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I'm going to use this blog thingy because I want to brag a bit and I deleted all other social media. lol I didn't care to see John's "big ideas" on the economy after knowing they failed Economics in high school. 😑 FB also liked showing me obvious rage bait from pages I distinctly marked as "do not show me this page again." Anyhoo… this is my blog so I can refer back to it when I get frustrated from the slow progress. I had my DEXA scan this weekend. I've made significant progress since my time in the "obese" BMI category in 2022. I had a DEXA scan in Sep 2023 to compare to: CATEGORY 09/2023 07/2025 Body Weight (lbs) 159.0 130.7 Bodyfat% 40.43% 27.7% Muscle (lbs) 88.4 89.0 Fat (lbs) 63.6 36.2 Visceral Fat (lbs) 1.12 (33.70 in3 volume) 0.58 Bone Density g/cm2 1.166 5.5 I kept all my muscle and lost half of the dangerous visceral fat. The bodyfat percentage is definitely a little disappointing, but I have to remember that I've come so far. I'm thinking 24% will be my goal for 6 months from now. They say you should aim for around 1% per month, so I'm giving myself some time to take it slow. Hopefully my home gym will be completed soon so I can work on packing on some strength/muscle. 💪

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    I'm going to use this blog thingy because I want to brag a bit and I deleted all other social media. lol I didn't care to see John's "big ideas" on the economy after knowing they failed Economics in high school. 😑 FB also liked showing me obvious rage bait from pages I distinctly marked as "do not show me this page again." Anyhoo… this is my blog so I can refer back to it when I get frustrated from the slow progress.

    I had my DEXA scan this weekend. I've made significant progress since my time in the "obese" BMI category in 2022. I had a DEXA scan in Sep 2023 to compare to:

    CATEGORY

    09/2023

    07/2025

    Body Weight (lbs)

    159.0

    130.7

    Bodyfat%

    40.43%

    27.7%

    Muscle (lbs)

    88.4

    89.0

    Fat (lbs)

    63.6

    36.2

    Visceral Fat (lbs)

    1.12 (33.70 in3 volume)

    0.58

    Bone Density g/cm2

    1.166

    5.5

    I kept all my muscle and lost half of the dangerous visceral fat. The bodyfat percentage is definitely a little disappointing, but I have to remember that I've come so far. I'm thinking 24% will be my goal for 6 months from now. They say you should aim for around 1% per month, so I'm giving myself some time to take it slow. Hopefully my home gym will be completed soon so I can work on packing on some strength/muscle. 💪

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