body fat percentage

joyoungolivia

hi, I'm relatevly new on here and am confused about my weight and what my targets should be. I am 150lb at the moment and my goal is 140lb, (i'm 5'4) but according to my bmi my goal woeght should be a lot lower than that. Does anyone know a good site that i can use to measure my body fat, so I can use that as i guide as I know bmi isnt all that accurate. Thanks!

SexyRalu

heres a body fat percentage calculator : http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-percentage-calculator

and heres a site that supposedly tells you what your goal weight should be : http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm

anyways hope this helped (:

joyoungolivia

thanks x

AngieM76

Thanks for the websites! I am glad to know that my goal is not unrealistic and its right where I should be for my height! Now, to only get there!

smitchell37

Hello Im kinda in the same boat. Im 5'5" 185 right now but my goal is 150-140. My BMI says I should be 136. I was 120 b4 I had kids and looked to skinny and sick. I have always wondered about the body fat so Im going to keep an eye on this post.
GOOD LUCK

Emma1903

I was wondering if anyone knows if the digital body fat callipers are accurate?

felicia8604

I know where I live the ymca tests ur body fat for like 5 bucks... I haven't done it yet but I want to.

Felesina1

Thank you. I think that while these are helpful, we need to be mindful of how much our genetics play into our goals. Looking at my folks, the ideal range of BMI or weight would be unrealistic for me. Just a thought....

joyoungolivia

Yea thats link said i should be about 120, but I know that would be too low for me. I think I'm gonna stick with my goal of 140 and see how i fele and look when I get there, because I want to be a toned 140, which is obviously smaller than an untoned 140 due to density fo fat and muscle. I might pop up to Boots chemist as they have scales which weigh you and measure your bmi, fat %, heigh and weight.

joyoungolivia

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/body-fat-chart.php

this site is really helpful for working out body fat % and realistic goals! I'm sticking to 140........now to get moving!!

freerange

http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

I love this site, gives you a good idea of what different body fat % look like

chuisle

Hi all! I've heard differing things about the online calculators...they're good if you are trying to get a general estimation but aren't that accurate.

I ordered an omrom hand held device and really like it. They are supposedly 98% accurate (when used correctly!) and only about $30. Either way it's been helpful in letting me know about my progress week to week.