not such a fatty

just back from another late-night session with din. well late by our usual standards at least. cos i've been made to work later to allow for other teachers to clear their leave, been seeing din frm 8-9 this week. he's been working me really hard cos he wants to get me in the 65s. have been felling pretty much like a limp noodle afterwards, but its been worth it...cos today i weighed in at 65.5 kg! and that's after a heavy tea ( large of bowl of barley soup + 1/2 doughnut), an early dinner (1 wholemeal tuna sandwhich) AND i cup of coffee. and this time its not the diarrhoea either.

did an in-body test a coupla sessions back. body fat percentage down to 33.5%. In july it was 40%. it may be just a 7% drop, which was admittedly a little disappointing at first, but that's taking into account that the body weight from which this percentage is derived has also dropped. so to put the figures in perspective, my body fat in july was 40% of 79kg which amounts to some 32kg. now its 35.5% of 67kg (the in-body scale reads slightly higher than the regular scale) which is approximately 22kg. which ultimately means that 10 of the 12kg lost during this period of time is due to a loss in fat. can u say KAWABANGA??!

what about the other 2kg then? well its prolly due to a loss in water or muscle mass. din says its impossible to avoid the latter when attempting to lose weight, no matter how many protein supplements one consumes. and since i haven't been taking any such supplements ( maybe its time i re-introduce the 2 egg whites into my daily diet??) i can't say i'm surprised.

yup its been a pretty terrific day thanks to this little discovery. i bet i scared more than a few commuters on the train on the way home, grinning manicly the way i was. if i've bored you to tears at this point, i apologize, but you've gotta get your thrills where you can find 'em...