Friday 10th January 2008.
Weight: 9 stone and 10 lbs
So, it’s started. My new diet plan and exercise regime officially began yesterday. I wish I 
could deny any final binge drinking or general chocolate gluttony but there were things left over from Christmas that had to be ’put away’. Think Twelfth Night of food; it’s bad luck otherwise or something.
I had my first Powerplates class at Good Vibes at lunchtime, but first I had to fill in my vital statistics. The primary goal for the programme is on toning and not necessarily losing weight (muscle creates weight, you see?). I have to measure again in 5 weeks and then again at the end…The current dire situation then:
Tummy (around the belly button line): 32″ (although my actual waist is 28″)
Hips (line of the hipbone): 36″
Thigh (halfway between knee and hipbone): 18.5″
Arm (halfway between shoulder and elbow): 10.5″
Bust (in line with nipples): 35″
Apparently, the natural female shape has an approximate 70% waist to hip ratio and a 75% waist to bust ratio. I’m sporting a 77% waist to hip ratio and 80% waist to bust ratio is and I am determined to get back to my defined hour glass figure; with a waist to hip and bust ratio of 75%. I’ll live longer apparently! If you want to know, the mathematicians claim that the perfect ratio is 70%; unsurprisingly Jessica Alba is the example that the geeks have cited..
My BMI is 24.1; phew, it’s just within the ‘normal range’. I’d like to be firmly within it so this needs to come down too. Apparently, men prefer a BMI of 20; however, it’s not realistic for me but it’s interesting that their ‘desire’ decreases only slightly on BMI’s higher than 20 as opposed to less.
So, I’m on my way. I feel really optimistic. Ok, it’s probably just the novelty factor at this stage but I’m looking forward to cooking healthy food in the evenings. Plus I’ve just seen some underwear reduced to half-price that I really ought to treat myself to if I have a good two weeks…
