Friday, May 13, 2005

Uh-oh; weight didn't rise but BF did

So it turns out I may have a new best enemy, other than the scale: The Body Fat Skin Caliper. My weight hasn't changed much in the past week or two, but my body fat did.

New reading:

26.41%

It's up a bit kiddies!

And basically, (this makes sense) I added about an inch to my upper waist measurement! So, it turns out the basic formula totally works. For a two week period, I eat whatever I want (essentially -- I don't record it). And many fewer workouts (probably 25% of the calories I would have burned in any of the previous 12-16 weeks) and magically, though my weight doesn't go up, my body fat and measurements rise. Presumably, some muscle lost but fat gained and I, magically, end up at the same weight.

But, really, this is counter-intuitively good news: What it really means is if I control my diet and get the workouts happening, the weight will continue to fall off, as will the lower body fat percentages I really need.

cek.

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