Military Body Fat Percentage

kirstinx1
kirstinx1 Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi!
I used the military body fat calculator to work out my body fat % and I was just wondering what a healthy % loss would be on a weekly basis? In 2 weeks I have lost 3%, about 4inches on my neck, waist and hips but only 0.4lbs!

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    It depends on how much fat you have to lose. The lower you get, the slower it is.. but generally 1-2% a month.
  • kirstinx1
    kirstinx1 Posts: 7 Member
    It's currently 17.8%, I have been looking for figures for the "ideal" MBF % but the only ones I have been able to find use the traditional method of calculating it which give a massively different result (24.65% bf and a 0.25% loss)
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    Do you have abs?
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Something doesn't seem right. Why do you think you lost 3% BF in 2 weeks? That would be highly unusual if not unlikely. What did you do to supposedly accomplish that and what form of testing were you using? The Military BF calculator?

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