Hey guys, it's Anna and it's just me. There's no Vinny. It's just gonna be me reading from a Kindle.

So I'm gonna go ahead and get started. I was moved to read this thing up and reading the art and science of low carbohydrate living by Finney and Volick.

There'll be a link on the site to get it. It's an affiliate link.

We might get 4% of sales, but every little bit helps, so appreciate that. If you wanna get this book. I, what are we, two and a half years in this podcast process, and I'm finally reading this book. It's really, really good. There's a lot of science in there, so I kind of skip over that part, especially part about cholesterol and LDLs and stuff like that.

Just because I'm not wondering about that,

if that's a part about cholesterol and LDLs and stuff like that just because I'm not wondering about that

if that's a part that you're interested in you should read it of course I'm motivated by

vanity who isn't and this part really stuck out to me so I wanted to read it to you

guys because it made me feel better about when I am plateauing this is on on page 72 of the book, and it's a section entitled, Weight, Weight Variation, and

BMI, Body Mass Index.

Okay.

The other set of assessment tools deserving of comment are those used to determine weight

and body composition.

Although modern scales are generally consistent and even pretty accurate,

they suffer from not being able to differentiate water from muscle from fat. This is particularly

important for the individual trying to chart his or her course on a weight loss diet,

because humans do not regulate their body water content precisely.

So if a 70 kilogram adult typically contains an average of 42 liters of water, over the course

of a day that person's body does not care if it contains 41 liters as opposed to 43

liters of water.

Above 43 liters, the kidneys speed their function and clear the excess fluid, peeing.

Whereas below 43 liters, thirst prompts us to increase our water intake.

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