Body Fat Test Done! .......1.25.13

"The future depends on what we do in the present."  Mahatma Ghandi

We are all busy and are faced with challenges but we must manage our health and not let it manage us.  Our health is our individual- personal responsibility, so it is imperative that we take  take the necessary steps to make it a priority.

Since I turned 45 last September, I have been setting more goals and trying to come up with ways to defy the aging process. I've never had a hydrostatic body fat test (underwater) or with calipers and I wanted to have it done hydrostatically.

After searching around for several weeks I kept coming across something called “Bod Pod” and it is supposed to be as accurate at the underwater testing.  

So yesterday, I had it done with the Bod Pod by Lisa Lovejoy a Sports and Wellness Dietician with MultiCare. 

I couldn't sleep the night before because I was excited and nervous at the same time.  I mean what if I my body fat was 40, 45 or even 50 percent?????  I didn't know what to expect or how I’d react if my number was something that was crazy high.

I was also nervous about meeting a “ dietitian”.   But when Lisa came out to greet me in the waiting room, she was smiling, friendly and easy going........totally awesome!!!!!

Lisa has been with Multicare for six months.

The testing process was relatively easy.  The Bod Pod uses air displacement to measure your body composition. I had to change into compressive wear- swim suit, remove my jewelry and put my hair up into a swim cap and sit still in the unit for a couple of minutes and within minutes I found out the weights of my fat and lean mass and the percentages of my total weight that each represented.

The visit went really smooth and meeting Lisa was like meeting up with an old friend.  She is a gem and I am thankful to have her on my team.  

One of my long term goals is to compete in body building.  I will have my body fat tested once month for six months and see how much progress I can make in reducing my body fat.  I liked Lisa so much that I also will be returning for Resting Metabolic Rate Testing, Fundamental Sports Nutrition Counseling and a Three –Day Diet Analysis in addition to the monthly testing.

By the way, my current body fat is 26.6 “moderately lean”.  Now that I know what it is, I will be shooting for a goal of 20 percent in six month.
A Registered Dietitian has education and takes a national exam to be considered the food and nutrition expert but a nutritionist doesn't have to have a license or any type of specialized education. Pretty much anyone can call themselves a nutritionist.

Train well SuperTroops and train happy, RR 

Lisa can be reached at:

MultiCare Center for Healthy Living 

Lisa Lovejoy, Med, RD, CD

Sports/Wellness Dietician

LisaLovejoy@multicare.org

253.301.5091

Services offered:

Body Fat Testing – Bod Pod 

Comprehensive Sports Wellness Package

Comprehensive Body Composition Wellness Package

Sports Nutrition Follow-Up

Three-Day Diet Analysis

Fundamental Sports Nutrition Counseling

Resting Metabolic Rate Testing

Fundamental Sports Nutrition with Body Fat and Resting Metabolic Rate Testing