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I'm part of a study at my university on power and strength training, as it impacts sprint performance (amongst other things).
As part of this study, I get frequent (monthly) DEXA scans (Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry). DEXA is considered the 'gold medal standard' in body composition analysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_energ ... rptiometry
Between my last scan and todays scan, I had started the No-s diet. I thought some of you might like to see some *interesting* results.
Note: I have 3 weeks of NoS on the board, with no red days (all green!).
http://everydaysystems.com/habitcal/vie ... =No_s_diet
So far, so good, right? .....
Firstly, my "weight" has decreased from 96.2kg to 92.5kg (a loss of 3.7kg or 8.14 lbs). Seemingly not bad for 3 weeks....
My overall bone mineral density is more or less unchanged (up by 26.2g), with a few % points in specific locations going up. Good news
My fat is down by 721.6g (yay)
however...
The bulk of my weight loss seems to have been....muscle
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Most ironic of all is - due to the muscle mass decrease, my overall bodyfat composition has actually increased by 0.2% (despite there being less fat on my body).
The moral/s of this story:
-Numbers are deceiving. Going just by the weight on the scales, I have lost 8 pounds. Looking more closely, 7.3 of those 8 pounds have been muscle.
-Food composition counts. Perhaps especially for men on No S. I need to make sure I get more protein in...perhaps a boiled egg with each meal?
-Scales, calipers and the ilk - as a metric - are of very limited use. They can - and will - show you a very incomplete picture. I'm still of the opinion that pictures are the best, easiest and most useful feedback...and I shall be keeping monthly happy snaps from now on
-One positive outcome of all this is that: No S works. Most definitely it works. However, like any tool...the indiscriminant application thereof can have some..."interesting" results. Keep your eye on your protein intake, I think is the message I take away from this one.
So, yeah: I don't know whether to call the results a +ve or a -ve...however at least the habit war seems to be going my way.