TRA Programme: Day 23 and 32

TRA Programme: Day 23

Over the past 2 weeks, I made sure I was really eating more. I added a large tomato to each meal, on top of the other vegetables. I brought 2 apples and a guava to work every day for my breakfast and lunch fruit portions (cheaper than buying cut fruits from the stalls). Made sure I ate more protein (canned tuna, chicken breast meat, lean pork) and now, I take the stairs instead of the escalator / lifts at the MRT stations.

So, after meeting my consultant today….

I lost fat! Pure fat! And gained more muscle. Yay! As muscle is heavier than fat, on the whole, I only lost 0.1kg. But nonetheless, the body fat % has dropped. Still higher than initial measurements, but lower than the previous 2 weeks. That is an improvement. I find myself eating more fruits and vege portions, vs protein and carbs. That should be the way.

TRA Programme: Day 32 (after 1 month)

Met my consultant today for a review.

I am happy to announce, that I have lost even more weight!

Weight is down by 1.2kg from 9 days ago.

But, the body fat % is down 0.3% (seems a tad little)….this indicates that I have not been doing enough strength / resistance exercise. Hence, as a % of the whole body, the body fat % is still not as low as I would like it to be. Muscles went up by 0.1%. Hmmm, I would need to exercise more or do more physical activity (climb more stairs?).

My visceral fats have always been at 4. No change in that.

But 1.2kg in 1 month…I’m happy with that. I’ve also lost 5 cm on the tummy. It is definitely flatter.

My Skin Carotenoid Score: 40,000

Time to put in more effort. The body needs a catalyst to spur it to work harder at burning fat. This would come in the form of more resistance training exercises – more housework, more walking and more weights perhaps.

Let’s see how it will be at the next review.