23.1

That's my percentage of body fat according to the test I had done last week.

I actually like to look at the flip side of that number: if 23.1% of my body is made of fat, that means over 76% is made of good stuff like muscles, bones and organs.

Overall, I'm happy with that number. At just over 23%, I'm in pretty good shape. Here's a link to a chart that lists different percentages and what they indicate -- with a caveat that there are all kinds of charts online with a decent amount of variance about what the percentages indicate. This one seemed pretty middle of the road.

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/body-fat-chart.php

So I'm right in there in the realm of "fitness." That's a huge step forward from where I would have been five years ago, when I first started working out.

But I can't help it, I'd like to get my percentage down a bit. Maybe not all way into the "athlete" zone of 20% or less ... I don't think I could get there without making serious and long-term changes in my diet and, as I've proven before, that's something I don't do well.

I'd definitely like to get where SAJ is: 22%. Can this 16-week weight training program make a dent in that extra percentage point? Like I said before, time will tell.