Whats your BodyFat % goal? What are you currently at?

1SlimShaylee

current: 15.9%
goal: 14.9%
taking it slowly, one step at a time

FitCurves444

Current, about 21% and my goal.... 19%.

prettyboy1975

nice

iWaffle

Currently: I don't know
Goal: Lower.

KiltFuPanda

Currently: 22%
Goal: 15-18%

I'm not looking to be ripped, just healthy.

beaner1st

I am a almost 43 year old female with bodyfat of ~21-22% would love to see less than 20 but at my age I am not complaining.

LERadicalDreamer

I'm kinda sad. Using the waist measurement calculation, 37%. Been working out/eating healthy now for almost six weeks, and I swear my belly hasn't shrunk at all. And here I was just celebrating being a healthy BMI (126, compared to 130 being my normal limit). Sigh.

When are you doing it? it's like a scale depending upon when you do, how hydrated you are, if you just worked out, yadda yadda, it fluxuates massively. If i do mine just before my afternoon workout (when i'm hydrated, have eaten but clean eating & haven't done any lifting yet) mine reads around 17-19; if i do it in the am, before i workout - before i've hydrated at all or eaten at all, it's been upwards of 24 before... just a fyi

That's a great point. I'll check at different points during the day. I drank about 70oz of water today, and just finished meal #2, so maybe my stomach is a bit bloated.

HealthyBodySickMind

I first tried different online calculators (use height, tape measurements) and got a variety of results, but I guessed I was around 16%. Then last May we had a health fair at work and they used one of the hand held BIA devices which put me at 12.8%. Only the military online calculator put me that low, so I really didn't think I was that low. Then I bought some calipers, and do a seven point caliper measurement at home which also put me around 13%. I've up'd my BF% to about 14% since then. I thought about upping it more, but honestly, I don't think I will like the way it looks. I think I'm just one of those that is not meant to carry much extra. Essential body fat for a woman is 10-12% and as long as I'm above that and continue to get a period, that's a pretty good indication that I'm healthy and have proper hormone function. I've looked into health risks associated with low bf, and don't think that any of them are that concerning. I still have very regular monthly cycles, so hormone function should be good. I eat on average about 1850 cal a day and net about 1750 and get plenty of vitamins, so I don't think malnutrition is a risk. I do plenty of high impact activity (hiking, climbing, construction, mosh pits, horseback riding, lifting), so I don't think bone density will be a problem. Those were the main risk factors I've found associated with low bf, and I had to dig to find those. If anyone knows of any others that I should look out for, let me know. Otherwise, I will stay happily at my 13-14%.

anemoneprose

Impedence thing had me at 21%, but realistically it's probably closer to 23ish. Something around 19 would be my goal (no lower).

yoovie

24% headed to 18-19%

yo_andi

31% headed to 16-18%.

jealous_loser

Doing the Military online calculator, I am at 25.2%. Would like to see that calculation get down to 19%. We'll see how it goes

_the_feniks_

Currently hovering around 14%. Would like to be between here and 8%.

shorty35565

Currently 28.4% *cries*
Would like to get to 17% loooong way to go & at the rate I lose BF these days, it's gonna take a long time.

Jguitar83

Currently between 16-18% @ 220lbs. Goal: 9-11% off season, 4-5% in season.

whiteheaddg

12.7 using Bailey tape measurement method. Aiming for 11-12.

SyStEmPhReAk

Currently in the 5-5.5% range. As i put back muscle i lost i ultimately want to stay in the 7's...

thescrumisfun

Currently at 33.1%, first goal of 20%!

scottb81

Currently around 9-10%
Goal is 7-8%

ptjolsen

Currently in the 5-5.5% range. As i put back muscle i lost i ultimately want to stay in the 7's...

Whats your height/weight?
I like your goals! (similar to mine!)

AnvilHead

Currently just under 20%, according to 3-site caliper measurements.

Intermediate goal - 15% and assess from there.

Ultimate goal - Somewhere in the vicinity of 10-12%.

dzarello

Currently 15.9%
Goal 10-12%

Here is a good formula I found that gives Body Fat and BF %

1. Body Weight in lbs X 1.082 + 94.42

2. Waist in inches X 4.15

Subtract total from #1 from #2 = Lean Mass

Body Weight - Lean Mass total = Total Body Fat

(Body Fat X 100) divided by Body Weight = Body Fat %

Hope that helps!

Elen_Sia

Current: 17.1%
Goal: 16.0%

I use Fat 2 Fit Radio's calculators.

SPNLuver83

I would love to be 15%. Right now I am 17%.