A different perspective on fat loss

[kacey1]

OK - I'm obsessed with the numbers... I admit it! (better than being obsessed with the food )

Anyway - I have a scale that measures fat percentage. It is usually so depressing that I ignore it. But I do measure my fat percentage every week, just so I can look back and see how BAD it was! Anyway - started playing with my numbers and LOOK....

Weight Before = 101,7.... Fat % 0.487... Fat= 49.5279.... Other=52.1721
Weight Now = .....98 .......Fat % 0.45 .....Fat =44.1......... Other=53.9
Diff in kg. = .........3.7 ...................LOST Fat=5.4279...... Other=<1.7279>
Pounds ...............8.14 ..................LOST Fat=11.94 .........Other=<3.8>
This means even though the scale says I've only lost 8 pounds that I've actually lost almost 12 pounds of fat! And I've gained 3.8 of, hopefully, muscle! (hope I calculated this right..)

YEAH BABY! Measurements DO rule... I knew that damn scale wasn't telling the whole story....

Just wanted to share for those of you who, like me, get depressed by the SSLLLOOWWWWLLLY decreasing numbers!

Kacey

[IrishIrish]

While measuring with a tape measure won't give specific percentages, the results are similar. A scale sometimes doesn't reflect weight loss, but the measurement will show a different story. Bottom line is that the numbers sometimes don't tell the entire story. Our bodies are transforming, though.

[2big4mysize]

woo hoo for you.


remember folk the scales only know you had a change in total mass lwhen the pounds change not what kind or if you added muscle and fliud mass while shedding fat mass as you worked your Atkins to morph your body. happy low carbing

[dreamof145]

Thats very informative. I'm going to a women's day retreat tomorrow. They are doing a whole day on women's health issues. (breast, pap, and counseling) (Blood pressure, blood sugar, BMI) (bra fitting, hemoglobin, color analysis). I'm excited to see the results.

[msnicksmom]

Woo hoo! I have found the best gauge of overall loss to be your clothes. You body wil change in all kinds of ways and places as you stick to this WOE.

Hugs
Denise

[kkat55]

Congratulations on your loss! That is FANTASTIC!!