does anyone wanna guess my body fat %?

nostress123
nostress123 Posts: 106
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm going to get officially tested for body fat percentage on Friday.... Any guesses based off profile photos?
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  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    I watch biggest loser and was shocked that Rachel was 19% body fat.... kinda made me wonder, really, where am I?
  • Crumpet_Girl
    Crumpet_Girl Posts: 276 Member
    Oooh! This is a scary question lol Your brave.

    I'd say around 16% - 18% BF?

    I could be way off though as I am no expert!
  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    I had to ask my husband to review and approve how much skin I could show... lol. I'll post my results when I get them from the bod pod. Whoever guesses correctly gets a cookie. Lol
  • RECowgill
    RECowgill Posts: 881 Member
    Women are hard to guess for but I would say 17.3%. In other words, excellent.
  • JoJo__Fit
    JoJo__Fit Posts: 258 Member
    18-19%
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    You look great!

    I'd guess around 20-21%.
  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    I was guessing mid 20s, maybe I was guessing high
  • FindingMyPerfection
    FindingMyPerfection Posts: 702 Member
    I would guess 19-21%. You look fantastic!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I'd go 19% ish
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
    I'd say around 20%...
  • tarag8100
    tarag8100 Posts: 60 Member
    Rachel was 19% BF before she left the ranch and weighed 150 lbs. There's no way NBC would release her current BF at 105 lbs.... But I digress. My guess is around everyone else's - probably 20%-ish? And you look fantastic!!
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    18.34128%!
  • mscrystallee
    mscrystallee Posts: 62 Member
    Body Fat Percentage and BMI are not the same thing. You are asking what Body Fat Percentage you are, but Rachel from BL was only mentioned as far as 18.5% BMI.
    Body Fat Percentage is the weight of a person's fat divided by the person's weight.
    BMI is a measure of the weight of a person scaled according to their height

    Normally these are not the same number.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    i am going to go with 18 to 20%
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    You look similar to me, so 18-20% ish. I'm going to the bod pod thing, too soon, so I'd like to know what it comes out to for you. Are you going to post your test results here?
  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    I know my bmi just got below overweight, craziness! I'm 5'5" and 145 pounds and 24 years old.... I was considered overweight 5 pounds ago.

    My scale tells me my body fat percentage has gone from around 30 to 27... I know it's not the most accurate way to check it though...
  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    Body Fat Percentage and BMI are not the same thing. You are asking what Body Fat Percentage you are, but Rachel from BL was only mentioned as far as 18.5% BMI.

    I thought the doctor mentioned her body fat percentage before she left the ranch....? 19% practically athlete
  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    Rachel was 19% BF before she left the ranch and weighed 150 lbs. There's no way NBC would release her current BF at 105 lbs.... But I digress. My guess is around everyone else's - probably 20%-ish? And you look fantastic!!

    Thanks!

    Seriously what do you think her body fat percentage is now?
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    23/24?
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    I was guessing mid 20s, maybe I was guessing high

    That's also my guess.

    ETA - lower mid 20s that is.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,535 Member
    I'm going to get officially tested for body fat percentage on Friday.... Any guesses based off profile photos?

    I would guess 24%:flowerforyou:
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    20-22% is my guess but it doesn't matter at all. Do you like where your body is at?

    ETA: went to your profile page to see a larger, clearer version of the pics. I'm going to change my answer to 24-25%. Perfectly healthy for a female
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    Right around 22-23%. It's a great place to be as a woman.

    What is your goal? Is it just a certain look or do you have a number in mind? If it is a look, I'd say you look great.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    And why do you have us guessing from these tiny, blurry pictures?
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    And why do you have us guessing from these tiny, blurry pictures?
    this

    we need bigger pictures...from front back and side...flexed and unflexed please.:flowerforyou:
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    LOL...I'm going to guess "where I'd love to be someday". Really though, you look great. I would say under 20% somewhere but I'm no expert either.
  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    And why do you have us guessing from these tiny, blurry pictures?
    this

    we need bigger pictures...from front back and side...flexed and unflexed please.:flowerforyou:

    Sorry, I have yet to figure out how to put pictures up, and I'd rather just keep my pics on my profile...

    Sorry folks, perhaps if I was going to ask for guesses i should've been more comfortable with permanently posting flexed/unflexed revealing pictures to this thread...

    Thanks for what you all guessed so far, we shall find out tomorrow for reals, and I will post my results here.

    Again sorry for the small low quality photos
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    gonna go with 22 - 24%

    Looking good!!! :drinker: :drinker:
  • nostress123
    nostress123 Posts: 106
    20-22% is my guess but it doesn't matter at all. Do you like where your body is at?

    ETA: went to your profile page to see a larger, clearer version of the pics. I'm going to change my answer to 24-25%. Perfectly healthy for a female

    I'm guessing at mid 20s too, I've had two kids and have some chub in the hips and stomach area...

    And of course I don't like where my body is at... I have some serious ingrained body image issues (formerly cheating husband, naturally skinny older sister, etc), this body fat percentage test is supposed to help me figure out some clear goals, or at the very least show me I'm not overweight or "fat" as I always think I am. Proof in numbers you know?
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    20-22% is my guess but it doesn't matter at all. Do you like where your body is at?

    ETA: went to your profile page to see a larger, clearer version of the pics. I'm going to change my answer to 24-25%. Perfectly healthy for a female

    I'm guessing at mid 20s too, I've had two kids and have some chub in the hips and stomach area...

    And of course I don't like where my body is at... I have some serious ingrained body image issues (formerly cheating husband, naturally skinny older sister, etc), this body fat percentage test is supposed to help me figure out some clear goals, or at the very least show me I'm not overweight or "fat" as I always think I am. Proof in numbers you know?

    Numbers I don't think will offer you any comfort....
    You have to accept where you are regardless, and go from there.

    You have your goals and your focus set now....some BF% numbers shouldn't change that....

    But you are going in the right direction, so keep it up.
    It just takes times.....so gotta be patient.

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