What's your body fat %?

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  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
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    I bought a caliper recently and took about 3 readings and came up with 27%... which really alarmed me. I'm 5'7" and 128 lbs! I really thought it would be less and it was a pretty big shocker. Anyway, my goal is around 20% or so. I doubt I'd ever want to get lower than 17%. I'm doing Starting Strength, the novice program... 3x5 squat, bench, press, deadlift, power cleans. I also do HIIT run/walking on days I don't lift weights. So... hopefully, along with watching calories & macros, I'll be able to burn off that fat and start to add on a little muscle. Giving myself 6 months so I don't drive myself crazy with it...
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
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    Wow! This is perfect timing for me!

    I was getting frustrated because my awesome bathroom scale told me even though I've lost nearly 30lbs, I've only lost about 3% body fat! That doesn't seem right! I have been strength training all along, getting enough protein, my weight may stay the same but measurements shrink at times so there was NO way I was still as high as it thought!

    Calipers should arrive in my mailbox Monday... but that peele site was a great way to have a visual. Based on those pictures, I should be under 30% :) I can't wait to find out!
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
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    started at 44%
    currently at 38%
  • hongruss
    hongruss Posts: 389 Member
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    Caliper as of last week - 10.7%, looking to go under 10 :)

    Russ
  • LauraSmyth28
    LauraSmyth28 Posts: 399 Member
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    23%, but that whole 23% seems to be on my belly :sad:
  • jesirabbit02
    jesirabbit02 Posts: 38
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    I am 30.7%

    I would like to be somewhere between 21-24%
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
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    somewhere between 20-21% (note: I just look 10lbs heavier on pics & this one is kinda unflattering but I'm much skinnier in real)
  • BigDaddy822
    BigDaddy822 Posts: 99
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    I am at 11-12% I want to get down to 5 or 6%
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,179 Member
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    I bought a caliper recently and took about 3 readings and came up with 27%... which really alarmed me. I'm 5'7" and 128 lbs! I really thought it would be less and it was a pretty big shocker. Anyway, my goal is around 20% or so. I doubt I'd ever want to get lower than 17%. I'm doing Starting Strength, the novice program... 3x5 squat, bench, press, deadlift, power cleans. I also do HIIT run/walking on days I don't lift weights. So... hopefully, along with watching calories & macros, I'll be able to burn off that fat and start to add on a little muscle. Giving myself 6 months so I don't drive myself crazy with it...



    good job!! solid program. that's good way to lose body fat
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,179 Member
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    I am at 11-12% I want to get down to 5 or 6%

    competing?
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
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    Here is a free site to check body fat
    Here:
    http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    Mine is 17% - down from 33%
  • auticus
    auticus Posts: 1,051 Member
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    Mine is currently stuck at 24.4%.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
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    Try a bodyfat analyzer...they are no bod pod but IMO they are better than the skin fold test or the web calculators.
    My readings are all over the board with those things. It fluctuates 5% with every reading.
  • amandavictoria80
    amandavictoria80 Posts: 734 Member
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    According to my scale, mine is 39.7% Really bad, I know. :(

    For some reason, even though I'm losing weight (over 30lbs now), my fat % doesn't seem to go down by much.
  • jimmie25
    jimmie25 Posts: 266
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    25% i think..
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
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    I don't know what mine is... and I guess at this point I don't really care because I know it's completely healthy. When I signed up at the gym and had my introductory training session a month ago, they used the Omron fat loss monitor and it said 14.8% but that's a bunch of crap... there is no way my bf is that low. I would guess it's probably about 17-18.

    You can work on your body fat percentage so don't be discouraged that you're currently at 33. I would suggest you start weight training though :)
  • micmac327
    micmac327 Posts: 128
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    Mine is 29.5%. Weight is 137, height is 5'4". Would love to get it below 25%.

    Use this link to calculate if your weight loss goals are realistic.

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

    It helped me. :smile:
  • Savora
    Savora Posts: 25
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    Today mine's 23.3 down from the mid 30's a few months ago but I've lost 45 pounds and work out daily, hoping to get it to 19%, oh and I'm 44.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    I'm around 33% at 185. I was highest at 42% at 218lbs.

    Shooing for 25% or less at my goal weight.

    The only accurate measure of body fat is a DEXA scan. I had one done about a month ago.
  • glenr79
    glenr79 Posts: 283 Member
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    Mine is 6% using skinfold measurements and 7% using bioelectrical impedence

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