In this weeks blog Chapter 9 is about weight management and body health. This chapter is really important towards my health aspect. As an athletic child my muscle mass always outweighed my body fat. Even though i looked and was physically fit, the number on the scale always played a big role in my life.
What stood out to me first in this chapter is understanding BMI or Body Mass Index. When looking at the chart someone my age and height should weigh around 120. When i went to the doctors i had weighed more then that and my doctor told me i was perfectly healthy to her due to the amount of muscle i have built up over the years of sports. When working on my health aspect my BMI always brought me down. I felt that number just was not realistic for someone like me. It was nice having my doctor on my side.
Another thing that stood out to me in this chapter was how lifestyle factors can contribute to obesity. When i started this health aspect journey i never knew how much lifestyle factors can play. Until recently i had the choice to either have a nice fried meal from McDonalds that i haven’t had in forever or a grilled chicken salad. I know it seems basic but chooses like that i didn’t think were big factors. I realized for some people the meal they eat is mostly based off of what they can afford or is offered to them. So i chose the salad of course but it made me realize how hard this journey may be for other people.
One of the major interesting facts i found in this chapter were that there are actual people out there who need to GAIN weight. My health aspect is focused on loosing weight and and building up my stamina since the three knee surgeries i have had i have gotten less active. So my health aspect is my goal to change that, i never thought there could be people with the goal to gain weight. After reading this chapter it showed me that some people have many different reasons that can result in them not being able to gain weight and attention isn’t one of them.
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