Any road will get you there

The quote is from Alice in Wonderland: Alice is lost in wonderland and she bumps into the catapiller. She asks which way to go, and the catapiller responds casually..."well, that depends entirely on where you want to go."
Alice responds, "well, I don't know where I want to go."
"Then, my dear, any road will get you there."

There are several items I am trying to put in place for my son and I as we become true knights. One of these is the physical aspect. For years I have been involved in Christian ministry. I worked in churches and a Bible College. All of these positions require you to have smarts, but rarely do they require any physical effort. You turn pages, read and talk...not very physical work.
To become a knight is a different challenge. You must be an excellent physically model. You are required not just to be a student or a preacher. You are required to do the tasks that are fitting for a Knight.
So, I needed to know where I stood physically. When I graduated from High School I weighed 129lbs. I was pretty slim, I admit that. The next summer I worked on a ship in Alaska and did more physical work. In Bible college, I worked out, but also ate in residence and so I put on a significant amout of weight. When I was married, I weighed 140lbs. Still pretty slight. Today, I am 39 years old, and have had a career that was not very physically active. So, I am a whopping 178.2 lbs I knew I needed to drop some weight, but how much? I decided to check a body mass index chart. If you haven't used one before, this is what it looks like.



So, this meant that as I did my calculations I decided I needed to pair down 14.2 lbs. This would put me at 164lbs, which would have my BMI numbers under 25%. This is still not great, but should be considered normal, and since I am physically working out (running endurance and weight lifting), as well as hand to hand combat training and weapon training, I think this will be the proper weight.

As for my son, since he's only 16, the normal BMI numbers are all mixed up. Josh would normally be considered significantly overweight. However, his last meeting with his Dr. said his bone structure should have him at about 195lbs. So, in his case he will have to shed 33.8lbs. I thought this would be SHOCKING for Josh, but he took it in stride. I think he must have known that he'd have to pair down, and he seemed slightly encouraged to have a number even if the number is still a very high number to reach.


Again, until you know where to go, any road will get you there. Now at least at this one stage...we know where to go.