BMI {& Weigh in Wednesday}

A couple weeks ago, I had an appointment with my doctor. It was a normal yearly appointment and I was due for a prescription refill and bloodwork.

I've been thinking quite a bit about BMI and what mine is/should be. It's sort of a frustrating concept, especially for a short woman with quite a bit of muscle (I did an evaluation at a gym a few years ago and they said I had way more muscle than they thought I would). So I guess it's a good thing that I'm not all fat under my skin! They told me that it was just like having more fuel to burn calories. 

Since I've been thinking about my BMI because they talk about it frequently on Supersize vs Superskinny I figured I would check mine out. Big mistake. 

With my current weight and my height of 5 foot 3 inches, my BMI is 30.6. That puts me in the obese category. Ouch. That was a nasty blow after feeling like I was doing so well. 

I found my BMI information at the Mayo Clinic website.

Hahahahaha dead. 

I asked my doctor what he thought about it and he said that BMI isn't always super reliable, since it doesn't take into account muscle mass. We talked about it for a while and we decided that I should aim for a goal weight of somewhere around 150 and see how I feel from there. That still puts me in the overweight category but he said that I shouldn't be too worried about that. 

He showed me another tool that is used to determine a healthy weight. The hip to waist ratio scale. This gives a good indication if you have fat around your midsection, which is the most dangerous place to have it. Increased fat around the waist brings with it an increased risk for heart disease, colorectal cancer, and diabetes {Source}. All things that run rampant in my family. Anyway, my number on that scale is crazy too... 0.89. Which puts me at a high risk for health problems.

So, I'm hoping that I can keep making healthy changes and improve these numbers! I've got about 23 pounds between me and my next big goal. I also continue to have small goals of 5 pounds each.

Overall, not an exciting doctors appointment. I wasn't super thrilled when I left. Then I got my blood work results back. My cholesterol is high. Again. It was high like 3 years ago, and I lost weight, down to about 175 and it was fine when I checked it then. This time apparently it didn't help. I'm mad. I feel like I'm working hard and my body is just like

Anyways. Moving on to Weigh in Wednesday with Heather, Ash, and Jess.

This week was decent food wise. I got my 30 mins of exercise in every day. I've been rocking that challenge! Here's what the scale said this week: I lost 2.6 pounds this week. I'm pumped over that! Absolutely NOT what I thought I was going to see on the scale!

Height: 5'3"

Last Week: 174.4

This Week: 171.8

Change: -2.6 pounds

Total Loss: 38.2 pounds

How was your week? What's your BMI and your goal? Or, do you think it's all rubbish? I want to know! Leave me some comment love!