The Pod of Depression

For those who don't know what the Bod Pod is - it measures body composition via air displacement... "Magic," as far as I'm concerned. And my belief is it should be renamed to "The Pod of Depression."

Like most people, I don't have the luxury of having such equipment in my own home. And can't afford to get regular assessments done with one of these. So, I own your run-of-the-mill bioimpedence scale.

Yes, I'm fully aware that these aren't the most accurate ways to measure body composition. But, I figured it would suffice to get a rough idea of what kind of body fat % versus muscle mass I was dealing with.

Well boy was I in for a shock!! Knowing that I'm a bit more flubbery than I'd like to be, I wasn't going into the Bod Pod expecting athletic results. But finding out that I'm just 0.2% shy of having "excess fat" was enough to make me curl up in a ball and cry! Or throw something at the machine at least.

...But I didn't.

I put on my gym clothes and hit the gym hard that night! I'm on week 2 of eating clean - I'm talking little to no cheat meals whatsoever - and I'm feeling great! I'm more focused than ever.

In addition to my regular strength training 5x a week, I have now signed up for a bootcamp twice a week as part of a "get healthy" initiative with my company. Big props to my employer, by the way, for helping to fund said Pod of Depression and the 10-week bootcamp endeavour!

In 10 weeks I will step into Ye Ole Pod of Depression once again. And I plan to crush it! Not with body fat, but the lack thereof!! Lean body here I come!