Don Herbert

Don Herbert, who was better known as Mr. Wizard died yesterday. Very saddening, I used to watch him all the time as a child on Nickelodeon. It was one of the few educational shows that didn't talk down to children and actually held my attention.

BMI

Had the same conversation twice today. I was moaning about how friggin' fat I am and two different people both told me to STFU.

So, little nerdy computer me decides to hop on the NHI BMI calculator page and see if I really am fat. Mind you, for the last five years it's not been about height/weight ratios it's this weird body/mass index thing. I know about it but have never run my numbers.

So, clinically, I am 175cm and 155 pounds. Not grossly obese, no, but a little chunky. This dumb BMI thing tells me I'm 23.5, a little on the high side of 'normal'.

But really, wtf is normal? I've got DD boobies and thunder thighs. Sure, the rest of me is alright, but I've got some really bad spots. I'm certainly not 'normal'. Wonder what it would be if I chopped off my boobs? Would I really be underweight then? I don't think so.

And who's to say a body builder or athlete who's a normal height but muscular and therefore heavy is 'overweight'? I know a guy who had problems in the Army 'cos he was a weightlifter and his measurements weren't right, so it flagged him as morbidly obese 'cos of his huge muscles and tiny neck. Well, wasn't fat weight, it was solid muscles.

Getting on with things, Rachel's downstairs tracking again. Doing some Amy Lee song as she's really getting better with it. Timing's better on it and she's breathing less noticibly on the longer holds.