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Lost 10lbs but BMI and BFP stay the same

reunionmarci
reunionmarci Posts: 4 Member
edited March 3 in Fitness and Exercise
I have lost 10 lbs. since Feb. 2014 but my body fat percentage and BMI have not changed. Plus all my clothes and pants still fit the same. I am eating 1200-1250 cal. per day, 5'4", currently 147 lbs., 64 yrs old, female. I get around 80g of protein per day. I rarely "eat back" what I work off. Walk average of 2 miles a day, high intensity cardio 3xweek, lift and tone with free weights, etc. Just not sure why I'm not seeing any body changes. I keep all my other sugars, fats, sodium, etc. in line.

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  • Ludka13
    Ludka13 Posts: 136 Member
    If you lost 10 pounds your BMI should have gone down at least one point.

    BMI at 157 pounds = 26.9
    BMI at 147 pounds = 25.2
  • reunionmarci
    reunionmarci Posts: 4 Member
    thx...I thought so too. Can't figure it out.
  • amessam8
    amessam8 Posts: 58 Member
    bump
  • 52cardpickup
    52cardpickup Posts: 379 Member
    What are you using to measure your BF?
  • reunionmarci
    reunionmarci Posts: 4 Member
    BF is measured by trainer at the gym with one of the hand held devices...not calipers.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    BF is measured by trainer at the gym with one of the hand held devices...not calipers.

    Hand held electrical impedence devices are woefully inaccurate and inconsistent.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    BF is measured by trainer at the gym with one of the hand held devices...not calipers.

    Whoops--there goes 50 years of research and validation studies down the drain. :tongue:
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