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  • amyk0202
    amyk0202 Posts: 666 Member
    Before getting my body fat measured at the gym, I found this article interesting. It shows photos so you can kind of approximate your body fat percentage (and choose a goal):

    http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/24/body-fat-percentage-men-women/

    Once you have a goal body fat percentage, use this formula to determine your approximate ideal body weight:

    http://www.builtlean.com/2010/05/04/ideal-body-weight-formula-how-to-calculate-your-ideal-weight/

    Hope that helps!

    Thanks for posting this. It was very interesting. Based on the pictures, I think I want to stay around 25-30% body fat. Before, when I was just basing it on BMI, I was aiming for 135-140 lbs.--the high end of normal for my height. I will have to ask if they do body fat measurements at the YMCA. I know that it is over where I want to be, just not sure how far I have to go.
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
    now i've seen what 130 lbs of solid muscle looks like on a 5'2" woman crossfit champ (forget her name; it was on the chive), i feel like a can definitely get to 135 on my 5'5". :happy: i just want to be strong and have big muscles.
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    I set my goals based on body fat and how I wanted to look.

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    ^^^ This. I worked out my current body fat percentage, then used that to figure out my lean mass. Then I found the body fat percentage I wanted, and used and my lean mass to figure out an approximate goal weight.

    Frankly though, it's completely fluid - I don't know exactly what weight I want to be, but I'll know it when I see it in the mirror.
  • sweetpea129
    sweetpea129 Posts: 755 Member
    I've always been obese as an adult so i had NO idea what i should set my goal for. First i was considering BMI charts but after doing some research I don't think that was the right way to go for me. BMI still tells me that i'm 5 lbs overweight. I don't think i've overweight. So then I figured out my body fat % here http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bf/ It tells me that i'm currently 27% body fat. So then i go to this calculator http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ibw/ and tell it that I would like to be 21% body fat. It tells me that my goal weight should be around 143 for this. I think that sounds about right. So, I guess thats my goal.
  • rmsrws
    rmsrws Posts: 639 Member
    I use the military formula for my fat %. It goes by actual body measurements not just height and weight! According to that scale I am at 12.10% body fat. But I have a lot of loose skin, so it is really hard to determine what is what. All I know is weight and height don't mean squat for BMI. It does not take into account for muscle mass, or loose skin!!!

    I decided that my ideal weight was going to be about 125 lbs and a size 5. Well I hit a size 5 at 139 lbs. So I just kept going, and going and going just like the energizer bunny til my body decided it didn't want to lose anymore!!! Now I am a size 0 and 105 lbs. I have maintained this weight for a little over 11 months.
  • bushokie
    bushokie Posts: 180 Member
    thanks everyone great info
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