Having a hard time calculating my body fat percentage?

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ericcanute
ericcanute Posts: 95 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I took my weight and my waist and stuck it into the online calculator and got roughly 17% bidy fat but when I see pictures of other people at about this amount they look more slimmer and not as chubby as I do? Am I maybe doing it wrong? My waist is 34 in. And I weight 187.

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  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    Best way:
    Body Fat Caliper
    $4 on amazon.com

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JQMGEG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    look on the right, there is a seller who is offer free shipping
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    Okay, online calculators can be very inaccurate. I came across one the other day that asked for: weight, age, gender, waist, thigh, and hip measurements. It told me 15%BF :noway: .....I'm actually around 40% BF...:huh:
  • Walking2Lose
    Walking2Lose Posts: 69 Member
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    $4 only on amazon? Can't be that! Thanks for the info!
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
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    Everyone is different.. go pick up calipers at the store, if you can't, I find the US Navy formula to be OK in lieu of calipers.

    Google different body fat percentage pictures. You'll see what I'm trying to get at

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