Results after 4 weeks!
1/15/2007 Stats:
169 lbs, 13% BF,147Lbs Lean Body Mass, 22lbs. Fat Mass
2/12/2007 Stats:
167.5 lbs, 10% BF,150.75Lbs Lean Body Mass, 16.75lbs. Fat Mass
Changes: weight -1.5lbs., BF% - 3%, Lean Body Mass +3.75 lbs, Fat Mass -5.25lbs
Other measurement changes: waist - 1.25in, arms + 0.5in, chest +1.0in, hips -0.5in
What I learned: The Tanita bodyfat scale is not very reliable for charting changes in body composition. The Omron hand held machine and my girth measurements indicate a substantial change in body composition over the last 4 weeks, and the Tanita scale indicates no change. I'm not surprised by this, but I wanted to give the machine a fair trial. It failed. I'm going to post some progress pics soon.
This feels good, like I'm going in the right direction. I'm losing fat and gaining muscle simultaneously, probably due to muscle memory.