I am skinny fat. Please help.
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SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »My BMI is 23.0 and my body fat is 26.4. This means that I need to lower my body fat percentage to 23, right?
No.
They're 2 separate things.1 -
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BMI is supposed to approximate bodyfat, but it is very easily misclassified. It has high correlation for inactive adults in higher bmi range, but once someone lifts, bmi is unlikely to be a good representation of bodyfat.
It isn't supposed to approximate bodyfat at all. It is used instead of bodyfat because it is so easy to calculate (just need height and weight). BMI correlates fairly well with weight related issues. It isn't supposed to be an estimate of your bodyfat percentage.
If you need proof that it isn't meant to approximate bodyfat just think it through. BMI is a ratio of weight to height. Body builders can have bodyfat percentages of 4-5%. A 6' person would have to weigh 37 pounds to have a BMI of 5.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm3 -
Look into recomp.0
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BMI is supposed to approximate bodyfat, but it is very easily misclassified. It has high correlation for inactive adults in higher bmi range, but once someone lifts, bmi is unlikely to be a good representation of bodyfat.
BMI has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with bodyfat. There is no correlation between the two except perhaps by coincidence in the very obese. BMI is a simple number derived from one's height and weight. A 5'10, 160 lb. man would be at a BMI of 23 whether he was 7% BF or 30% BF. Obviously, the two would have a vastly different appearance and body composition.1 -
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Why? It would get her where she wants to be--no skinny fat. And she's not really overweight.0 -
snowflake954 wrote: »
Why? It would get her where she wants to be--no skinny fat. And she's not really overweight.
She's not really skinny fat either.
If OP ate a small deficit and did some heavy lifting, losing 10lbs would make a massive difference.1 -
BMI is supposed to approximate bodyfat, but it is very easily misclassified. It has high correlation for inactive adults in higher bmi range, but once someone lifts, bmi is unlikely to be a good representation of bodyfat.
BMI has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with bodyfat. There is no correlation between the two except perhaps by coincidence in the very obese. BMI is a simple number derived from one's height and weight. A 5'10, 160 lb. man would be at a BMI of 23 whether he was 7% BF or 30% BF. Obviously, the two would have a vastly different appearance and body composition.
Actually BMi is used to approximate body fat frequently in epidemiologic studies because the two are highly correlated in upper BMI categories on population level data. As an individual measurement this approximation does poorly, but the 7% bf individual is usually the exception not the rule.0 -
SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »So here are a few things about me.
Female
5'9
156 lbs
26.4 percent body fat
I want to lose 20 lbs, mostly fat hopefully, and then tone up.
I work out everyday doing 95 percent cardio. Should I start doing other exercises?
Btw, I can't cook so I eat out everyday. (Exactly why I'm skinny fat.)
I am also 5'9 but 145. You post reminds me of where I was at one point. Weights girl. Weights and patience and you will get there. Cardio alone will not get you there.
You're where I want to be.... weight wise.
The only problem I have with lifting weights is I heard that they make your boobs bigger. I want smaller boobies.
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Lifting weights will not make you have bigger boobs.
Definitely, lift heavy and have patience.4 -
SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »So here are a few things about me.
Female
5'9
156 lbs
26.4 percent body fat
I want to lose 20 lbs, mostly fat hopefully, and then tone up.
I work out everyday doing 95 percent cardio. Should I start doing other exercises?
Btw, I can't cook so I eat out everyday. (Exactly why I'm skinny fat.)
I am also 5'9 but 145. You post reminds me of where I was at one point. Weights girl. Weights and patience and you will get there. Cardio alone will not get you there.
You're where I want to be.... weight wise.
The only problem I have with lifting weights is I heard that they make your boobs bigger. I want smaller boobies.
... how would that be physically possible when boobs are made of fat tissue and not muscle?2 -
SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »So here are a few things about me.
Female
5'9
156 lbs
26.4 percent body fat
I want to lose 20 lbs, mostly fat hopefully, and then tone up.
I work out everyday doing 95 percent cardio. Should I start doing other exercises?
Btw, I can't cook so I eat out everyday. (Exactly why I'm skinny fat.)
I am also 5'9 but 145. You post reminds me of where I was at one point. Weights girl. Weights and patience and you will get there. Cardio alone will not get you there.
You're where I want to be.... weight wise.
The only problem I have with lifting weights is I heard that they make your boobs bigger. I want smaller boobies.
You're not going to wake up with bigger boobs. You would have to put a lot of dedicated, progressive effort into pectoral exercises to make these muscles bigger.0 -
SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »So here are a few things about me.
Female
5'9
156 lbs
26.4 percent body fat
I want to lose 20 lbs, mostly fat hopefully, and then tone up.
I work out everyday doing 95 percent cardio. Should I start doing other exercises?
Btw, I can't cook so I eat out everyday. (Exactly why I'm skinny fat.)
I am also 5'9 but 145. You post reminds me of where I was at one point. Weights girl. Weights and patience and you will get there. Cardio alone will not get you there.
You're where I want to be.... weight wise.
The only problem I have with lifting weights is I heard that they make your boobs bigger. I want smaller boobies.
Weight lifting has nothing to do with breast size. Breasts are fat and glandular tissue. Your genetics determine the amount of fat you store there which is what determines the size of your breasts.
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SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »So here are a few things about me.
Female
5'9
156 lbs
26.4 percent body fat
I want to lose 20 lbs, mostly fat hopefully, and then tone up.
I work out everyday doing 95 percent cardio. Should I start doing other exercises?
Btw, I can't cook so I eat out everyday. (Exactly why I'm skinny fat.)
I am also 5'9 but 145. You post reminds me of where I was at one point. Weights girl. Weights and patience and you will get there. Cardio alone will not get you there.
You're where I want to be.... weight wise.
The only problem I have with lifting weights is I heard that they make your boobs bigger. I want smaller boobies.
Rest assured, lifting weights will not enlarge your breast size.
Where did you hear that? I am really curious as I have never in my life heard that.2 -
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A really flat chested friend who does crossfit. At 31, she could literally still fit training bras before crossfit.0
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SkinnyFatBGone wrote: »A really flat chested friend who does crossfit. At 31, she could literally still fit training bras before crossfit.
She grew pecs not boobs.1 -
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