Out of Control Fatroll

We’ve posted the rules for round 3, and as we’ve revealed, all of us will be in a bikini at the end. We’ve also upped the ante by including a new – more accurate – set of numbers.

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Thanks to Kim at 24 Hour Fitness (the William Cannon location in Austin) for the help. She’s a fantastic master trainer who is very knowledgeable of what it really means to be healthy.

For this round, we’re including all of our numbers and most importantly, our body mass index (BMI) measurements. BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women.This along with your waist circumference and overall weight are great indicators of your health. If you’re curious about your BMI, check out this online calculator.

Here is how our’s break down:

Fascinating, right? The numbers indeed do not lie. Here are a couple of interesting tid-bits:

• We all weighed-in much higher than our final numbers from round 2. Oh, the reality is exposed.
• As expected, Ms. Ashley is kicking butt with the lowest BMI body fat % amongst the group. In fact, she’s the closest to the “fit” category. Here’s how you should interpret the BMI body fat %numbers (for adult women only):
  • Essential Fat: 10-13%
  • Athletes: 14-20%
  • Fit: 21-24%
  • Acceptable: 25-31%
  • Unhealthy: +32%
• Women should fall into 23% to be considered healthy and fit.
• For those that want those six-pack abs during bikini season, you have to fall in the athlete section.
• I realized that despite losing a lot of weight the past couple of months, I’ve also lost a lot of muscle. Sad.

We’ll be continuing these measurements every month to keep ourselves accountable along with our weekly weigh-ins. Round 3 is officially underway and looks like for some of us *ahem – myself* have some work to do.

UPDATE: We’re slightly dumb. Kim just sent us an e-mail saying she measured our body fat percentage, not our BMI. Maybe that makes us feel a little better? We still have too much fat!