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Originally Posted by Aoife
BMI is a huge turd that while perhaps fine for the general populace, is just crap for people who train to be strong and have some actual meat on their bones.
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LOL! I caffeinated my sinuses when I read that. Coffee everywhere.
I can't BELIEVE the BMI says you're overweight K. That is truly an immense pile of steaming crap. You could kick Adolphe Quetelet's ass. I'm sure women didn't do much weight lifting 150 years ago when he was around.
The fact that you're gaining muscle mass though shows your diet can't be too far off the mark. Extra protein couldn't hurt though.
I dropped that first 5 lbs very rapidly the first few weeks, and I seem to be holding steady at 166. You can see the new muscle coming on and my pants are getting looser, so I know the fat's coming off, the muscle is just coming on at the same rate.
I guess this is why people start monitoring body fat percentage... to have some number to chart and to enhance their sense of acomplishment.
Why do we need this sort of validation anyway? Our workout charts are a HUGE validation.
On the flip side, I find my inner tough-guy is speaking up a lot. I know I can now out-lift my boss, which gives me an odd ego boost.
Heh heh heh.