I want peoples Body Fat% & Weight, before and after.

JDMPWR

I'll start.

I somewhat made this post for people to understand that losing weight isn't always losing fat and how protein and some weight training helps substain muscle and promote fat loss.

For instance I browse the forum and members profiles and take into account specs if they post them and it somewhat frustrates me that people don't bother to get these #'s before hand and understand what these #'s really mean and how to shoot for a good Body Fat % more then shooting for a goal weight.

I will use myself for instance. When I started MFP I was 231LBS at 30% bodyfat. So I had 69lbs of body fat. Take 69lbs away from 231 to find your mass weight. My bone and muscle mass is 162lbs. I will use a conservative # of 5% of muscle mass gained over a 8 months. 8lbs is my mass gain.

162+8=170 lbs of mass and then if I want to be at 10% body fat you would add 17 lbs.

Right now I am at 198lbs and am shooting for 6% body fat so 180lbs is my goal weight maybe a little less. I do not believe in speculation when it comes to mass gain because no matter what way you cut it you WILL lose mass when losing fat. No matter how much protein you take in you will not substain all your mass. It's just a fact. Cardio/HIIT is a catabolic movement and weight training is an anabolic movement.

Sorry for the rant. None the less here are my #'s.

Start Weight 231
Current Weight 198
Goal Weight 176-180

Starting body fat % 30-31%
Current body fat % 20-21%
Goal body fat % 6-10%

brooke0206

Im new to all the numbers.... I used to "diet" and just look at a scale. I have recently decided to make a life change and had done some research on calories and numbers. I was wondering if you could tell me how you found your body fat %? I would love to track that as well. I will gladly post numbers once I figure them all out! Thanks!!

Brooke

Nina74

I use my scale (not overly reliable) but here goes:

I started 315 with 70% BF (embarassing!!!) so I was 220.5 lbs BF and 94.5 mass
I'm now 292 was 66% bf (a little better). so in 5 months I am down to 192.72 lbs BF and 99.29 mass.

Meaning I've put on 4.79 lbs of muscle in 5 months.

That is kind of exciting when I look at it like that!

bloodbank

Im new to all the numbers.... I used to "diet" and just look at a scale. I have recently decided to make a life change and had done some research on calories and numbers. I was wondering if you could tell me how you found your body fat %? I would love to track that as well. I will gladly post numbers once I figure them all out! Thanks!!

Brooke

I can't speak for jtuner77, but I use one of these - http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306-Body-Fat-Analyzer/dp/B00006WNPU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1288882669&sr=8-2 ... there are many home monitors like that to choose from, but that's the one I like.

orange_avocado

Brooke, some scales measure body fat but as Nina said, they're not the most accurate. If you belong to a gym, a lot of the time they will do a free body fat analysis for members. At mine, it was a little handheld machine (looked like a video game controller!) which I held and it automagically figured out my BF%. Still not sure how!

I'm not anywhere near my goals, but I'll post my starting figures. I'm looking forward to going back and getting analyzed again in a few months to see how far I've come!

Weight: 155
Height: 5'4"
BF%: 26 - 27%

Also, ladies, be sure to check out recommended BF% for women. We're not supposed to go nearly as low as the men. In fact, 14 - 24% is considered athletic/fitness range. (http://www.healthchecksystems.com/bodyfat.htm)

pamp1emousse

Instresting thread!

I started at 133lbs. I'm not 100% what my body fat % was because I got it measured at the gym half way through the day but I got a reading of 30.8%
2 months later and I'm at 125.5lbs and am getting a morning reading of between 27.5% and 28.5%. Yay

Andre_Demers

I started at 267.4 with 40.4% body fat.
Now I am at 243.2 with 38.6% body fat
My goal is 174.3 with ???
I have no clue what to aim for as body fat. I have a scale that gives me my body fat.

JDMPWR

Im new to all the numbers.... I used to "diet" and just look at a scale. I have recently decided to make a life change and had done some research on calories and numbers. I was wondering if you could tell me how you found your body fat %? I would love to track that as well. I will gladly post numbers once I figure them all out! Thanks!!

Brooke

Some scales give a ratio of bf to body weight but I don't recommend them. Others use a electronic pulse to tell you how much your BF% is. I took a test at body accessment test a year ago and then I also took a Hydrostatic test at UIC($45 bucks), the Hydrostatic test is the most accurate test known to man. Professional athletes use this for reference.

ganesha303

I started at 224 and 21.5% about 7 or 8 weeks ago.

I am at 222.5 and 19% now. So I have gained almost 4.5 lbs of LBM.

I do not have a hard and fast goal in terms of lbs, but would like to get down to about 13% BF.

I will add I am using an Omron hand held BF scanner ($25 at drugstore.com), which is probably not as accurate as calipers, but works OK for my purposes.

Also, I calculate my own calorie goals rather than use default MFP settings. I take my LBM and multiply by 12. And I eat lots of protein.

JDMPWR

I started at 267.4 with 40.4% body fat.
Now I am at 243.2 with 38.6% body fat
My goal is 174.3 with ???
I have no clue what to aim for as body fat. I have a scale that gives me my body fat.

Male or female?

JDMPWR

I started at 224 and 21.5% about 7 or 8 weeks ago.

I am at 222.5 and 19% now. So I have gained almost 4.5 lbs of LBM.

I do not have a hard and fast goal in terms of lbs, but would like to get down to about 13% BF.

I will add I am using an Omron hand held BF scanner ($25 at drugstore.com), which is probably not as accurate as calipers, but works OK for my purposes.

Also, I calculate my own calorie goals rather than use default MFP settings. I take my LBM and multiply by 12. And I eat lots of protein.

Good gains!!!! Way to help prove that protein and good workouts help promote a healthy body not how much weight you lost!!!!

JDMPWR

Im new to all the numbers.... I used to "diet" and just look at a scale. I have recently decided to make a life change and had done some research on calories and numbers. I was wondering if you could tell me how you found your body fat %? I would love to track that as well. I will gladly post numbers once I figure them all out! Thanks!!

Brooke

I can't speak for jtuner77, but I use one of these - http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306-Body-Fat-Analyzer/dp/B00006WNPU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1288882669&sr=8-2 ... there are many home monitors like that to choose from, but that's the one I like.

Bloodbank is that a Banksy piece for your avatar?

ganesha303

Way to help prove that protein and good workouts help promote a healthy body not how much weight you lost!!!!

Could not agree more. It is easy for people trying to change their bodies to get really hung up on the scale. They will destroy their muscle mass in an effort to make the scale number look better. Body fat % is where it is at. I wish MFP were more supportive of this measurement.

vickiele1

I don't know where my BMI was when I started - I did check those numbers, but it was so far over the obese range that I simply didn't find it relevant at the time. I did begin calculating the body fat a few weeks ago, though. At that point, I was at 32.51% Body fat per the calculations on http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/body-fat-chart.php.

I recalculated today and am now at 32.36% body fat per the same calculator. My goal is to get between 15 - 18% body fat which my weight goal would be 124.7 - 128 lbs. I remember being at 15% body fat when I was in my early 40's, so know that I can do that - I also was considered by many family members as being "sickly thin" at that point in my life. I should note that I carry my weight very well and most people had no idea that was at 200lbs when I began this weight reduction journey in June of this year. Even now, @ 32.36 % body fat and weighing 152.8 lbs, I am being told that I am getting "too thin." I know that societies opinions about weight is vastly skewed, so I am not paying a lot of attention to those comments. I will know when I have reached the weight I want to maintain - my body will give me the information I need to make that decision when it happens. My current set goal is about 135 lbs - having said that, if I still have the abdomen fat and my arms still have not reduced considerably, then I will know that I need to continue. So, in my mind, I have already modified the goal to be 130 lbs - but honestly will see if I need/want to go on when I see the results of reaching 135 lbs.

Vickie

Andre_Demers

I started at 267.4 with 40.4% body fat.
Now I am at 243.2 with 38.6% body fat
My goal is 174.3 with ???
I have no clue what to aim for as body fat. I have a scale that gives me my body fat.

Male or female?

Male 46 years old if that mathers.

bloodbank

Im new to all the numbers.... I used to "diet" and just look at a scale. I have recently decided to make a life change and had done some research on calories and numbers. I was wondering if you could tell me how you found your body fat %? I would love to track that as well. I will gladly post numbers once I figure them all out! Thanks!!

Brooke

I can't speak for jtuner77, but I use one of these - http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306-Body-Fat-Analyzer/dp/B00006WNPU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1288882669&sr=8-2 ... there are many home monitors like that to choose from, but that's the one I like.

Bloodbank is that a Banksy piece for your avatar?

It's by Eddie Colla.

JDMPWR

174 is like 16-17% bodyfat.

Andre_Demers

You want a 6 pack? to properly show your abs you need 10% body fat. So if you are like most men and want that you will need.

Nope for me it's just to get to healthy weight. I will leave the 6 pack to the others.

Dafrog

Not sure what I was before when I first started losing weight about a year ago, I was at 255 . Currently my weight is 203 with a BF% of 33.something. Which means I have 137 lbs. of lean muscle and 67 lbs. of fat. Doing the math my goal weight is around 147. I work out 4 to 5 times a week with cardio and weights so with a proper diet, I should have no problem getting a healthy BF%

jsheph1

Start: 190 pounds - 23% body fat

Now: 166 pounds - 18% body fat

Goal: 155 pounds - 12% body fat

queenofdisney

Im new to all the numbers.... I used to "diet" and just look at a scale. I have recently decided to make a life change and had done some research on calories and numbers. I was wondering if you could tell me how you found your body fat %? I would love to track that as well. I will gladly post numbers once I figure them all out! Thanks!!

Brooke

I can't speak for jtuner77, but I use one of these - http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306-Body-Fat-Analyzer/dp/B00006WNPU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1288882669&sr=8-2 ... there are many home monitors like that to choose from, but that's the one I like.

Do you feel that it is worth the $$$?

JDMPWR

bw 190/ bf% 23/ fat 43.7lb/mass 146.3
bw 166/bf% 18/fat 29.88lb/mass 136.12
= Up your protein. You are losing mass quicker then body fat. This we have discussed this before. Your diet and possibly lack of weight training is causing the loss in body mass. Unless you want to lose body mass but then it leaves you with a possibility of less definition if your skin doesn't snap back from your weight loss.

laurenpence

Start Feb 2010
weight 157
BF% 28%
30 inch waist
40 inch hips

Current
weight 144
BF% 19.5%
27inch waist
35 inch hips

Goals
weight 135
BF% 17%
26 inch waist
34 inch hips

jsheph1

bw 190/ bf% 23/ fat 43.7lb/mass 146.3
bw 166/bf% 18/fat 29.88lb/mass 136.12
= Up your protein. You are losing mass quicker then body fat. This we have discussed this before. Your diet and possibly lack of weight training is causing the loss in body mass. Unless you want to lose body mass but then it leaves you with a possibility of less definition if your skin doesn't snap back from your weight loss


Isn't there a lot of water weight lost at the beginning of a diet??
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purple1butterfly

bw 190/ bf% 23/ fat 43.7lb/mass 146.3
bw 166/bf% 18/fat 29.88lb/mass 136.12
= Up your protein. You are losing mass quicker then body fat. This we have discussed this before. Your diet and possibly lack of weight training is causing the loss in body mass. Unless you want to lose body mass but then it leaves you with a possibility of less definition if your skin doesn't snap back from your weight loss


Isn't there a lot of water weight lost at the beginning of a diet??
.

my hight is 163cm
my weight to start was194lb 33% was my bmi
my weight @ the mo is 190lb 32% is my bmi
my aim is to be 130lb & that will give me a bmi of 22%. Im aiming to get this weight come off by sometime time next yr but for the moment losing between 2lb to 3lb a wk i will be happy with.
what do u think of the amount i want loose?

PJilly

I started in August 2009 at 169 pounds and 34% body fat. Today, I'm 138 pounds and 22% body fat. In a perfect world, I'd like to get my body fat under 20%, but I feel pretty good about where I am for an old lady.

millerll

Oct 09, weight 174. I don't know my BF %, but my guess is it was over 30%.
Jul 10, weight 142, BF 27%, lean mass 103.
Sep 10, weight 129, BF 18%, lean mass 105.
Current weight 125. I'd like to add some muscle.

BF measurements done with the Bod Pod, which is supposed to be most accurate after hydrostatic testing. I lift heavy weights and do cardio 5 days a week.

I'm a 48 YO female. I'm single, I like long walks on the beach and candlelight dinners....oh, wait......

bloodbank

Im new to all the numbers.... I used to "diet" and just look at a scale. I have recently decided to make a life change and had done some research on calories and numbers. I was wondering if you could tell me how you found your body fat %? I would love to track that as well. I will gladly post numbers once I figure them all out! Thanks!!

Brooke

I can't speak for jtuner77, but I use one of these - http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306-Body-Fat-Analyzer/dp/B00006WNPU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1288882669&sr=8-2 ... there are many home monitors like that to choose from, but that's the one I like.

Do you feel that it is worth the $$$?

I do, and it was actually more than 2x the amount that it's listed for there - I'm in Canada, where everything seems to be far more money than in the US - but I'm much more interested in getting to a good BF% than a scale number that sounds good. I mean, I'll take a good number on the scale... but you get what I mean.

ilse72

Start Weight 176
Current Weight 98
Goal Weight 105

Starting body fat % 48%
Current body fat % 19%
Goal body fat % was to be under 20%

Spitfirex007

I'll start.

I somewhat made this post for people to understand that losing weight isn't always losing fat and how protein and some weight training helps substain muscle and promote fat loss.

For instance I browse the forum and members profiles and take into account specs if they post them and it somewhat frustrates me that people don't bother to get these #'s before hand and understand what these #'s really mean and how to shoot for a good Body Fat % more then shooting for a goal weight.

I will use myself for instance. When I started MFP I was 231LBS at 30% bodyfat. So I had 69lbs of body fat. Take 69lbs away from 231 to find your mass weight. My bone and muscle mass is 162lbs. I will use a conservative # of 5% of muscle mass gained over a 8 months. 8lbs is my mass gain.

162+8=170 lbs of mass and then if I want to be at 10% body fat you would add 17 lbs.

Right now I am at 198lbs and am shooting for 6% body fat so 180lbs is my goal weight maybe a little less. I do not believe in speculation when it comes to mass gain because no matter what way you cut it you WILL lose mass when losing fat. No matter how much protein you take in you will not substain all your mass. It's just a fact. Cardio/HIIT is a catabolic movement and weight training is an anabolic movement.

Sorry for the rant. None the less here are my #'s.

Start Weight 231
Current Weight 198
Goal Weight 176-180

Starting body fat % 30-31%
Current body fat % 20-21%
Goal body fat % 6-10%

Not sure if you still post on here. But I used this site. http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html

I entered 280 (which is where I started) as my weight and I'm 6'1 It says I have 29% body fat.
So I have around 81.2 Pounds of fat and 198.8 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

So using what you said, 198+8=206

So to get around 10% I'd need to weight roughly 206?