The Lowdown
So here’s the lowdown. I bought a body composition scale today. YIKES! This is the beginning of Week 6 of my weight training, and now I have some baseline figures.
Okay, here they are. (Creeporama)
My body fat is at 30.4%. This was a shocker. I had no idea it was so high.
My muscle mass is at 34.9%. I guess that’s good. I don’t know how I compare to other 33 yr old females. At least I have more muscle than fat. That’s encouraging.
My weight in pounds is 159.2.
My bone mass is 3.3% which is apparently really good according to the reference charts.
My body water is at 50.1%. I need to drink more water.
The scale recommended a daily calorie intake of 2757. That seems really high to me. I doubt I eat that much. Yet I’m not dropping any weight. But I am making a lot of changes these days, both in diet and exercise. So we have nothing to do but wait and see. I will check my stats again in one month.
October 26, 2008 at 1:33 am
Wow, that is an amazing scale. All mine does is tell me what I weigh. You may not be dropping weight because you are losing light fat and adding heavier muscle. If you keep up your workouts, soon you won’t need to compare yourself to other 33 yr old females—most will be far below you. Good luck!
October 26, 2008 at 6:38 am
You’ve got a baseline set, now time to see how your plan works for you. Good luck reaching your goals. Keep moving forwards, and enjoy your journey.