Fat Skinny Person

So, you know how you have a mental picture of yourself and what you look like? And maybe you think you look good...not great...but good, considering you just had a baby 3 months ago and all. Maybe you're not ready for a bikini, but you think you look pretty decent in normal clothes. You might even have some more weight to lose, but you tell yourself it's not that bad because you still weigh less than 80% of the American public. But then, along comes Merlin. Merlin is a personal trainer and whether Merlin is magical, as his name suggests, remains to be seen.

About a month ago, a friend of mine called me and asked me if I would be interested in doing a fitness boot camp with her. Since I haven't exercised since 12th grade and have given birth to 3 babies in the past 4 years, I decided it might be a good idea. So, as part of the program, Merlin comes to your house and does a "free" fitness assessment. I was pretty foolishly confident that my fitness assessment would reveal no more than a need to tone up, and maybe shed a few extra pounds. Well, to my surprise, Merlin had a few tricks up his sleeve and one of them was the fat pincher thingy. He took my measurments, did some calculations, and calmy told me that I had 29% body fat. OK, I thought...whatever that means. But then he said what I will always remember for the rest of my life..."31% is considered OBESE"...(just wait)..."You're what we call in the industry a FAT SKINNY PERSON." Oh...my...goodness...
I didn't know if I should laugh or cry...so I kind of did both. Even worse, my sister and friend were both there too getting their assessments, and I was the "fattest" person in the room! The rest of the day, I just kept replaying the words in my head...FAT SKINNY PERSON...FAT SKINNY PERSON...FAT SKINNY PERSON...FAT SKINNY PERSON. I didn't eat a speck of sugar or fat all day. Hey, wait a minute...

Anyway, we took "before" pictures, which I will post, but only if the "after" pictures are really really good. For now, here's Hannah's pictures: