Body Fat Calculator

So, I'm trying to lose weight. again.

of course.

nothing new.

Just had a baby 5 months ago so the numbers aren't pretty. Pregnancy isn't nice to me, to say the least. I weighed in at 130 pre-baby #3. 171 {yes +41 lbs} the day before delivery and 170 on a 5 days post partum visit. Yep. Lost ONE whole freakin pound!!! 

You wouldn't believe how pissed off I was. You know... aside from being incredibly sick from a UTI and Pre-eclampsia. The post-partum swelling was ridiculous. I had to take medicine to help with the BP and help to reduce the swelling. Then I got a terrible kidney infection. Sucked.

But here I stand today....145 {on a good day}. Not pretty on my 5'3 {ish} frame. 

I wouldn't mind if it was all muscle.

it's not.

I wouldn't mind if it was in my butt more than in my belly and back. And love handles.

it's just not pretty.
I'm not happy.
Nothing fits. I can't even fit into my pre-pregnancy fat jeans.
I live in yoga pants. And scrubs. Thank goodness for having a job where you basically get to wear pjs to work! I have a few pairs of jeans I can wear, and the size? yeah, 11 or 12 makes me cringe. Ok, they do fall off me, but my body is just awkward. 

I know it could be worse.

I know I should be happy the way that I am.

BS

Bottom line....
 I'm not.
 I'm allowed to want to make myself better. Make myself more in shape, more fit, more healthy.
So I took some measurements {why, oh why?!?}
About.com has a body fat calculator and I was curious....
Age:{ahem}30
Weight:145
Height: 62.5 in 
Neck: 13 in
Waist: 38 in
Hips: 39 in 
 {and just for kicks and giggles....Bust: 42 in  - btw: I was a G right after I had Gavin. A G!!!! way too much boob. I'm surprised I didn't topple over}

My results almost made me cry.
seriously.
My husband doesn't believe it.
According to that calculator, I'm obese.
WTF, man!!?!?!
But then I saw that put my height in inches and the rest in centimeters. It said I had 80% body fat!?!?!? HAHAHA. I'm slow.
But then I put it in correctly. Still Obese.
And I actually do cry. 

3. Your Results:

Body Fat %: 40.96   Lbs/Kgs of Body Fat: 59.39  Lean Body Weight:  85.61

Body Fat Chart
Classification	Women	Men
Essential Fat	10-12%	2-4%
Athletes	14-20%	6-13%
Fitness	21-24%	14-17%
Acceptable	25-31%	18-25%
Obese	32% plus	25% plus

Great.

SO it starts now.

Clean eating {like actually being serious about it, with only one cheat meal a week--not turning it into a cheat week.} The hubby is more on board now than when I started in January {finally!!!! He is so not supportive when it comes to food. --sorry babe ;)} 

We have done more juicing, adding that into the diet can only be a good thing {in my mind}

Plus, I'm still breastfeeding. And the boy's gotta eat! So I don't want to cut out nutrients as I'm cutting calories. Basically I just need to put my big girl panties on and show some self control. I'm not going to lie. I can eat. Like I can put away some food, eat more than my hubby eats. I'm not proud of it. I get it from my mama - thanks woman. {love ya mom!} But my metabolism isn't the best {remember my age, I'm getting old} and I haven't been exercising enough. It's just dang hard with 3 kids and two jobs and taking care of our house and everything else. Not gonna lie, sometimes I feel overwhelmed. But I need to really start making time for me. Otherwise I'm not going to start feeling better. And I'll just be more unhappy, and angrier. And lots of other stuff I don't want to get into....

I really want to be in the fitness and maybe even athlete range {yikes!}

 Goal: Drop from 40.96% body fat to less than 20%

yep. I already dropped it in half just as I'm typing this {remember that 80%?!?!}

It'll take time but I will get there eventually. 

Hopefully sooner rather than later, though, right?