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Recomp: How to avoid or fix "Skinny Fat"
This is the best (or at least the most welcome) advice I've heard in a long time: https://legionathletics.com/skinny-fat/ I've lost 42 pounds over the last year or two, hit the healthy BMI range about 22 pounds ago, and am currently about 14% body fat. I was trying to get down to 12% or 10% before changing directions and…
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Rebuttal to "Science Says Fitbit Is a Joke"
A few days ago somebody posted a link to a Mother Jones article titled "Science Says Fitbit Is a Joke." At the time I posted what I thought was wrong with the study. The article linked below goes into a little more depth and I think offers a good general perspective. (I would have posted this in the original thread but I…
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Too Old to Lift Weights?
https://yahoo.com/health/this-77-year-old-grandma-can-deadlift-215-pounds-104096786097.html I thought I was doing good until I saw this.
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Anybody having trouble synching Fitbit today (11/18/14)?
My new Fitbit Charge refuses to synch with my iPhone. The last synch was at 6:44 this morning. I tried deleting the app and reloading it, but that didn't help. I got the Charge last Wednesday and it's been working and synching without any problems, although the synchs seemed slower than they had been with my One. But I…
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Best method to measure bodyfat at home?
I've been measuring my bodyfat using a bioimpedance scale since January 2013. It's not a perfect method, but it's been good for tracking the overall trend over time. A couple months ago I bought a set of calipers for skinfold tests. The set came with a tape measure, so I started using that as well. It took a few weeks to…
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Bodyfat: Measuring at home
I think I've settled on a method of measuring body fat. I first started tracking mine in January 2013 using an Omron scale that measures impedance through both hands and feet, which is presumably more accurate than measuring through feet or hands alone. My first reading of 22% was after having already lost 16 pounds. Since…
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Chicken Smoothie
Has anybody ever tried adding chicken, tuna, or the like to their green smoothie? Most days I bring a smoothie for lunch not because I love smoothies, but because I can use my 30 minute lunch break for walking, then get away with drinking my lunch at my desk later. I tend to put just about any and everything into my…
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Interesting Nutritional Confusion
I'm listening to the audio book Catching Fire by Richard Wrangham in which he explains the theory that we evolved into humans by cooking our food. (Stress is on the word "theory." There is evidence that the theory is valid, but there is little actual proof at this time.) Cooking food helped shape our bodies, social…
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No workout today but I miss it
For months I've been trying to get myself back into a regular routine. I'd have a couple of good days and then slack off for one reason or another. Lately I've been more regular, getting in calisthenics and weight lifting in the morning and a stationary bike ride at night, about 45 minutes for each. Last night I was…
