By the numbers

[flexagon]

We had a health-themed party at work yesterday, and they gave out little Zillian-branded pedometers! So cool. I got an extra one to give to the Leaning Tower.

My body fat is, according to one of those electrical capacitance thingies, about 16%. I've been trying to bring that (and my total weight) down a bit lately... I think it's working, although my weight seems to depend a LOT on how the pooping goes. Today: not much, and I drank lots of water, and I weigh 4.5 pounds more than this morning. Weighing twice a day is really, really interesting in terms of showing how much variation there can be over a normal day/week.

Today it's raining and thunderstorming. Every instinct says it's a day to stay on the couch. Off to work.

Comments

Body Fat

[islenskr.livejournal.com]

16%?? SIXTEEN? Sheesh. I've been trying to get mine down to 20%! (And I mostly feel as though I'm beating my head against the wall.)

Re: Body Fat

[flexagon]

Yeah, it's higher than it was last time I was measured (10 years ago) but it's still low. 20% is a good goal... I'm afraid I don't have any good advice for you, though. Maybe eat a bunch of broccoli along with those cookies you just baked, and an egg, then skip the cookies and go to the gym. :) I know, no fun, huh? The anorexic online community has an interesting line, "nothing tastes as good as thin feels". In the context of where I learned it, it's creepy, I fully admit, but sometimes I think about that, and sayings like it, when trying to keep long-term goals in mind.

Love the icon you chose for your comment, btw. I was slow to get it, but damn, that's funny. :)

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[islenskr.livejournal.com]

I thank those six weeks I spent in Iceland. I found that butter at Whole Foods last year sometime and it literally stopped me in my tracks. I bought it because the label was so ridiculous and I seemed to be the only person in the Valley who knew just how silly it was.

It was delicious, by the way. I highly recommend Icelandic butter.