I calculate that I have gained six pounds in muscle mass this year, by comparing the lean tissue mass from my February BIA report to what I calculate for today. I do this by comparing my body fat percentage, which has gone down by six percent. I am going to be tracking some different metrics as I refine my physical fitness program, probably dropping the heart rate numbers and adding body fat, muscle mass, and possibly BMI.

You can get a lot of fiber from whole fruit. I often get to the end of the day with calories to spare, so I have to figure out something good to eat. I need to get all of the calories in my plan in order to grow muscle. So sometimes I have a smoothie with spinach. I’m counting up the grams of fiber now because of this stat: for every ten additional grams of fiber in my diet, my chance of dying from heart disease decreases by over twenty percent. Seems like a pretty significant benefit.

Muscle, like the rest of the body and the rest of the world, is about seventy percent water, so I try to drink about a gallon a day. I’m well hydrated today, and have a couple of bottles of water waiting for me when I get back to the car.

I’m learning all the time about health, the whys and hows. What causes weight logs. I think the ultimate goal is for each of us to be an expert in his own health. We’re each unique, physically and otherwise.

Weight (change since Jan 2018): 209 (-65)
Workout time: ? Minutes (not measured)
Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): ? Miles (131.47)
Steps: 13,609
Goals: (1) Run 10.5 miles in one day by 11/18/18 (2) Lose 100lbs by 12/25/18