Body Fat Follow-up and Peanut Butter
Trainer Kevin has left me barely able to sit upright, but I wanted to get this posted before my complete collapse.
Thanks so much for your kind words and such on my body fat news. My personal trainers are a little dubious about the results, so we're going to do another test with them soon to see how close their numbers are to the gym manager's reading. Her margin of error, if there is one, wouldn't be significant enough to put me too much higher, so I'm still mighty happy with these results.
In her kind comments, Diana mentioned that the number seemed low in comparison to her understanding of what constitutes normal-healthy body fat percentage. Ditto for me, Diana. Like you, I thought low-to-mid 20s was a really good number. And it is. It turns out that anywhere between 16%-25% is good for a woman in my--ahem-age group. (If you scroll to the bottom of the link, there's a handy reference chart.)
What I didn't take the time to mention last night was that the gym lady suggested that I get to 9% body fat by losing--get this--38 more pounds!! Oh yeah, that's going to happen. For one thing, I doubt I can lose 20 more pounds. Forget about twice that. LOL Also, I don't care to BE 9% body fat. Am I crazy? I'm thinking I would look gaunt, plus the only curves I'd have left would be the skin flaps where my breasts and hips are now. No, if I can affirm and keep a body fat % under 20 and lose another few pounds, I'll be quite content. Very content. Elated even.
On to other news, and this is HUGE: The folks at Hungry Girl report that Peter Pan has a whipped creamy peanut butter that has 50 less calories per serving than most other PBs! I did not know this! Do you have any idea what this means? I can have a peanut butter & banana sandwich (on whole wheat, of course) for 300 calories! I'm in heaven!
Oh, btw, the HG folks have a new book of recipes coming out soon. I'm looking forward to checking it out. They use a lot of "shelf products", but they mostly choose healthier options. My kind of people.
Okay, I'm toast. I hope you all had a fantastic day and enjoy an even better tomorrow!
~
Labels: Heathy(-ier) Eating, misc., personal notes
12 Comments:
I think it's kind of awesome that your BF% is in range of people 'up to 30' that makes you more than awesome!
heh heh
well, at least that's what I think :)
Have you tried making your own peanut butter by blending peanuts up?
It's pretty good but takes some doing.
There's a great article on the National Institutes of Health web site about body fat percentages. The article is headlined Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight.
This topic is more complicated than it might seem at first.
Great post, and great blog. Thanks for sharing your story.
@rose - Hah! I hadn't thought about it in that light! I'm feeling that floaty feeling again! :)
@andrew - My local fresh market has a peanut butter machine, and I've tried it. You're right; it's good! The problem I ran into was shelf life. :(
@jim - Thanks for the link! I know the spouted numbers, but not the science behind it. I've got some studying to do!
Peanut Butter is my weakness, so I will be checking out healthier (and more expensive) PB soon. I just can't go forever without pb! I'm with Rose-to be in the normal range-even the middle part of normal...AWESOME!!!
LOL...Cammy, I must confess that my mind's in the gutter this morning, and I won't even TELL you what I thought about your "Trainer Kevin" statement! :-)
Gym Manager's an idiot. Why would you want to be at 9%? Gah. I'd be turning cartwheels if I were anywhere near where you are! And even if she were off by as much as 5%, which seems unlikely, you're still MONDO healthy. Screw her. (My, aren't we salty today, V?)
And OMG on the peanut butter! I cannot wait to go find some! I haven't been eating much because I really don't like the sugar-free and the other stuff is just a little too much calorie-wise. This could make the difference. Thanks for the tip!
V.
I love that whipped peanut butter. It spreads so easily on bread.
Still good news, none the less! And the gym lady is crazy. I would think that would be a percentage for someone competing in a competition of sorts.
Awesome news on the pb!
Hope you are able to recover from your kicking workout!
NINE percent? What? I'm with you - why go there?
Good for you for getting a great workout. Move your bod a little and it'll help with the soreness. (Counterintuitive, but true.)
Congratulations! That's awesome, girlfriend! And 38 more pounds? HA! I can't wait to get my body fat measured when I come home to America... I don't remember what it was before, but I remember the look the trainer gave me. Maybe they have it on file... we'll see.
btw... I tagged you, if you're interested. :) See my blog.
Have a great week!
~briy
if you like pb, smuckers has a natural pb that tastes fantastic and is not processed at all. yum!
Thank you all for your commments and the PB tips!
@V - If I'm going to have to actually think about what I'm writing, I'm doomed. LOL Thanks for a good laugh. (Kevin's a sweetheart, but not *that* kind of sweetheart!)
@briy - Thanks for the tag. I'll try to honor it this weekend!
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