Drop in bf from 24% to 14.5% in just over 2 weeks. What's going on, Medics?

I measured my bodyfat percentage with two different electronic pulse devices a few weeks ago and it was ~24%, and measured it at the gym today with the same devices, same caliberation, and it was 14.5%. Both measurements were done straigt after getting up and drinking about 16oz of tap water.

I've been doing lots of cardio and weights and eating a sensible diet. Nothing drastic. Maybe about 2000 cal a day, 40g of fat, no saturates. So I expected to lose a little bit, but not 10% of my body fat.

However, my body doesn't look much different, and the calipers said I'd only lost half that amount (putting me at 19%).

The only thing I can think is that most of the fat lost has been from my liver. As I said a few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with alcohol induced fatty infiltration of the liver. Basically, it's a benign condition in which fat builds up in the liver and causes it to enlarge. It's the first stage of liver disease and is reversible. As soon as I learnt I had it I gave up the booze and started working out. The upper right quadrnt fullness I had has gone, and I'm wondering if it was possible that the fat loss picked up from the pulse bf machines indicated a reversal of my condition. Needless to say, it won't affect my sobriety if this is the case.

what are you eating?

Fruit, tuna, lean chicken, veggies. Most of my fat I get from avocados.

If I fry I cook in olive oil, which I think is less than 5% saturated fat.

Those machines are crap. Callipers are a bit better if you do them properly.

I measured my bodyfat percentage with two different electronic pulse devices a few weeks ago and it was ~24%, and measured it at the gym today with the same devices, same caliberation, and it was 14.5%. Both measurements were done straigt after getting up and drinking about 16oz of tap water.

I've been doing lots of cardio and weights and eating a sensible diet. Nothing drastic. Maybe about 2000 cal a day, 40g of fat, no saturates. So I expected to lose a little bit, but not 10% of my body fat.

However, my body doesn't look much different, and the calipers said I'd only lost half that amount (putting me at 19%).

The only thing I can think is that most of the fat lost has been from my liver. As I said a few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with alcohol induced fatty infiltration of the liver. Basically, it's a benign condition in which fat builds up in the liver and causes it to enlarge. It's the first stage of liver disease and is reversible. As soon as I learnt I had it I gave up the booze and started working out. The upper right quadrnt fullness I had has gone, and I'm wondering if it was possible that the fat loss picked up from the pulse bf machines indicated a reversal of my condition. Needless to say, it won't affect my sobriety if this is the case.

ues, like you, I would be a little scepical about seeing my body fat drop by nearly a half. Unfortunately for it to be down to your liver, you would need a gynormous liver. Your standard liver is 1-4% of your total body mass so even if you lost the equivalent of your entire livers weight in fat you wouldnt get a loss close to this. I think your problem lies with your measuring devices, though this aint to say youre not going in the right direction - just prehaps not quite as extreme as it might seem!