Ok, so 8 weeks have passed since I joined the gym and started working with the trainer, and the scale has gone up and down, and then just stalled. I figured it was just your typical weight loss plateau that most people have, and it would start moving again eventually. Then, my clothes started getting looser, even my underwear. Now I know why:
This week my trainer checked my progress with this machine called the Bod Pod. You may have seen it on The Biggest Loser. It's a big metal pod-shaped machine that measures your body composition. There's a door on the front of it with a plexiglass window so you can see outside, and a little bench to sit on inside. It sort of takes the place of skin calipers and there's a little scale attached that they weigh you on first. It reminded me a little bit of a space ship, and kinda reminded me of an MRI machine too. It even makes the same sort of noises as an MRI! Before you get in it, you have to put on a bathing cap, and strip down to a bathing suit, or sports bra and spandex shorts, and you can't eat or drink or exercise beforehand, because this will cause inaccurate results, I was told. I was first measured about 8 weeks ago; they recommend you only use it every 6 to 8 weeks at my gym, because some people become totally obsessed with it and want to use it all the time.
So here are my results:
I went from 47.6% body fat to 39.8%! (Wow, I was made up of 1/2 FAT! Gross...)
I went from 52.4% lean to 60.2%!
I went from 89.4 lbs of fat to 74.4 and 98.4 lbs of muscle to 112.6!
89.4 lbs of fat - 74.4lbs of fat = 15 lbs of FAT that I lost!
112.6 lbs of muscle -98.4 lbs of muscle = 14.2 lbs of muscle that I gained.
They're nearly even, so that explains why the scale didn't budge but my clothes are falling off. I can't wait to check it again in another 8 weeks. In the meantime, I'm gonna go enjoy a sugar-free popsicle.
To learn more about The Bod Pod, go here: http://www.bodpod.com/
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