Raw Food & Fitness-Day 1It is day 1 of our 100 Day Raw Food & Fitness Experiment. We are excited to be starting this journey. Since we have been vegan for 15 years and eat a lot of raw food we don't expect to first few days to be all that hard. It will be a week or two into it when one of us has a stressful day and all we want is a big bowl of popcorn, a cookie, or a piece of chocolate that it will be a challenge. Starting StatsHere are the stats we will be tracking over the next 100 days. We plan on doing a weekly update so you can see how things are going.
Weight & Body Fat %For all the Weight and Body Fat % measurements we are using a Tanita Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Athletic Mode and Body Water Body Mass IndexBody Mass Index or BMI is a measurement that compares a persons height and weight. It is probably the most commonly used diagnostic measurement for assessing the relative risk of weighing what you do vs. how tall you are.BMI Categories: * Underweight = <18.5 * Normal weight = 18.5-24.9 * Overweight = 25-29.9 * Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater To calculate your BMI Click Here Waist to Hip RatioWaist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the ratio of your waist circumference to your hip circumference (calculated by dividing the waist circumference by the hip circumference). WHR looks at the amount of fat stored on your waist compared to the amount of fat on your hips and butt.People with more fat located around the waist are at higher risk for diseases such as heart disease and diabetes than those who carry weight around their hips and thighs. Excessive abdominal fat is an indicator of health risks. A waist circumference measurement of over 35 inches in women and over 40 inches in men may increase risk. Waist to Hip Categories According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): For men, a ratio of .90 or less is considered safe.For women, a ratio of .80 or less is considered safe. For both men and women, a WHR of 1.0 or higher puts you at higher risk for heart disease and other weight related problems. To calculate your WHR get a tape measure and measure your waist at your belly button and your hips, well, at your hips and divide the waist number by the hips number and voila, your WHR. Go to Raw Food & Fitness Start Page
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It is a great scale that tells you your weight(of course) and your body fat percentage. It is really easy to use and seems to be pretty accurate and reliable. (Durable too. Max, our 2 year old dropped it and it was fine.)
