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Do you know your body fat percentage?
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Stone, you're actually ideal with 23%. Here's a chart.
http://lowcarbbetterhealth.blogspot.com/2012/07/ideal-body-fat-for-men-and-women-by-age.html (first one i found by google, not promoting low carb)
Yeah but I'd rather be in the athletic state because I have a very athletic build0 -
According to http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages, I am somewhere between 14-20% - closer to 20%.
According to http://cdn.builtlean.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/body-fat-percentage-men.jpg, I am somewhere between 20-25% - closer to 20%.
My scale tells me I run about 21-22%.
So, no, I don't really know. I'm just guessing about 21%. I'd like to get to about 15%, though. Realistically, whatever % gets rid of my lower belly fat.0 -
Mine is 10-11%, For summer I'd like to squeeze it to 8-9%0
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if your profile is current, i dont think yorue at 23 quite yet - but whatever number you start with and use - just make that one go down, regardless of the number itself. just down. just make it go down. all the way down. dirty south kinda down. - but think of the teens as a signal to go get an accurate measurement.0
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I use an Omron electronic thingy to figure it and BMI.
Just did it today and it was 39.30 with a BMI of 30.10
In the past week my body fat went up while my BMI went down....that's weird! I lost 4 lbs this week and several inches.
At 22.3 BMI I felt the best, so that is my goal. i usually pay attention to the BMI numbers more that body fat.
right now paying more attention to the BMI is fine, but once you start losing more weight it's a bad number to go by because it might give you a high BMI because it's only based on weight, so if you have a bigger bone structure or a lot of muscle it'll still say you're overwight where as BF% is telling you how much is fat.0 -
if your profile is current, i dont think yorue at 23 quite yet - but whatever number you start with and use - just make that one go down, regardless of the number itself. just down. just make it go down. all the way down. dirty south kinda down. - but think of the teens as a signal to go get an accurate measurement.
Yeah I have a lot of muscle though so my weight is higher but with my measurements it puts me at between 23 and 23.7 depending on the calculator and I tried like 4 different ones. But also I don't want to go "all the way down" because that's unhealthy, I was to be in the middle or low of the athletic range probably0 -
24.5%..... ugh.0
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Nope and I don't want to know! (At least not now.)
When I get closer to my current goal weight, 75 pounds from now, then I'll look closer at that number.0 -
Hovering just below 18%. Would like to be below 14%.0
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I haven't had it checked in a while, but I've had it checked several times in the past and used online calculators so I have a pretty good idea of where it's at. I'd like to drop it a few more points, but it's in the healthy range so not really worried about it. It's just a vanity thing now.0
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how do I calculate it on the online calculator and where do I go to find out online
just google body fat percentage calculators and you'll get lots of different ones, age, sex, weight, height, and then depending on the calculator any of these: waist, wrist, neck, thigh, hips (for girls)0 -
No, i guesstimate it to be around 23% from eyeballing pics of others, but i don't know for sure. However i just ordered a body tape measure & fat caliper, so i should find out soon. I can't wait!0
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Last time I checked was when I was in medical assisting school and I was at 30%. I thought holy crap that's obese. So since then I got down to 24.8% which is AWESOME! I'm still trying to get that number lower... work in progress.0
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according to my scale it is 27% - started at 29%. Want to lost 8lbs and see where that takes me0
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According to the online calculator I'm at 47%. And it's dangerous! I'm in the Danga Zone!~0
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I'm at 27% (skin fold measurements taken by my trainer). When I take them and calculate via Bodymedia, it gives me 24%. I started at 43% on bodymedia 75 weeks ago.0
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I've just checked mine and it comes out at 23%.
I'd like this to be 5% lower but I got myself a little confused with how much weight I would need to lose to achieve this so I'd really appreciate any help with setting a goal.
My stats are;
Age; 44
Sex; Female
Height; 5' 4"
Weight; 99lb
Chest; 33"
Waist; 23"
Hip; 30"
Wrist; 6"
Forearm; 9"
What would be my desired weight to achieve 18% BF?0 -
This is the one I use that was recommended by a few people and is also what Helloitsdan uses in the "In place of a roadmap..."
http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/
When I started I was 33.5% this morning I recalculated for the first time in probably 8-9 months and it was at 29.8%0 -
Well that calculator gets me at 8.4%, surely that's not right? :frown:0
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12.4%0
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Yes, I know...it's a far more important measurement than the number on the scale.
Male, 38 years, 25.3% which puts me right on the cusp of obese. Never really thought of myself as being anything close to obese when I started on this journey...just overweight. Healthy range for me is 8-19% so that's what I'm shooting for...12-15% I think would be ideal for me with muscle.0 -
Nope, never really checked but I'm sure I was at pretty low body fat % last summer though (3rd picture was the end of my "cut"), I'll probably get down there again sometime in the future. Hell I figure I can't be much higher than 10% now.0
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I've just checked mine and it comes out at 23%.
I'd like this to be 5% lower but I got myself a little confused with how much weight I would need to lose to achieve this so I'd really appreciate any help with setting a goal.
My stats are;
Age; 44
Sex; Female
Height; 5' 4"
Weight; 99lb
Chest; 33"
Waist; 23"
Hip; 30"
Wrist; 6"
Forearm; 9"
What would be my desired weight to achieve 18% BF?
Actually, according the calculators and charts I look at, you would be considered "underfat" at 18% and unhealthy...23% for a female of your age is at the lowest for healthy range.0 -
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32 %
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LOL Good luck trying to gauge anything from that...
Mine is per: Gym scale 27%, tanita bathroom scale 28, online calculators (one with about 13 points of measurments, forgot the name) 26%, calipers 25% and the whopper DXA scan puts it at 42!!
I'm 5'8 and weigh 176lbs...Profile pic what I look like... So in short, no big deal, jeans fit and lifting heavy things, so don't let even that number bugs you too much....0 -
17.5% ish...would like to get to 12% or so.0
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The caliper and online calculators put me around 23%0
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if your profile is current, i dont think yorue at 23 quite yet - but whatever number you start with and use - just make that one go down, regardless of the number itself. just down. just make it go down. all the way down. dirty south kinda down. - but think of the teens as a signal to go get an accurate measurement.
Yeah I have a lot of muscle though so my weight is higher but with my measurements it puts me at between 23 and 23.7 depending on the calculator and I tried like 4 different ones. But also I don't want to go "all the way down" because that's unhealthy, I was to be in the middle or low of the athletic range probably
yeah its not really your weight that makes me say that, but the softness of your silhouette - which is 100% NOT an insult, you have a beautiful frame and I think when you get to about 21-23 - youll be standing in front of the mirror just staring... and saying over and over - omg i have a phenomenal body. and youll thank yourself
:flowerforyou:
also that's why I said if it tells you that you have reached 19% go get an accurate reading, to avoid going too low and to regroup and form a second attack plan at that point.0 -
I've just checked mine and it comes out at 23%.
I'd like this to be 5% lower but I got myself a little confused with how much weight I would need to lose to achieve this so I'd really appreciate any help with setting a goal.
My stats are;
Age; 44
Sex; Female
Height; 5' 4"
Weight; 99lb
Chest; 33"
Waist; 23"
Hip; 30"
Wrist; 6"
Forearm; 9"
What would be my desired weight to achieve 18% BF?
WHY??? You are already at the lowest BF considered healthy for a female your age......And according to height weight charts underweight....0 -
I don't know. I am slightly interest, but it is not part of my goal.0
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