I think I’m in love…

Britney Spears is no where NEAR this hot!!! Look at that itty bitty waist and those eyes! *WiPeS DrOoL* Does “America’s Got Talent” even air in Canada? How come I’ve never seen it on TV. Maybe I’m just blind or incredibly out of touch with my idiot box. I’m sure he’s lipsynching, but he’s got some videos of himself singing on his YouTube page here and I gotta say, it sounds pretty similar. Either way, I still thought I’ld share the hot version of Britney with the world. Derrick Barry everybody! Swoon~ ^^

First things first! Your Body Mass Index or BMI is supposed to be an indicator of how healthy your weight is by comparing it to your height. I say “supposed” because it is only a rough guideline and will not be accurate if you are super athletic and musclemanish, i.e. muscle weighing approximately 3 times as much as fat.

However, if you’re the average person, and like the rest of us blobs you eat when you’re hungry and exercise when you have to, and throw up on mom’s shoes after running 300 metres uphill before passing out… (hohoho poor lizliz ^^), then you’re good to use this means of “overweight”, “underweight” or “proper weight” estimation

*For those of you who are not so mathematically inclined, 1 meter = 100 cm and 1 foot = 12 inches.

And thus, Using our Imperial formula as an example,

1. First, weigh yourself. Write down your weight in pounds. (For argument’s sake, let’s say you’re 100 pounds, you skinny creature.)
2. Multiply 703 with your weight. (In this case, 100 x 703 = 70300)
3. Measure your height. Write that down in inches. (For example, if you’re 5 foot 4 inches, you would have 5 x 12 + 4 = 64 inches.) Square it. (64² = 64 x 64 = 4096)
4. Divide your weight figure with your height figure. (70300 ÷ 4096 = 17.16 which you would round up to 17.2)

To rate your BMI:
Underweight = 18.5 or less
Healthy weight = 18.5-24.9
Overweight = 25-29.9
Obese = 30 or greater

At 17.2, this would make you severely underweight, and you should eat more until you’re fat and happy. Hurray!

Remember, just because you happen to fall into the healthy weight category doesn’t necessarily make you healthy!! We all know those annoying people that eat nothing but junk food and drink buckets of lard all day, never, ever exercise, but won’t gain an ounce. Probably have a high percentage of body fat, but it doesn’t show and no one can tell, so they go around pretending to be skinny all day. Grrrr…This is what I term as the SECRETLY FAT phenomenon that I am OPENLY JEALOUS of. But more about that next time. Byebye!

p.s. If you’re lazy like me, forget the math and just use the calculator up thar. XD

Recently, I’ve been reading a lot about the phenomenon of blogging away excess weight. It seems like the wait at the supermarket is so much more bearable with these interesting articles in female magazines, about strong willed individuals who were once unhappy with their heavier selves, and are now enjoying a much more fulfilled and energetic life..hmm.. all from starting a blog and letting the world know how their progress is. It does sound very weightwatchers-ish, but I suppose that’s the main thing in any venture. Support and Encouragement.

I can’t see why it would hurt to try! Why, even Sakuraku has gone and done it, and although all you can gather is a lot of starvation and cheating and apples and fainting… It’s a start

*Sakuraku! - This is Lynngirl’s personal blog. Go visit!

I was flicking through the Asian Pacific Post yesterday when I found this:

Looks like Asian women (and men!) have started changing their minds about eyelid surgery, as in, instead of getting eyelid surgery to create wider, Westernized eyes, more and more of them are beginning to request double eyelids, while still retaining the oval, oriental shape and look, known as “Asian Blepharoplasty”.

Statistics indicate (I really should quote my references but I’m too lazy! Sorry!) that Western Eye Surgery is still the most popular request in the plastic surgeons offices across Asia, while in North America, it seems that eyelid operations are the third most popular body enhancement choice after breast augmentations and nose jobs, although now, more Asian American women want their double eyelids to still look Asian instead of Western. Hmm. Even though the reason for surgery may have changed for Asian women in the West (to look like the other 50% of Asian women who are born with double eyelids, instead of trying to look Western), the actual number of Asian American women requesting surgery continues to rise rapidly and exponentially year after year. Apparantly, “Beyond the aesthetic benefits of the procedure, women patients who have had double eyelid surgery frequently cite greater ease of applying eyeliner as a major benefit of doing the surgery.” Double hmm.

So it seems that the double eyelid craze has gone down a notch so Asian women are beginning to choose to retain their identity although still opting for surgery. What do you think? Is it aesthetically viable? Too severe? Too permanent? Fantastical? Gorgeousness?

My opinion: both the mono-lid and the crease can look amazing depending on how you work it. Wouldn’t it be great to have temporary ways to create double eyelids so you can mix and match your eyes to your outfits? (More on that coming soon! Watch this space.)

What DO you think? Leave a comment.