Visual Guide to Women's Body Fat %

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  • healthychanges1
    healthychanges1 Posts: 110
    I got 27% using the military calculator. I'm 5'7 and 153 pounds. How accurate is this method? I'm not brave enough to post pics quite yet -_-
  • laurenkeh
    laurenkeh Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks for this post!

    I'm 166cm (5ft4) and 57kg (125lb) and my BF% is 25% according to an electronic scales at my gym.

    My profile picture is the only one i have.

    I think the BF% highlights that different people have very different builds and carry the weight in different areas, which just isn't considered in BMI
  • lambertj
    lambertj Posts: 675 Member
    I just had my body fat tested with calipers last week. 5' 4", 128 lbs and 18.93% bf (my profile photo - right side)
  • ClareWantsProgress
    ClareWantsProgress Posts: 173 Member
    I had my bf checked using a digital scale about a month ago and it was 26% - this pic was taken a couple of weeks ago and I've been eating a cleaner diet and have been working out a lot harder. I think my bf% is lower than 26 but I don't know. I am 5'10.5"

    I get so confused. You look very much like me (although you are a couple of inches taller), but when I had mine checked two diff. ways the average was 31%!! I really didn't think I was that high on the bf%, but I don't know.
  • Penelope2Plyr
    Penelope2Plyr Posts: 166 Member
    bump
  • jessicah12
    jessicah12 Posts: 10 Member
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    According to: http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html#accurate

    You have 27.5% body fat.

    http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/ 26.8% body fat so pretty close on both.

    I am 5' 5.5" 172lbs 33yrs old..... yes my goal is 148lbs any suggestions? Gained 4 pounds in the last 3 weeks trying to eat within my cal of 1550... burning almost 2000 calories every week via HRM (strength train 1 day, spinning 2 x, zumba 1 x) workout more? I don't know. :(
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,679 Member
    bump. Don't know mine but would like to find out.
  • Lyndseed
    Lyndseed Posts: 79 Member
    being brave....

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    30 years old, 5'2" 155lbs
    My home scale says 37-38%, the health central site says 25%, army calculators say 37%. My visual guess is mid-low 30's? I think I'd be happy to get into the mid 20's. I work out 5 days a week, mostly cardio.

    edit: pretty sure I did the code properly, but no luck. here's the link: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z75/lyndseed/my fitness pal pics/156lb37.jpg
  • autumnk921
    autumnk921 Posts: 1,374 Member
    No pics...Sorry. I am 5'2" and 169lbs (TOM...My excuse...lol)

    Military bf% = 42.4% BF

    Home body fat test = 29.0% BF

    BMICalculator.net = 27.5% BF

    An average of the 3 BF% = 33% BF (I guess I will go with that one)

    ETA: With calipers = 32% BF

    The average of all 4 = 33% BF as well....I will still go with this number for me...I hope it's right I think..lol
  • Pezko
    Pezko Posts: 4 Member
    I'm 5'4" and 101 lbs., and military calculators give me 13% to 15%. I would guess methods other than measuring tape would give me a higher percentage. I'm a recovering anorexic -- don't be skinny-flabby like me! Anorexics tend to have a higher BF% than you would think due to deterioration of muscle mass.

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  • Chantal34
    Chantal34 Posts: 128
    The day I got CALIPERED at 19.8% my Tanita digital scale (foot pads only) read 34%. Those things are a joke in my case.


    Do you think the Tanita is inaccurate? My gym uses that and it has my bf% as 28% but I feel leaner than that. Maybe I should have the caliper thing done. I have been clocking in hours at the gym and eating lots of protein to get that number to go down.
  • lkplibra
    lkplibra Posts: 147 Member
    Bump
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    I'm 28% according to the military body fat calculator online. I'm 5'7 and 153 lbs.

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    Okay so... according to THIS link: http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html#accurate

    ...I'm 22.4% body fat.... something's not adding up! Haha. I really have no idea now. I'm going to have to go and get some calipers because clearly these equations are quite variable.
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    I don't know what body fat % I am. Military says 40%, Covert Bailey Body fat says 24.2% and Fat 2 Fit original Calculator says 27.5%? That's a huge gap. >.<

    Pic taken this morning:
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    I'm probably closer to 40% since I'm still pretty big. *sigh*
  • Clarisse0304
    Clarisse0304 Posts: 77 Member
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    35% the calculators online say that Im under the obese category wich I refuse to believe until a Dr tells me so. :happy:
  • LaurnWhit
    LaurnWhit Posts: 261 Member
    bump!
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    last I checked about three different sites said I was at 23%... I haven't done the calipers. I'd like to be in the upper teens.

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    6'1"
    165lbs
  • ShaniWulffe
    ShaniWulffe Posts: 458 Member
    Loving this!
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    38% on the right, 22% on the left.

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  • gingerveg
    gingerveg Posts: 748 Member
    Bump!
  • shae68143
    shae68143 Posts: 422 Member
    Bump for later so I can find mine and re-read all these posts (Though from what I've seen, great job ladies)!!
  • Rum_Runner
    Rum_Runner Posts: 617 Member
    5'9" - 140lbs
    Apx 19% BF (Calipers)
    Apx 21% (Navy BF calculator)

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  • gingerveg
    gingerveg Posts: 748 Member
    22.9% (at least last I got it checked at gym about a month or so ago). I'm noticing my pictures all kind of stink because I never prep them, so please excuse the dirty mirror---I have got to clean that thing.

    Anyway, I'm 5'4", 119lbs, and 39 y/o. Yeah it totally stinks I carry all my fat in my belly, otherwise I'd be done losing. I really do have abs you just can't really see them. Ah well.
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    ETA: MireyGal76 and RumRunner I want your abs!! I also think it is astonishing how good some people look at various weights and heights. I cannot go far above 120lbs without looking like junk. But some of you wow amazing! You are the same height as me and you look spectacular in the 130s and even 140s!
  • acm130
    acm130 Posts: 100 Member
    bump very interesting
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    The day I got CALIPERED at 19.8% my Tanita digital scale (foot pads only) read 34%. Those things are a joke in my case.

    THANK YOU! My scale has been saying 34% or so for the last 2 years, and I've lost almost 20 lbs, but it still says 34%. Glad to know I'm not crazy! :laugh:
  • Alcoria
    Alcoria Posts: 167 Member
    i have a scale that says im at 39.4%bf i did that website and it says im actually at 25.4%bf that actually makes me feel a lot better than the 39 lol

    edit: i weigh in at 185 right now still have a lot to lose (from having children)
  • Nefetete
    Nefetete Posts: 343 Member
    Bumping so I can read this when I am not at work
  • _Peacebone_
    _Peacebone_ Posts: 229 Member
    bump for later post
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    I wish I had 20% bf.

    Great work, ladies!
  • Sarahbara76
    Sarahbara76 Posts: 601 Member
    <-- I am currently 141 pounds at 5ft 7inches and my body is 23.4-24.5% .. I always look thin even when I am not.. I have that kind of frame..lanky I guess but the profile pic is pretty current but I have gotten leaner ..lowest BF has been 21% I am 36 years old
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