Today At Gym - 07/25

First thing I did this morning was to take my measurements for the week.

As I suspected I still lost weight despite being on a 3165 calorie diet. What really discouraged me quite a bit was when I took my body fat measurement and the percentage came up as 13.3%

My initial thoughts of shock were  that I am getting fatter while losing weight, which must means I am losing a lot muscle which is totally not a good thing!

I took two more measurements which came up as 11.7% and 12.8%. Feeling very annoyed with the darn variability of the machine (which uses the FUTREX 6100 Body Fat Analyzer) I proceeded to do my workout for the day.

Start Time	06:22
Duration	64 minutes
Calories Burned	684 kcal
Session Type	Strength Training
Session Focus	Biceps, Calves, Back

Doing some Internet research I discovered that even hydrostatic weighing, which is perhaps the most accurate way of measuring body fat, is also only accurate to within 2%-3%^[1]. Another thing I came to realize was that my cheap plastic USN body fat callipers are also a complete waste of time since there is no way I can take the measurements at the exact same locations, with the exact same amount of pressure every time.

I will therefore have to accept that there will be inconsistencies in my readings every time I take a measurement, and that I will perhaps only be able to see trends from month to month. I have to admit, this still annoys me quite a bit since it makes it so much harder to determine whether or not I am making real progress on a weekly basis...