Chronicles of a Late Bloomer

Today I need to focus on the positive — on progress that I’ve made. Something happy. Something good.

Since I bought the awesome Overblown Scale, I have a bit overwhelmed by the ridiculous amount of information that is supposedly provided by the Innerscan™ Technology. Each morning, I dutifully fill in the cells on my fancy spreadsheet to record the data. Then, I walk away and try to forget it.

One of the things that the scale claims to measure is Visceral Body Fat. Whether you believe that this type of thing can be measured by a bathroom scale or not, you have to agree with the nation’s leading cardiologists that visceral body fat is particularly dangerous to your health.

Certain measurements on the Overblown Scale stay pretty much the same from day to day, so I don’t ask too many questions or make too much of a fuss about those. However, somewhere in the past few weeks, I have slowly transitioned from measuring 13 for visceral body fat, to measuring 12.

This morning I looked up what it meant. Here’s what I found:

What is Visceral Fat Rating?
Visceral fat is the fat that is in the internal abdominal cavity, surrounding the vital organs in the trunk (abdominal) area. Research shows that even if your weight and body fat remain constant, as you get older the distribution of fat changes and is more likely to shift to the trunk area… Ensuring you have healthy levels of visceral fat may reduce the risk of certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and the onset of type-2 diabetes.

Rating from 0-12
Indicates you have a healthy level of visceral fat. Continue monitoring your rating to ensure that it stays within the healthy range.

Rating from 13-59
Indicates you have an excess level of visceral fat. Consider making changes in your lifestyle, possibly through diet changes or increasing exercise.

Obviously, if the ratings go up to 59 and, for the past 2 months, I have consistently scored 13, I never had a huge problem with visceral fat. But, with all these changes, I have now decreased my score by one point and gone from the low end of the “danger” range to the high end of the “acceptable” range.

Well, it may be small but I’ll take it. It’s good news and I need good news today.

PS: Just for today, I will not eat a sugary dessert. Again.