The Reality of a Skinny Fat Girl

So I’m creating this Blog for all the skinny fat girls! Yes skinny fat girls really do exist! We are the ones who are often able to camouflage those hidden areas that we don’t want others to see. We are the ones who look up one day and realize that we’ve gained 20 lbs out of the blue! We’re the ones looking in the mirror asking where in the hell did these love handles come from!?! But there comes a point in time where enough is enough! You know you can’t keep going on like this! Something has to change NOW or the 20 lbs will turn into 30 or 40 lbs!

I’m tired of putting on outfits and looking like I’m 5 months preggars or wearing a girdle to look like I’m only 3. Or sucking in my stomach until I’m blue in the face just to feel halfway comfortable in an outfit. So what am I going to do about it, I’m going to take back control of my body and my eating habits! How do I plan to accomplish this, you might ask? Well I’m going to start back working out with my trainer and I’m going to eat a better balanced diet. You heard it here first folks!

Skinny fat girls are often those women who were probably always skinny growing up. Could eat whatever they wanted and didn’t have to worry about gaining any weight. Don’t hate me, God made me this way and believe you me it has finally caught up with me. A few have probably even tried to gain weight in the past as well. A mistake that I made myself when I was in college because I believe all of it went to my belly. Which by the way is the last thing to go!

Our weight is mainly in our tummy, thighs and arms! Oh how’d I give my right arm just for my left arm to be toned again! LOL!

We as skinny fat girls also encounter nasty looks from others when we tell them that we want to lose weight or tone our bodies. It is often the look of death! As if we have lost our minds just because we want to lose a few pounds to feel more comfortable in our bodies and about ourselves. We are in no way anorexic or sick in the head because we want flat tummies, toned thighs and arms! You may not think anything is wrong with us, but we know what our bodies could be and this ain’t it! Oh how happy I will be when I lose my bat wings! LOL!

So, on my journey to reduce my Body Fat percentage (lose 15lbs) I will not only share my personal experiences with you but I will also educate you more on the phenomenon of the skinny fat girl! Yes it is a phenomenon. LOL!

Our first lesson will be to explain to you why the term skinny fat girl exists. Well, so many times you hear about what our ideal body weight should be based on our age, height and sex. But did you know that a person who was 5’1 and weighed 125 pounds could be considered obese. Yes it is true. I’m a living witness, I was obese, but looking at me you wouldn’t be able to tell. The highest my body fat percentage has been was 34% and I was only a 125 lbs at the time.

*American Council on Exercise Classification
Women (% fat) Men (% fat)
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

So I decided to start this blog to help keep me motivated on my journey. I was actually making very good progress on my journey up until a couple of weeks ago when I had my body fat taken and it only went down .5% in a 3 week timeframe. Yes only ½ a percent!!! I was devastated!!! So I took a couple of weeks off, I initially intended to only take 1 off. See how easy it is to get out of a routine. But I refuse to let it go on to become 3. Instead of feeling defeated, mad or disappointed that I didn’t accomplish much I should have looked at the bigger picture which was that I had already lost over 10% of my body fat and focused on what areas in my process needed improvement. Now I’m wondering how much of it have I gained back in these 2 weeks!

So I will start anew on Monday June 28, 2010. I’m going to take pictures and post them, have my measurements and goals posted for all the world to see. I have a personal trainer as well b/c I know I can’t do this on my own. My prayer is that once I reach my body fat percentage goal that I will have enough motivation to be able to workout in the gym on my own.

So, are you a skinny fat girl? You wanna lose those last “10 lbs” and get your body fat percentage dowm??? Well get off the couch! Lay off the wine and let’s do this thing together!!!

So until Monday! I will have everything ready to post for you at that time as well. 4 more days!!!

I’m hope you embark on this journey with me and take back your body!!! This will not be easy, but the reward will be well worth the sacrifice!

L