Weight loss and perseverance

Just under a week into the new Month and having hit my initial goal of losing 100 lbs, I have been studying my data logs and have decided to modify my approach a bit to hit my ultimate goal.

Back in mid-December I started using an electrical impedence meter to measure my body fat percentage (lbs) and “core” non-fat weight (total weight minus fat lbs=core weight)

Back then, my core weight was 149 lbs. Now, my total weight is down by 7 lbs, but my core weight is 153 lbs...up by 4 lbs. That means I have lost 11 lbs of fat (which is all I’m really trying to shed) but have also built muscle.

I extrapolated this and applied it to my ultimate goal of being 185 lbs and 15% body fat. I need to have a core weight of about 160 lbs at 185 lbs of total weight to hit my goal. This means I need to gain 6 lbs of muscle and lose 36 lbs of fat.

I find this enlightening and helpful for me to create a new perspective of my total body condition...and has also refocused my goals and efforts to achieve them. It also helps me to stop just being focused on the scale, and take a more holistic perspective of my journey.

It made me realize that where I set out to get to isn’t a number...it’s a condition of being.

Now, I have a new way of thinking about how to get there.