Body Fat Percentage

RichardAZ
RichardAZ Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Okay, here is the deal. I'm not incredibly overweight. But I am frustrated by the fact that I can't loose that last 5-10 or whatever the right number of pounds necessary to be in awesome shape. I feel so close to being there, but just can't seem to get over the hump. I started out at 5'7" and 172 pounds. I am pretty muscled, so that isn't as much as it sounds like. Now I am down to 162 and 22% body fat (according to my scale). I keep hoping that one day I will wake up and be 159 and 19%. I think 20% and above is considered overweight for a 40 year old male. I eat well, I excersize once or twice a week.

Any motivation or thoughts on losing that last handful of pounds?

Signed, Frustrated in Austin

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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    without your diary being open it's hard to tell really...

    but a scale for BF is not a good plan to follow...they are not really accuarate.

    But I am actually the same stats as you except I weight 157...

    Eating well means what??? Calorie deficet is what you need to lose weight...and to ensure you are in a calorie deficet you should be weighing your solids, measuring your liquids...to know for sure...

    As well exercise what do you do? Lift? cardio? how do you calculate burns?
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member
    Okay, here is the deal. I'm not incredibly overweight. But I am frustrated by the fact that I can't loose that last 5-10 or whatever the right number of pounds necessary to be in awesome shape. I feel so close to being there, but just can't seem to get over the hump. I started out at 5'7" and 172 pounds. I am pretty muscled, so that isn't as much as it sounds like. Now I am down to 162 and 22% body fat (according to my scale). I keep hoping that one day I will wake up and be 159 and 19%. I think 20% and above is considered overweight for a 40 year old male. I eat well, I excersize once or twice a week.

    Any motivation or thoughts on losing that last handful of pounds?

    Signed, Frustrated in Austin

    Very similar stats to you. Quite muscly, quite heavy too, and also in my 40s

    I am very sceptical about the fat monitors to be honest. The fat percentage just seems to go down with my weight and has little to do with actual body fat content

    I always shed my last few pounds by cutting carbs a lot. Worth a try?

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