Starting 2016 Off Right
After a long Holiday break from any blogging responsibilities, I’m bursting with readiness to do some motivational writing! I’ve missed having assignments and deadlines for my MoveGirlGO blogposts, and really missed my daily fix of reading what my co-contributors were saying. I look forward to getting back into my so-called normal routine.
To start the year right, I had a body composition scan performed via a contraption at my Club.
The results told me what I need to do in 2016: Gain 7 pounds of muscle. What?! Yikes, that’s a lot of muscle. I wasn’t able to envision what I would look like with that amount of muscle replacing my fat, but this visual was a little bit helpful.
I’m unsure what will be required to get so much more muscular, except obviously I will have to get totally serious about weight lifting. I’m excited to get an actual plan put together, and when I do figure it out, of course I’ll blog about it. And keep you informed of the results. So, there’s some new territory ahead in my 2016 fitness quest.
I did that test too… rough one after the holidays!
I am a bit skeptical as to the accuracy of a machine that assesses what’s inside my body based on contact with the surface of my hands and feet. So I went and had a real Dexa-Scan (enhanced X-ray) of my bone density at the Med Center — I was due for my 2-year update anyway, so my insurance is paying. Now awaiting the results — will keep you posted!
It’s hard to understand how grapefruits become tangerines after a person undertakes an intense weight-lifting program. It’ll help if you write some follow-up posts after six-months and at year-end, and give us some more photos to clarify how this mysterious transformation takes place.