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Any large framed people out there?

timberowl
timberowl Posts: 331 Member
edited January 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I recently got a measuring tape and did all the different tests, and every time I fit squarely into the "large" frame category. I'd always kind of suspected that, and it makes me feel a little better about my weight.

I'm 5'8 and 151 lbs. According to most charts I look at this is in the lower 50% of the "healthy" weight range for my height and frame (142-164)

I still have a gut (thank you, Anheiser Busch) but I'm starting to see my abs poke through when I flex them--I've never had that before so it's pretty exciting.

I'm at about 26% bf according to the measurements I've done. I want to be around 20%

At what point do you stop trying to lose weight and just focus on bf? Is there a certain BMI anyone shoots for? I obviously don't want to just be "healthy" but want to be considered attractive, so I'm not sure if being in the "healthy range" justifies staying the same weight, and just focusing on toning and definition now. Should I try to lose more?
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