Am I Half Fat?

I have been trying to post more than just the day I weigh in and thus, hopefully, talk about things beyond the scale's feedback. 

So what else is going on? I am committed to my running program and am now focused on running 4x per week and increasing mileage.  I just did 5 miles today. (I know!) My approach is still a bit helter skelter but that seems right. That is, I end up making up the session's running "program" as I go. Sometimes I run straight through at a 12-minute pace (5.0 mph) or I switch it up by going faster and incorporating walk breaks. Today I alternated a minute running a 10-minute mile (6.0 mph) with walking 4.0 for about 20 minutes, then switched to an 11-minute mile (5.5 mph) for about 4 minutes with 1 minute of walking. And so on, until I'd hit 5 miles. It's not ideal, but it keeps me from going crazy on the treadmill.  I need to take this show on the open road, soon!

Another thing that's been on my mind is the Body Fat % on my Tanita scale. It's been at about 43% since I started weighing in. That seems really high to me. And it doesn't seem to change! Does anyone else have experience or insight? I know it's not a completely accurate reading and I am only using it as a gauge, but I'd still like it to MOVE. I should mention that I am also, like George Costanza, a "pear-shaped loser" meaning I carry most of my weight below the belt. I've read that because the way the current travels in these scales, that they may overstate body fat % on those carrying weight in their lower halves (lotta junk in the trunk, if you know what I mean, ahem)

Which is probably why although I am gradually beginning to see my fitness improve, see small wins on the scale in terms of the "lbs.", and am starting to see some tone in my arms...I have not noticed my jeans getting too much looser. I guess they fit better, but it's not, "OMG, I have to get a smaller size asap!" Hopefully I am slowly melting from the top down....

Another theory I have heard is that people tend to lose lbs or fat and go through phases of losing each? So you might lose some lbs and then go down in body fat % without the scale moving?  I guess I'm not too worried at this point, but I would like to see that % decrease eventually!  Please.

I do love half-and-half, though...