28 February, 2018

WHMP: 28 February 2018

Comments : 2 Posted in : When Holly Met Percy on February 28, 2018 by : C4Kkitchen Tags: #c4kgoesbariatric, #whenhollymetpercy

So it’s been a while between my “When Holly Met Percy” blog posts so thought it was timely to touch base.

The last fortnight has been somewhat challenging. Not from a sleeve perspective but from a work perspective as I have a whole tirade of unexpected stresses that I have been trying to process but I have pushed through and survived.

I have however had some great things happen in my personal growth, development and self affirmations.

I had a body composition scan. This is an X-ray style scan which gives you a full break down of your body composition.

While the picture is FAR from flattering is has lots of positives that I can see.

I was completely shocked that there was no red or even orange which indicates dense and pure fat within my scan. I am also pleasantly surprised with the amount and density of the blue, which indicates muscle, within the scan. The lady who did the scan commented that it’s the biggest and most vibrant amount of blue that she has every seen within a person of my size. While the picture is confronting and unflattering I am delighted that I can see the positives and the evidence of my hard work paying off.

She also went on to talk about my percentage of body fat. I was honestly expecting my body fat percentage to be sitting at around 50% that was indicated in the “monitor my weight” app that I use as my weight tracker. The results of the scan actually indicate that my actual percentage of body fat is only 30%.

Chatted on the graph above I am actually sitting below average (the average percentage of body fat is indicated by the blue line) of percentage of body fat for females my age of 36. I find it rewarding and also a sense of disbelief that I am below average.

So the overall results 4% bone mass, 66% muscle mass and 30% fat mass…..and my head weighs 4.1kg which I find it somewhat hilarious.

I was also introduced to the Fat Mass Index (FMI) scale which I didn’t know even existed. The FMI scale is supposed to be more reliable than the more well known BMI scale as it considers your percentage of body fat and actually isn’t distorted by the weight of my excess skin or the weight of the muscle that I have developed working hard at the gym.

My FMI classification is 12.50

Considering the BMI scale I am still considered Obese Class II however within the FMI scale I am considered overweight/excess fat.

I am so delighted that while I can’t see physical transformations that I made because of the deformities of my excess skin, this scan has really given me peace of mind that underneath that skin coating I am progressing and improving!

Because I am feeling comfortable and proud Tuesday was a full of beans and full of energy heading off to the gym on Tuesday morning.

So much so that when my amazing PT was joking around when she suggested I use the leg press with her sitting on it….

I took up the challenge and can proudly say that I can leg press an adult and man did I laugh while doing it! I think everyone in the gym thought we were crazy with the amount of fun and happy noise we were making.

When I got home, I was feeling confident and decided that I would do my first every exposed side my side. I am normally always covered up with the skin hiding but today I am showing my midriff.

So my Tuesday was a great Tuesday yesterday.

Today was my weekly weigh in. My last few weeks have been up and down, up and down and hovering around minimal loss. Today I am elated to have a big number reflected on the scales!

This week – 1.8kg

Total – 88.9kg

Wow just wow…..only 1.1kg off of losing 90kg. I can’t even fathom these changes.