I'm Fat?

My mother got me into the fitness trend. This year I've been involved in ballet, basketball and weight lifting. At home I like to stretch and I take advantage of my membership to 24 hour fitness and run on the treadmill. I like to swim when I can.

Do I raise my heart rate for twenty minutes five days a week? No, but I don't worry to much.

At least not until a few days ago when I found out that Alex noticed I have cellulite on my thighs and butt. How embarrassing! I can't control people's thoughts but he is opening his mouth and telling other people.

To be honest I did know I had a small amount of cellulite but I figured I had a healthy amount of fat on my body. I'm not built like a stick, to my ballet teacher's dismay, and I definitely consider myself to be curvy yet still slender. Underneath my soft stomach I have some muscle. My calves are stronger than Alex's.

At 5'4 inches tall, I weigh around 115 pounds. My BMI is 19.7 (the normal ranger is between 18.5-24.9). If I lost as much as ten pounds I would be considered underweight.

I don't have a perfect body, but I'm not afraid to wear a bikini to the pool. At least, I wasn't until I heard what Alex said. Now, my insecure feelings are pushing me to the gym and towards a diet-not a calorie slashing diet, a food exchange diet where I eat more lean protein and dark veggies and less foods high in sugar and fat. I do have a sweet tooth.

I've always heard guys don't like super skinny girls but maybe that is just wishful thinking? Either way I'm not going to ignore this new problem. Cellulite is fat and the way to get rid of fat is to replace it with muscle. My hope is jogging will help burn fat and build up some muscle. I'm also going to tone my abs. I've been itching to try some yoga classes not only to help sculpt my body but also to cross train for ballet.

Wish me luck? And please, next time you see me at the pool, try not to stare at my thighs.