I have just spent ten days with my parents and family back home. Do you want to know what every single friend and relative said to me? "When you expecting?"
They were'nt talking about children. They were talking about me having a big belly. Now, I have been out the forces now for eight years. I have been to University, and I have been travelling. I now work for the largest IT company in the world as a Technical Consultant. I spend a lot of my time talking on my phone, and sat behind my laptop. On a day to day basis, I generally don't do a lot of exercise. However, I have been saying for the previous three years that I need to Get Fit and Stay Fit.
I always thought my Body Fat was over 30%. After all if you take the standard test which is:
- Work out your height in metres and multiply the figure by itself
- Measure your weight in kilograms
- Divide the weight by the height squared (the answer to Q1)
For example, you might be 1.6m (5ft 3in) tall and weigh 65kg (10st 3lb). The calculation would then be: 1.6 x 1.6 = 2.56. BMI would be 65 divided by 2.56 = 25.39.
If I followed this example, I am 1.8m tall, and weigh 100kg. This would currently mean 1.8 x 1.8 = 3.24. 100 / 3.24 = 30.9 . As the BMI Categories are:
- Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
- Overweight = 25-29.9
- Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
I would be classed as Obese. ME?? OBESE! :(
However, I discovered a different site today. The CholestorolNetwork . Here you enter in your height, weight and sex. You then enter in your waist size and hips size. Finally you enter in your forearm and wrist size. After I entered my results in, it comes back with 24% body fat. "You have 52.7 Pounds of fat and 167.3 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water)"
Anyway, I know I have this belly. I have to do something about it. As such, from today and for the next two months, I am on a diet.
I will not drink any fizzy drinks. Eat any chocolate. Drink any alcohol. I will do exercise every day.
I will let you know how I have done at the end of February..
