InBody Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis test

[bethdoth]

So I got up this morning and went and had this test done. The trainer that did the test felt it was about as accurate as a 6 point caliper test. Everything I have read says it is probably a bit more accurate than that. One place compared it to hydrostatic testing (same person back to back) and claimed they were pretty close.
I was thinking I was about 15% so when it came back at 16% I wasn't to disappointed. But, I have a long way to go to reach my goal. I would like to be 9% by July 12th (first day of Hodag country music festival). I don't have any close friends that are into fitness at all and most are overweight drinkers, so I have no support from them. All I get is you will cave and have a drink, I know drinking is my biggest downfall and challenge. I do love my Jameson.

[Charlie67]

RE: the drinking.... Stay strong and sit in silent judgement knowing that you are better then they are, lol . Drinking is fine and your choice, but people trying to convince you that you will fail is what irritates me. I quit drinking completely years ago. I don't miss it and I get to eat more carbs.

I took that same test the other day for the first time, same print out and everything. I thought it was overly flattering to my chubby butt, but as long as its consist in the way it measures you, I think I could be a useful tool to help track progress over time. I don't really care if it gets my exact body fat correct, I care that its consistently doing things the same way over and over again.

Best,
C-

[RaginCajun]

You got that!

I know how hard you can work!

[bethdoth]

Just to prove them wrong I will stay strong. I am motivated right now and feel I can reach my goal as long as I don't push to hard and injure myself.

[Couchlockd]

it's impossible to feel good and remain at under 10% in definitely.

if abs and strations are visible to hell with some arbitrary number

[Charlie67]

Just to prove them wrong I will stay strong. I am motivated right now and feel I can reach my goal as long as I don't push to hard and injure myself.

One of the reasons I read through this forum is see the support of people with similar goals as mine. I too am surrounded by people who are good people, but people who don't see my training goals as being an integral part of who I am. They tend to see them as flexible and/or whimsical ("Time to break the diet dude, its beer and wings night!"). My adherence to diet isn't written in stone, I'm still going to eat cake for my kids birthdays, or eat nachos during the Superbowl, but I do have to make hard choices about when to make those exceptions and I do try to keep them limited to 1-2 meals a week.

Keep up the good fight,
C-