Oh yeah? Can an unfit person do THIS? Can an overweight person DO THAT?" I feel like I have something to prove - probably a positive.
Coming soon!! I picture of my belly! That's right. I'm going to do before and afters! It's crunch time!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Follow up to fatness
Helga asks: "How on EARTH did the goon at 24 Hour Fitness determine that you were overweight? If you are overweight, then surely I am morbidly obese."
1.) Helga is tall and slender, and runs 10 miles a day. She is not morbidly obese. That's just ridiculous.
2.) My B.M.I. was calculated according to:
a.) My self-reported height of 5'4''
b.) My weight of 132 pounds (with clothes) taken at the gym
c.) A "fat pincher" measuring sample in tricep area.
d.) An additional pincher sample by left shoulder blade.
f.) Final pincher sample on side just above hip bone.
= 25% body fat
1.) Helga is tall and slender, and runs 10 miles a day. She is not morbidly obese. That's just ridiculous.
2.) My B.M.I. was calculated according to:
a.) My self-reported height of 5'4''
b.) My weight of 132 pounds (with clothes) taken at the gym
c.) A "fat pincher" measuring sample in tricep area.
d.) An additional pincher sample by left shoulder blade.
f.) Final pincher sample on side just above hip bone.
= 25% body fat
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Apparently, I'm a fatty
Or, maybe not so apparent. I don't see the problem. I work out 3-5 days a week and can pump out a 10K pretty easily. I've gained about 5 pounds over the holidays... me and everyone else I can think of.
You can understand my astonishment when my body fat was calculated at 25% - "overweight" according to 24 Hour Fitness Body Mass Index standards. The trainer taking my measurements said I have an athletic build, putting me up a notch, possibly into the "fit" category. (Does this category exist, or does she know that I know that the assessment of my B.M.I. was B.S.) I went online today to confirm results. Somehow, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute calculates that I am "normal."
Who shall I believe? A corporate gym who obviously wants my money, but saw me in person, or a national health organization and their quick online version?
The B.M.I. standards really irritate me. I don't think anyone knows what a body SHOULD look like or how much fat is acceptable. Somehow our society makes normal people feel overweight, but they tell overweight people that big is beautiful, etc. So, what ARE they trying to say?
I believe it should be about health. The B.M.I. assessment doesn't ask about daily habits, exercise, or health... it just tells you how "fat" you are. Have you seen a football linebacker? Those guys are huge, and I really don't think they should be considered "overweight" or "unfit."
So, if the 28 year old, 5' 4'' curvy woman who runs a 7:30 mile and works out 3-5 days a week was told she is on the verge of being "overweight" I would suggest you ignore that B.M.I. crap from the corporate gym, any US department of health, and especially those people on TV and live a healthy life according to what you want and you need.
You can understand my astonishment when my body fat was calculated at 25% - "overweight" according to 24 Hour Fitness Body Mass Index standards. The trainer taking my measurements said I have an athletic build, putting me up a notch, possibly into the "fit" category. (Does this category exist, or does she know that I know that the assessment of my B.M.I. was B.S.) I went online today to confirm results. Somehow, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute calculates that I am "normal."
Who shall I believe? A corporate gym who obviously wants my money, but saw me in person, or a national health organization and their quick online version?
The B.M.I. standards really irritate me. I don't think anyone knows what a body SHOULD look like or how much fat is acceptable. Somehow our society makes normal people feel overweight, but they tell overweight people that big is beautiful, etc. So, what ARE they trying to say?
I believe it should be about health. The B.M.I. assessment doesn't ask about daily habits, exercise, or health... it just tells you how "fat" you are. Have you seen a football linebacker? Those guys are huge, and I really don't think they should be considered "overweight" or "unfit."
So, if the 28 year old, 5' 4'' curvy woman who runs a 7:30 mile and works out 3-5 days a week was told she is on the verge of being "overweight" I would suggest you ignore that B.M.I. crap from the corporate gym, any US department of health, and especially those people on TV and live a healthy life according to what you want and you need.
Friday, January 04, 2008
Fabulous Friday Continues 2008
Even a crappy Friday can be a fabulous one:
+ I'm back at work and classes start again next week. Me likes the busy times.
+ I've been working out a lot over the break, which is amazing dedication in my humble opinion.
+ I made an appointment with a trainer, who I hope will show me how to use the "man weights" so I can hang with the big boys. I'd also like some tummy exercises so I don't end up LOOKING like my father as well as ACTING just like him.
+ Obama won the Iowa Caucus. I know that doesn't mean he'll win a nomination (a la Howard Dean) but it makes me happy that Iowa isn't as conservative as I thought.
- Huckabee won the Iowa Caucus, proving that Iowans are as conservative as I thought.
- I hate the dating process. So much a process of elimination and confused people.
See, only two negatives! Life is fabulous.
+ I'm back at work and classes start again next week. Me likes the busy times.
+ I've been working out a lot over the break, which is amazing dedication in my humble opinion.
+ I made an appointment with a trainer, who I hope will show me how to use the "man weights" so I can hang with the big boys. I'd also like some tummy exercises so I don't end up LOOKING like my father as well as ACTING just like him.
+ Obama won the Iowa Caucus. I know that doesn't mean he'll win a nomination (a la Howard Dean) but it makes me happy that Iowa isn't as conservative as I thought.
- Huckabee won the Iowa Caucus, proving that Iowans are as conservative as I thought.
- I hate the dating process. So much a process of elimination and confused people.
See, only two negatives! Life is fabulous.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Community: A Tale of 4 Friends
I felt the need to add onto, or perhaps give a different perspective to Saba's latest post re: the desire for a community. I just had dinner with NoBo, one of my best girlfriends last night. Besides heartburn from Chinese food, we also had a heartfelt discussion about the past and anticipation for the future.
NoBo and my relationship is the product of college, when there used to be 4 girls who were very good friends. One by one each girl seemed to check off the boxes (sometimes a bit out of order), but we endured most things together: crushes, boyfriends, husbands... but suddenly babies came along and everything changed.
Long story short - Misunderstandings and rumors led to bad events, thus a couple of the girls began plucking friends off the vine as they saw fit. NoBo and I were both plucked. Neither of us have really understood why, but I figure it comes from the need for communal change. These "pluckers" have found a community with family and children, and apparently didn't feel that we fit their community criteria.
Unfortunately these events have greatly diminished MY sense of community. I've moved a lot, but I didn't realize that a community could leave YOU. I can't say there has been a crush or boyfriend in my life who has devastated me as much as these two girlfriends.
My community has greatly changed in two years. I currently tend to think of my community as all of my friends, acquaintances, and networking connections. As people become busy checking off all of life's boxes, we begin to see each other less and less. Each relationship is different than the other, and each fulfills a need that each person has. Although NoBo and I have checked off different boxes, we still make time to go out to dinner, have coffee, shop, or go to a concert together. We still fulfill a need that the other has.
This is true with all relationships. I think we tend to make time for those we need, and those who fulfill us and bless us in different ways.
I am also always in search for community involvement, but find that I often stretch myself thin in order to fulfill myself in a variety of ways. A personality profile says that I tend to hang on too long to relationships that I know should end. (This profile was in the context of romantic relationships, but it may be true for others.)
Maybe this means that my ex-girlfriends knew something that I didn't... Maybe in order to build a strong community, you need to get rid of those who don't match the criteria. I can't help but find that incredibly sad.
NoBo and my relationship is the product of college, when there used to be 4 girls who were very good friends. One by one each girl seemed to check off the boxes (sometimes a bit out of order), but we endured most things together: crushes, boyfriends, husbands... but suddenly babies came along and everything changed.
Long story short - Misunderstandings and rumors led to bad events, thus a couple of the girls began plucking friends off the vine as they saw fit. NoBo and I were both plucked. Neither of us have really understood why, but I figure it comes from the need for communal change. These "pluckers" have found a community with family and children, and apparently didn't feel that we fit their community criteria.
Unfortunately these events have greatly diminished MY sense of community. I've moved a lot, but I didn't realize that a community could leave YOU. I can't say there has been a crush or boyfriend in my life who has devastated me as much as these two girlfriends.
My community has greatly changed in two years. I currently tend to think of my community as all of my friends, acquaintances, and networking connections. As people become busy checking off all of life's boxes, we begin to see each other less and less. Each relationship is different than the other, and each fulfills a need that each person has. Although NoBo and I have checked off different boxes, we still make time to go out to dinner, have coffee, shop, or go to a concert together. We still fulfill a need that the other has.
This is true with all relationships. I think we tend to make time for those we need, and those who fulfill us and bless us in different ways.
I am also always in search for community involvement, but find that I often stretch myself thin in order to fulfill myself in a variety of ways. A personality profile says that I tend to hang on too long to relationships that I know should end. (This profile was in the context of romantic relationships, but it may be true for others.)
Maybe this means that my ex-girlfriends knew something that I didn't... Maybe in order to build a strong community, you need to get rid of those who don't match the criteria. I can't help but find that incredibly sad.
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