On 5/19, 20 our blog dealt with measuring fat. I got a question from a reader asking why we spent two days discussing this.
Fat is unhealthy on several different fronts:
-It gets more difficult as you get older to get rid of. I can attest to that!
-It fills in areas across the body where muscles curve into one another. It also pads around organs which results in those organs performing less efficiently; hence putting stress on them.
-Fat numbers can predict fat distribution and if you are at greater risk for certain diseases.
http://www.cincinnati.md/articlepage_cn.aspx?cn-documentid=647547&query=fat around organs&s=1&cat=con
Don’t use information about your body fat percentage to emotionally beat-yourself-up. Use the information to motivate your progress, and your plan of how to get your body fat percentage where YOU want it to be.
Begin an evaluation about your nutritional choices and make a dedicated effort to eat clean. You will see those body fat percentage numbers reduce by combining efforts in your exercise and eating plans.
Wednesday 05/25/11-Exercise Diary:
Strength train-DVD, chest/shoulders/triceps
Wednesday 05/25/11- Eating Diary:
Day A
7 am- 4 egg whites (67 cal)
2 oz. oatmeal ( dry weight) (221 cal)
11 am- protein shake (160 cal)
2 p.m.- 5 oz halibut (144 cal)
3 oz quinoa ( 150 cal)
8 oz vegetables ( raw or steamed)brocolli slaw, red cooked cabbage, asparagus, brocolli (88 cal)
1/2 tsp uda or flax oil (65 cal)
3 oz new potatoes (baked with skin) (84 oz)
8 oz green vegetables ( raw or steamed ) (88 cal)
8 p.m.-5 oz. scallops (pan seared) (145 cal)
3 oz beans, Adamame (frozen then thawed) (144 cal)
8 oz greens (assorted) ( 88 cal)
1/2 tsp Uda's or flax oil ( 65 cal)
Dessert:
8 oz 0% greek yogurt, waldon Farms strawberry sauce (90 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES: 1711
6 p.m.- 3 oz lobster tail, no butter (149 cal)
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