It had to happen again at one point, I guess

[kaiserkuchen]

Today is the first time since about half year that I have actually engaged in strenuous physical activity. After our day full of errands, Ma dragged me to our housing community/mooban's gym and I proceeded to wheeze my way through a half hour of the cardio machines on middle setting. IT FELT LIKE I WAS ABOUT TO DIIIIIE AFTERWARDS, lol I am so out of shape >_>;; (aaaand we're gonna try for longer tomorrow! Ahhh)

This suddenly willingness to be dragged to vaguely sportive activities on my side was perhaaaaaps prompted a bit by what happened at the hospital the last time we were there for some of Ma's check-ups. There was this fitness promo stand that was offering free blood pressure and body fat percentage measurements, and yours truly, masochist that I am went for a go of the latter option. It's amazing what these newfangled weight things can measure now, I got this whole barrage of data out of it. APPARENTLY, at 176cms/72kgs (5'8/158lbs) I am still in a normal weight range, but for my age class I am officially a "fatty" with my body fat percentage being a whopping 32,4% (over 30% pushes you over that mark, it seems. DAMN THE JUNK IN MY TRUNK). Lolllll the poor guy explaining the data to me was all trying his best to be ~tactful~ and ~optimistic~ about what I could do to change and I was just standing there cracking up because, wow, it sure is something to see that number black on white. But I also have a very good to extremely high bone density and an average muscle mass. Which would end the flood of data on a positive note, but nooo, I then got the memo that I apparently have the metabolism of a 30 year old, too XDD (my first reaction to that was basically 'WTF HOW CAN THEY MEASURE THIS BY ME STANDING ON SOME METAL BITS ON A SCALE?? XDD)


AH WELL, MUST TRY TO VAGUELY TOUGHEN UP*. Summer in Vienna is approaching! I am friends with Carmen and Hazel, both tiny and petite ladies! I do not want to look like their giant beached whale friend on our pictures! FIGHT FIGHT etc etc 8DD


*it seems that Carmen is going to sign me up for beginner's rock climbing classes with her at the USI anyhow?? Oh boyyyy~~

Comments

[cheshire-tabby.livejournal.com]

aaaah, Sharon I feel with you so much.
somehow it seems that my ass is trying to escape from the fact that I hardly fit into cheap monday pants any more and I, myself, have to admit that I am hiding behind cookies.

:D
good old life, eh?

[jorajo.livejournal.com]

THIS IS GOING TO TRIGGER MY "THOSE CHARTS ARE LIES" SOAP BOX. WHEN YOU CAN AMEND SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION SUDDENLY OBESE OVERNIGHT, THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO BREATHE NOW.

I need to start bellydancing again though srsly, I AM OUT OF PRACTICE AND SHAPE.

[gwy.livejournal.com]

LOL i won't start talking about MY weight XD Aber ich war heute auch brav und hab mich beim Sportverein angemeldet und ne stunde TaeBo mitgemacht

[luscious-mangos.livejournal.com]

but isn't this better than being over athletic like tegoshi who only has 8%? and ueda who trained so much last year that the scale wouldn't show his percentage anymore coz it can't measure it if it goes below 5%! these boys are not human!

[hemlocke.livejournal.com]

...if you have a disproportionate amount of fat, then by definition I am one of those people who take up more than one seat on the bus =_=

[hyourinmaru.livejournal.com]

Strenuous physical activity? I have forgotten what that feels like!

And ohhhhhhh, housing community makes so much sense! I've been trying to figure how to translate หมู่บ้าน into English for ages. "Village" isn't quite right, y'know? :D