NSV...holy ****!
Last night at work, it was ridiculously slow (I work at the local Y) and so, at a particularly boring time of night, I decided to bite the bullet and get the head trainer to redo my body composition analysis (the last one I had done was in late February.)
I set my goal BF% at 28% (since the last time, it was at 34%) and we put in my gender (female), my age (32), my height (5') and my body type (athletic). When the results came out, the trainer went, "Holy....****." And I was standing there going, "What? WHAT?! Oh my god, it's horrendous, isn't it? I'm half fat, aren't I? WHAT?!" And he says, "In order for you to get to 28% body fat....you'll have to gain eleven pounds." .......Pardon me? But he was right. As of last night, I am at 22.4% body fat. And yeah, yeah, I know....those body fat analyzers are not as accurate as being measured with calipers. I know that. But there's no way they're that far off-base. Like, I doubt that I'm really at 40% body fat or something. I'm just amazed, because on my last analysis, I was at 34%. I guess that weight training is paying off! And I guess that explains, too, why no one ever believes that I weigh as much as I do....because I don't have that much fat. (According to the analysis, out of my 140 pounds of total weight, only 32 pounds is fat.) Let me tell you, I have been on cloud ten ever since last night! *L* |
Congratulations! :cheer:
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That's awesome! I have one of those hand held ones, it has me at 38%, I had my body fat done at the gym with calipers, 7 spots, and it was 33.6%! So yes it was off, but it was higher than the calipers.
So even if it's off by a little bit that's seriously so freaking great! Good going! |
Thats awesome and you are inspiration :)
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That's great!
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That's tremendous. Congratulations.
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Yay!!!
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We did a second analysis, using the ridiculous goal BF of 15%, and according to that, I'd have to lose 10 pounds to reach that goal. But, I have no desire to bring myself down to that level....15% body fat just sounds way too low to me, and I've got enough hormonal problems without dropping that low. |
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Here is my source. Here is another study showing similar results. And another. By the way - I am in no way trying to invalidate your results. The point is that BIA is not accurate. I wish it were. As for the 3% figure ... even a DEXA scan has a margin or error of 2% so I find it incredibly difficult to believe BIA could have a 3% margin. |
WOW That's amazing!!!! Good for you snoofie!! I'm gonna go into my local gym to see a buddy and have him do my Body Composition Analysis too!! :)
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Now that's a great NSV!! :trampo:
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Dude, seriously? For someone who's "not trying to invalidate my results", you're doing a damn good job of it -- and getting on my damn nerves in the process. I AM HAPPY WITH MY RESULTS AND WOULD BE EVEN AT 8% HIGHER. There is really no need to go citing sources to try and prove that you're right, because I don't give a ****. |
Congrats Snoofie that's an awesome accomplishment!!!!
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In doing most any body fat analysis, the change is generally what matters, not the actual number and you've had a huge change. Congrats!
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