Ideal Female Body Fat Percent

Kristy161089

Hello MyFitnessPal-ers!

I was just wondering what a good body fat percentage is good to aim for. I know it should be about me being happy in my own skin etc. I was just wondering everybody else's thoughts. I am not looking to be super buff... I still want to look feminine but nice and toned with a little definition.

I lost over 30kg doing meal replacement and lost mostly muscle in this process (uneducated at the time) so I've been working on getting body fat down/ build muscle back... and therefore think I might be quite high.

My stats
Height: 165cm
Age: 22
Weight: 58.4kg (~ 128 pounds)
Body Fat: 22.3%

Thanks for your opinions/ suggestions/ feedback

xx

sarah692

22.3% is not high for a female at all, I think it falls right into the healthy/normal range. My personal goal is 18-20%, and I believe you start seeing muscle definition around 18%. I think 20% would be what you're looking for, slim but not very muscular looking.

eta: http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages has a few pictures of varying amounts of body fat, so you can decide for yourself, although it largely depends on how much muscle you have.

Kristy161089

Thanks for that. Anybody else have an opinion?

FireBrand80

This may help with some perspective