Body fat target

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Obelix55BC
Obelix55BC Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am aiming for a body fat target of 10%. I am currently 19%.

Is there an area on MFP where you can aim for a body fat goal, not a weight goal?

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,200 Member
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    You can't enter it as a goal, but you can track it as a measurement.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,558 Member
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    FWIW: MFP couldn't treat it as a "working goal" in the way it does calories. To get to a certain body fat level, it requires some combination of the right strength training routine, and the right fat loss, in the combination that works best given an individual's build and starting point. There's no way of creating a "prescription" for that, even as an estimate, in the way MFP can use population statistics to give you a calorie estimate for fat loss.

    Lietchi's right: You can track it as a measurement if you wish. Be aware, though, that most of the inexpensive ways to measure body fat are pretty imprecise, more useful as a trend line than an absolute numeric value.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,532 Member
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    If you don't mind me asking, any particular reason for the 10% goal? AFAICT, that's a miserable level to maintain for any length of time. Also, how are you measuring?

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