At this very moment, I'm watching Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. This is ultimately one of my favorite shows. I love being able to see people transform right before my eyes. I dream of being just like those people one of these days. It's so hard, like I've said before in a previous entry, to lose weight when you're not old enough to go on a weight loss show, to drive to a gym to workout, or to even buy my own good foods to eat to keep me on track. The youngest person I've seen on one of these shows was 18, and I know for a fact that I can't wait until I'm a senior/graduated to get some help!
Because I'm the type of person who likes to have a plan (I'm so much like my mom at times), I wanted to know where I stand physically. I do a lot of research, because I'm on the computer all the time. Also, Health, Nutrition & Wellness I, and Catering I this year helped me out a lot with expanding what I know about my body.
My statistics stand as followed:
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| I'm hopefully going to be joining the swim team this year, and I pray for a change <3 |
Name: Jehna Hope Powell
Gender: Female
Age: 15 1/2
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 249 lbs.
BMI: 37.9
Body Description: Obese
Weight Percentile: >98th percentile
Body Measurements (roughly):
- Bust - 47.5"
- Waist - 41"
- Hips - 48"
- Thighs - 27.5"
- Biceps - 16"
- Calves - 18"
BMI - Body Mass Index
BMI Categories: Underweight <18.5, Normal weight 18.5-24.9, Overweight 25-29.9, Obese 30<Weight Percentile - Weight compared to other Americans
Weight Percentile Categories: 15th percentile means you are close to average weight, 90th percentile means your weight is greater than 90% of others, and 20th percentile where 80% of others weigh more than you.
Body Measuring Techniques:
- Bust: Wear a bra (like you normally would) and wrap the measuring tape around the largest part of your chest
- Waist: Wrap around the smallest part of your midsection (above your belly button more than likely)
- Hips: Wrap around the largest part of your midsection (below your belly button)
- Thighs: Wrap around the widest part of each thigh
- Biceps: Wrap around the midpoint between your shoulder and elbow
- Calves: Wrap around the largest part of your calves (midway probably)
*Check out this link for more information! Sure, it's not an official source, but it definitely has some pretty great information on it! http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmirefs.htm
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| When my chest, and body, are actually fit, this is going to be the first thing I put on <3 |
Even though I did this to myself, I still think it's weird to look at these statistics about my body. Now these are a shock to me too, because I had no idea that my boobs were that big! Honest to blog, if you have small boobs and you hate them, I hope you realize that a big chest has very few benefits. I have neck and back problems because of my boobs. I have acne on my back and chest because I have to wear a regular bra and a sports bra daily just to keep my chest looking normal. It's so embarrassing to say that, because I know it's entirely abnormal to wear more than one bra, but I have to! I have to because I hate running with big boobs, I can never find just one bra that fits the size of my chest, and all these other reason. How about I don't go into any more detail. My goodness, I hope no guys are reading this! Anyways, my chest is a huge problem for me, and I hope I lose a lot of my midsection weight especially. I have never liked my thighs either. I don't think I have ever, not even once in my life, wore shorts that came above my knees. When my legs get toned up, I have the perfect pair of jean shorts that I am saving for that magical day! It's really hard to look at all these statistics above about "normal Americans" and girls my age, because I know for a fact that I've never been normal: mentally or physically! I've been overweight all my life. I can't say at this moment what my exact goal is for my BMI and other measurements, because I don't know what they exactly mean yet.
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| Motivation for Fitness Challenge, and working out in general (courtesy of Pinterest)! |
I can't wait until school starts, just because Fitness Challenge is going to be the greatest thing that has happened to me my whole life I believe. I have high expectations for this class, so I hope Herring can really preform this year. Overall, though, I have to realize that my weight loss and all of this is an all day every day routine. I can't just workout for an hour at school and then come home and repeat my old habits. My mom, my siblings, my friends, and even my cat (inside joke) are going to have to change our ways in order to improve mine and their physical and mental well being. Aww, this is going to be golden. I have sincere faith in my sophomore year. You watch me.
