In 24 hours...

...I finally get to meet this girl!!

If you haven't been reading Twelve in Twelve by Ann, you have been missing out. She has accomplished SO MUCH in just the last year alone.  She has ran in 5ks, 10ks, and completed her first half marathon.  She's also ran a Ragnar Relay and biked 40 miles.  She is truly inspiring and I cannot WAIT to meet her in person!

I'm also lucky enough to get to meet Ash who is a fellow Utah blogger.  I love me some Utah bloggers!  We have a great weekend planned, and I am seriously so excited.

Julia and Rachelle--I will be in your neck of the woods on Saturday. Belated St. George victory lunch?  Could be fun!  :)

A Weekend in Pictures

This weekend was wonderful.  I went to our local amusement park with my partner in crime (aka Running Roommate) and her sister.  I felt like I was a teenager again and had a fantastic time.  I want to go back right now!!

Sisters!

I LOVE roller coasters!

Of all the rides, this one scares me the most.  I hate heights!

Sexy face.

More sexy face. 

Love this girl!

We followed up the fun day at the park with a delicious meal at the Bombay House in Salt Lake City.  They have the most delicious authentic Indian food.  It is one of my favorite restaurants!

Chicken Coconut Korma.  YUM!

How was your weekend?

I just ate half a twist donut...

...and I don't even feel bad about it.  It was yummy, y'all.

Can we talk about this?

I am not ready for this.  Feels like 31 degrees outside?  Where the crap did fall go?  It was seriously 90 degrees last week.  I think I am in shock.  I have a heater under my desk to keep me warm and I keep inching my toes closer and closer to try to warm them up, and I've burned myself more than once as a consequence.

I'm going to pretend this isn't happening, just like I'm pretending my pants aren't getting tighter.  It will all go away if I ignore it, right?  Right....

This One Time

This one time I came face to face with some delicious cheesy dip that a coworker brought in to share.  It looked and smelled delicious.  It was being warmed in a tiny crock pot and sitting next to it was a lovely bag of Stress Chips.  We all know how much I love Stress Chips (particularly in the afternoon).

However, as I looked at those delicious Stress Chips and Stress Dip I did a quick self inventory, realized I wasn't even hungry and that I only wanted to eat the chips because they are delicious, but not because I needed the fuel.

Even still, I took another step towards them.  I really really wanted to eat them.  It was a rare office treat.

I took another step towards them.  I was within grabbing distance.  I could almost taste them.

And then I turned and walked away...

Progress, people.  Progress.

Apparently I can't count...

And by that I mean that while I can certainly count from 1 to at least a quadrillion, I certainly can't seem to count my calories.

Why is it so hard?  I mean, all I have to do is a quick search on MyFitnessPal (user: sugar4becky if you wanna add me) and there are the foods and their respective calorie contents.  It's a quick add.  However, I apparently can't even do that.  Why not?  Because I already know the answer!

Years of off-and-on again counting have left me with a good estimator when it comes to calorie content.  I don't count all my calories because I know they add up to no good.  Why is it that our female bodies only need about 1400-1800 calories per day to function and maintain, when I swear it takes a good 2000+ calories to make me feel full.

These are the things that are frustrating about trying to lose weight...

If at first you don't succeed, try and try again...

Dum dum dum....the RESULTS!

I survived the bod pod!  Have you guys ever seen one of these contraptions?  They look totally space age:

You can pretend that is me in that gigantic space egg.  I wore the swim cap and everything!

The test was pretty much painless.  They took my height and weight (5 pm weigh-ins are NOT my friend), and then had me change into skin tight shorts/capris (I wore my running capris) and a sports bra.  I quickly hopped into the pod and looked forward to it closing.  Least favorite thing about the test?  Having to sit while wearing tight capris and not having a shirt to hide the muffin top!  Good thing the technician did a good job of averting his eyes.

Anyway, once the door on the pod closes the fun begins.  For a 50 second interval, the pressure in the pod is adjusted as the air is used to measure the fat in your body.  It wasn't uncomfortable, just a bit weird.  It felt like someone was repeatedly trying to pop my ears.  Anyway, after 50 seconds they open the pod up to check on you and make sure you are okay and then close it down for another 50 seconds and repeat the test.

And that's it.

Yep, super short and sweet.  Minus the paperwork, the whole thing took less than 2 minutes.  The results were instantaneous.

So what were they?  Drum roll, please!

Height: 65.5 inches
Weight: 154.787 lbs (so specific!)
Body Fat %:  29.2%

As you might remember from my previous post, I was hoping for somewhere close to the 27% range but expecting something about 31%.  So...smack dab in the middle!  I can't complain too much.  This percentage puts me in the "Moderately Lean" category (but just barely).  According to the printout I received, if you are a female with a body fat percentage between 22-30%, you are moderately lean.  If you fit into this level, your fat level is generally acceptable for good health.

Yay, right?

Except the test has a +/- 2.7 pt variance.  So, my body fat percentage could be 26.5% or clear up to 31.9% which puts me into the "Excess Fat" category.

With that in mind, I have made a goal to get down to at least a 27% body fat percentage or lower.  In a perfect world, I would be around 20-24%.  That seems incredibly far fetched to me at this point, so I'm just going to take it one percentage at a time!

Have any of your ever gotten your body fat percentage tested?  Were you surprised at the results?

I have to admit that it is a bit disheartening to think that nearly 30% of my body is made of nothing but fat.  That's crazy, right?  Oh well, it is what it is!

An another note, cold season is here and has found me.  Thank goodness for Afrin.  Have you ever used the stuff?  I was totally against the idea of a nasal spray, but after trying it once in a moment of desperation I am a total convert.  It's a miracle worker on clogged sinuses!

How was your weekend?  Mine was spent watching my church's General Conference and laying in bed trying to get better.  I'm looking forward to feeling 100% and getting back on the active wagon.  I haven't worked out in weeks!