Granted, this is probably not the way I would normally introduce myself (not without a few cocktails , at least) but it is the how the world of health/fitness sees me. By this I mean a recent "Fit Test" Covenant Health Fitness Center determined my BMI (Body Mass Index) to be morbidly obese. But does it REALLY define me??? (more on that in later blogs, I promise).
There's something honest and humbling about hearing that you are morbidly obese. At first you want to cry. Well, that would be awkward...so you don't do that. Then you want to scream, but that is awkward too. So I just sat there and smiled and accepted what I was being told as the truth (I mean really, what position am I to argue?). I left there mad at myself for letting this happen.
It's my personal belief that the obesity problem in America could be cut drastically if we were all sat down, showed our fitness charts and told "hey, you're mobidly obese, not pleasantly plump." Seeing the numbers hits home and it hits REALLY hard.
About the numbers..they weren't good. One said I'm well below average for Maximal Oxygen Consumption (ironic since I'm full of hot air). I was also told that my percentage of body fat is 49%. Again, it's not good but 51 % of the rest of me believes I can be thin so I'm rooting for that percentage. (If you're wondering, I was never really good at math/statistics so it's really not a surprise that numbers would come back to bite me in the rear).
The bottom line: I have a lot of work to do to lose weight and get those numbers where they need to be. It may not happen tomorrow but it will happen. I can assure everyone (mostly myself) of that.
I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
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