Back to the Doctors' surgery I go, for a weigh-in.
I actually end up going there on the morning of my second fasting day, as my son is feeling poorly. While I'm there, I decide to jump on the whizz-bang scales.
A surprise result: I appear to have lost weight already!
Now, I'm a quality manager, and I understand a little bit about variation. All processes contains variation, and the human body's processes are no exception. It's quite possible that my first weighing was on a day when my body was a bit heavier than the process mean, and this time I'm on the lighter side of the mean.
No matter: I have definitely lost weight! My BMI has correspondingly decreased also.
All this despite an apparent gain of 1cm in height. Not too shabby.
I decide to start plotting my weight on an Excel spreadsheet, to see what's really going on.
Now, I'm a quality manager, and I understand a little bit about variation. All processes contains variation, and the human body's processes are no exception. It's quite possible that my first weighing was on a day when my body was a bit heavier than the process mean, and this time I'm on the lighter side of the mean.
No matter: I have definitely lost weight! My BMI has correspondingly decreased also.
All this despite an apparent gain of 1cm in height. Not too shabby.
I decide to start plotting my weight on an Excel spreadsheet, to see what's really going on.
Would you like a copy of my weight spreadsheet - it goes back three years!
ReplyDeleteUm, thanks for the offer, but: no! Why would I want yours?
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