SHOCKING NUMBERS
by Buzzed Beef
I was going to talk about my Back routine today, but I am suspending that to discuss some up-setting news that I received over the weekend. Today's article is purely a reaction to that news; however, it is germane to my fitness goals.
Now, I weigh myself on a regular schedule; so when I weighed myself on Saturday, the 247 lbs that showed on the scale wasn't a horrifying shock. My weight isn't what upset me, but keep that number in mind for the next paragraph.....it's important.
I have needed and wanted to get a body fat calculation for some time. The opportunity presented itself on Saturday. I thought, "what the hell?" I've never been one to turn down free goodies. Mind you, up until that moment, I had been having a tremendous Saturday morning. The day quickly went south after the test was administered. It was a quick and painless test. It used a electronic device with digital readout. I held the device out in front of me, arms fully extended, almost like a steering wheel. It sent a low-level (completely unfelt by me) electric current through my body. It calculated my body fat percentage based on how long it took the current to travel from my left hand to my right hand to complete the circuit....blah blah blah...there's more to it, but I know you are just burning, yearning for me to get to the numbers.....
29.3 % YES, the average of three tests produced an average calculation of 29.3 % body fat. Now, here's where I want you to remember my weight of 247 from earlier. I'll save you the time calculating. That means that 72 lbs of my body weight is FAT....ugly, disgusting, unhealthy fat. I was mortified....still am. I'm absolutely shocked that I can have that much fat on my frame and still look so good. That last one there was some levity. Sometimes you gotta tell yourself things to sleep at night.
The consequences of this are quite and crystal clear. I must make some serious modifications to my diet and exercise routines. ARGH!!!! Once again, upheaval… change... just when I think I find something that will work for me, I have to take a different path. It's always something.
I've agreed to undergo monthly body fat calculations to track my progress. I'll keep you posted of the result and (hopefully) declining percentages.
Until next time,
Hugs (if you can get your arms around my repulsive 29.3 % body fat laden physique) and licks (if you want 'em).