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  • diddylove
    diddylove Posts: 30
    Thank you Sara. Have a great day!
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    sorry not sure what happened to my front relaxed picture but her eit is
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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    sorry not sure what happened to my front relaxed picture but her eit is
    a3508a4d-5add-4c54-b202-2fb41988e5bf_zpscf1787b2.jpg

    We would put you at about 24% give or take a percentage point of two on either side.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    awesome that is great, i guess fat2fit is close when it says 23.1-23.8 :) that makes me happy.. still got to try to lose some more though.. i would love to be 20-21 %
  • newbie444
    newbie444 Posts: 8
    How does one determine body fat percentage?

    I am underweight (90 pounds and 5"3) and thin everywhere except for my stomach area. It is very soft and I can pull on the skin. I am just trying to figure out what that is - is it loose skin as a result of weight loss (my normal weight was usually around 105 to 110), or is it an indication of body fat?

    I'd just like to know what it is so I can determine the best way to target it. Thoughts?
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    Hi Sara, Sidesteel, would you please estimate my body fat percentage? I'm 1.65 m (5'5") and weigh 56 kg (123.5 lbs).

    Front relaxed:

    P1010335.jpg

    Front flexed:

    P1010339.jpg

    Side:

    P1010336.jpg

    Back relaxed:

    P1010337.jpg

    Back flexed:

    P1010338.jpg

    Thank you very much for your reaction! :flowerforyou:

    ETA: Oops they are sooo big! I'll see whether I can make them a tad smaller.
    ETA 2: It worked!
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    Bump! :flowerforyou:
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Oooo - my bad. We agreed what we thought you were a few days ago and I forgot to...you know..actually tell you. :flowerforyou:

    So, we would put you at about 24% BF, give or take a % either way. You were a little hard to assess to be honest as your back is leaner that the rest of you.
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    Oooo - my bad. We agreed what we thought you were a few days ago and I forgot to...you know..actually tell you. :flowerforyou:

    So, we would put you at about 24% BF, give or take a % either way. You were a little hard to assess to be honest as your back is leaner that the rest of you.
    No problem Sara!

    I guess the calculator I've been using as a trend tool for my body fat % is indeed nothing more then a trend tool. The calculator put me at around 21%. Then I've got some more cutting to do, to get rid of the remaining chubbyness these pictures made me realize I have.

    Thank you both for your reaction :smooched:
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Oooo - my bad. We agreed what we thought you were a few days ago and I forgot to...you know..actually tell you. :flowerforyou:

    So, we would put you at about 24% BF, give or take a % either way. You were a little hard to assess to be honest as your back is leaner that the rest of you.
    No problem Sara!

    I guess the calculator I've been using as a trend tool for my body fat % is indeed nothing more then a trend tool. The calculator put me at around 21%. Then I've got some more cutting to do, to get rid of the remaining chubbyness these pictures made me realize I have.

    Thank you both for your reaction :smooched:

    What calculator are you using our of interest?
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    I've been using this one: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I've been using this one: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    Those types of calculators are great to use to measure progress, as long as your weight comes off relatively evenly, but where you carry your weight can really screw with the spot estimate.

    It has me at 26%, but I have a wide rib cage so not a very small waist and a big *kitten* - so they get confused. The BMI makes me laugh also - I am only 2lb away from overweight :happy:
  • pandorakick
    pandorakick Posts: 901 Member
    :laugh:
  • allikat93
    allikat93 Posts: 236
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    I know I dont have a flexing pic but i dont look that much different when I flex.. My tummy gets a little flatter is about it. Lol. Thanks in advance.




    Add: SORRY EVERYONE!!! the photo is so big and I dont have enough data allowance on my phone to re-upload it smaller. :(
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    532045_472843972787903_608634881_n.jpg

    I know I dont have a flexing pic but i dont look that much different when I flex.. My tummy gets a little flatter is about it. Lol. Thanks in advance.




    Add: SORRY EVERYONE!!! the photo is so big and I dont have enough data allowance on my phone to re-upload it smaller. :(

    Hi!

    Just to put our assessment into perspective, when it gets above the 30% BF level, it starts getting harder and harder to assess with any degree of accuracy and at over 40% it is really hard as there really is no way of seeing how much lean body mass you have. So with this we would put you somewhere a bit above 40% - but with quite a wide degree of possible error. At this stage in particular, but really at all stages, the focus should really be on making progress with the mirror, clothes fit and tape measure, and to a lesser degree, the scale, rather than an inexact estimate of BF%.
  • allikat93
    allikat93 Posts: 236

    Hi!

    Just to put our assessment into perspective, when it gets above the 30% BF level, it starts getting harder and harder to assess with any degree of accuracy and at over 40% it is really hard as there really is no way of seeing how much lean body mass you have. So with this we would put you somewhere a bit above 40% - but with quite a wide degree of possible error. At this stage in particular, but really at all stages, the focus should really be on making progress with the mirror, clothes fit and tape measure, and to a lesser degree, the scale, rather than an inexact estimate of BF%.

    Okay thanks. Also.. Did you check out my pm yet?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member

    Hi!

    Just to put our assessment into perspective, when it gets above the 30% BF level, it starts getting harder and harder to assess with any degree of accuracy and at over 40% it is really hard as there really is no way of seeing how much lean body mass you have. So with this we would put you somewhere a bit above 40% - but with quite a wide degree of possible error. At this stage in particular, but really at all stages, the focus should really be on making progress with the mirror, clothes fit and tape measure, and to a lesser degree, the scale, rather than an inexact estimate of BF%.

    Okay thanks. Also.. Did you check out my pm yet?

    Will respond to that tomorrow.
  • stepnerd
    stepnerd Posts: 57 Member
    Bump for later
  • pancakeman123
    pancakeman123 Posts: 5
    Some estimations would be really helpful.

    front untensed:

    frontuntensedv2BB_zpsa8ca23f5.jpg

    back tensed:

    backv2BB_zpsf2c79155.jpg

    front tensed:

    frontv2BB_zps96becce1.jpg
  • pancakeman123
    pancakeman123 Posts: 5
    forgot to mention, I'm 6 foot, 152lb
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    forgot to mention, I'm 6 foot, 152lb

    Thanks. We will get back to you shortly.
  • pancakeman123
    pancakeman123 Posts: 5
    thanks x
  • pancakeman123
    pancakeman123 Posts: 5
    forgot to mention, I'm 6 foot, 152lb

    Thanks. We will get back to you shortly.

    thanks x
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    forgot to mention, I'm 6 foot, 152lb

    Thanks. We will get back to you shortly.

    thanks x

    Hi! So we would put you in the 11 - 12% BF range.
  • pancakeman123
    pancakeman123 Posts: 5
    [/quote]

    Hi! So we would put you in the 11 - 12% BF range.
    [/quote]

    Thanks for your help :)
  • fishlover888
    fishlover888 Posts: 132
    Sorry about that! Edit post is apparently no longer an option... I'll repost here with the smaller pictures, if one of the moderators wants to take the last one down that is fine with me.

    ---
    Hi! I'm interested in an estimate. Did Navy % Covert Bailey and I'm at a 7% difference between the two, which seems like a big discrepancy! I know the lighting isn't super awesome but here's all the pictures I have. Hope they don't turn out giant sized :D

    Front relaxed
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    Front Flexed
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    Side relaxed
    23sdoq9.jpg

    Side relaxed with legs
    33ngf3m.jpg

    Back Relaxed
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    Back Flexed
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    Legs Relaxed
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    Calves flexed
    5tfee.jpg

    Arms flexed (on right is recent)
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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    ^^thanks..much easier to see. We will be back to you with an estimate.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    fishlover888

    Sorry - forgot to ask what your height and weight was.
  • fishlover888
    fishlover888 Posts: 132
    fishlover888

    Sorry - forgot to ask what your height and weight was.

    Oops, sorry forgot to add that. 5'5, 153 (ish)

    Thanks!
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    Now that I've figured out how to join the group, I have a question that I think y'all can help me with. But my question is a little different and I don't know if you can answer it or not. But here goes.

    I have scoliosis. I am 5'.25" tall on the outside. If measuring your "wingspan" from fingertip to fingertip actually represents your actual height, then I should be about 5'3.5." I have the musculature and bone structure of someone 5'3.5" tall on the inside. But it's all "squished" down a little bit in the shoulder-to-waist area.

    When entering information into the BMI and other charts, which height do I use?

    Thanks for your time.
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