Blood-letting and excavations - 3

My BMI and my body fat percentage have been measured and I have been found to be fat – no surprise there then, and I’ll admit it – 27.5 and 41.75%. My blood pressure has been taken, and my height (169cm) and my weight (79.9kg) noted.

I’ve been in a Calorimeter (20 boring minutes of plastic hood over head and  no talking) to check my resting breathing levels, and I’ve had three MRI scans – body fat,  lower left leg, and liver – whilst listening to Adele’s 21 album.  

Next up – the excavations. Biopsies of adipose fat and muscle tissue – and they keep asking me if I’m happy to have them done. I keep telling them that ‘happy’ is not really the word I would use!