Insurance

With getting a teaching job this past year, I also had the pleasure of receiving my own insurance. (Insert sarcastic grin here) I chose to go with the wellness plan which was a little bit cheaper but you have to have a yearly physical and some blood work done in order to maintain it. No biggie.

Last week I had my blood work done. I apparently have a nice, juicy vein in my right arm because that sucker was flowin'!! The nurse got all excited when she felt it. I guess you'd have to be a nurse for that kind of excitement. After filling what seemed like 100 vials, I was free to go with another appointment scheduled for this week. This brings me to today. Today was round 2 of the physical. Just your normal routine business - blood pressure, being asked every question in the book about "have you had any...", and so on. I was eager to know my height - strangely all of the times I've been to the doctor they have not measured this. I can officially say I am 5'5. Kind of depressing seeing as I was hopeful for a few more inches but I'll take it. The only downside of this is my height/weight proportion is way off. I had to have my BMI measured (Body Mass Index) and that was the part that I dreaded.

If you've ever had this done, you will recognize the handheld gadget that looks like an Xbox controller. Some might have had the fancy ma thematic version done. My nurse was on point and did it in her head. With a height of 5'5 and a weight of 175, my BMI was 29.1. Your BMI is measured on 4 scales: Underweight (<18.5), Normal, (18.5-24.9), Overweight (25-29.9), and Obese(>30). My "mental goal" was to not be in that last category. I was relieved to see that I wasn't but it was a bit disappointing to be in the overweight category. I kind of knew it was coming but I was also hoping to not be .8 away from the worst category.

I have a great doctor who I feel really comfortable talking to. He asked me if I was physically active in sports or anything. I told him about dance and that how after I quit dancing I just seemed to steadily gain weight. He suggested keeping up with CrossFit and adding in a food regiment now. He said two weeks should be long enough for my body to be used to the new exercise and that starting with portion control and slowly taking out "bad foods" will do wonders. He wants me to try it on my own for a few months and if I don't see results like I should, come see him and start on his meal plan. He said it was tough and I would really have to stick to it but I think I could do it. I'll definitely keep it on the back burner.

So to add to the previous goals, now I have to get my BMI down. It sounds like an easy task, however, at my height, reaching a "Normal BMI" is getting down to 145 lbs. 30 lbs to lose!! The task has just gotten a little bit harder, but I'm ready for the challenge.

If you are asking yourself, "I wonder what my BMI is?," click HERE to find out.