We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Wow, I am better than I thought!

jesusgrl14
jesusgrl14 Posts: 250
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So, I just did the Home Body Fat Test that someone posted a little while back. It says I am at 20.5% body fat. I have 37 lbs of fat and 146 lbs is the rest of me. Ok, that is WAY better than I thought I was doing! :drinker: That pretty much makes my goal of losing another 37 lbs an impossibility. Anyone know how accurate this information is? Should I be looking at re-evaluating my goals. When I use the BMR calculator in MFP, I get that I needed to lose about 50 lbs, which is where I set my goals. Any thoughts?

Replies

  • jesusgrl14
    jesusgrl14 Posts: 250
    So, I just did the Home Body Fat Test that someone posted a little while back. It says I am at 20.5% body fat. I have 37 lbs of fat and 146 lbs is the rest of me. Ok, that is WAY better than I thought I was doing! :drinker: That pretty much makes my goal of losing another 37 lbs an impossibility. Anyone know how accurate this information is? Should I be looking at re-evaluating my goals. When I use the BMR calculator in MFP, I get that I needed to lose about 50 lbs, which is where I set my goals. Any thoughts?
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Here it is for those that are curious:
    women over 30:
    hips + (thigh) - (2 x calf) - wrist = body fat
    women under 30:
    hips + (thigh * .8) - (2 x calf) - wrist = body fat

    to just type in the numbers (or if you're a guy, I can't remember the formula):

    http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html
  • Carrie6o6
    Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
    I'm confused. According to this website it says I have:

    You have 24.1% body fat.
    You have 50.9 Pounds of fat and 160.1 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

    So this means 24.1% of me is fat? My sisters scale that measures body fat by sending an impulse through your feet says i'm 40% fat... so which one is right?
  • GingerKid
    GingerKid Posts: 86
    I had my tranier a while back check me with calipers (OUCHY!!)...I was just about 30% fat. He was saying women should be around 20% and men should be around 10% (we need the extra fat for babies :smile: )

    I'm really looking to get that number down by the time he comes back into town in 2-3months (hopefully!)
This discussion has been closed.

Categories