Body fat % , PLEASE HELP !

Katerina9408
Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
edited November 13 in Introduce Yourself
So I am 48 kilos, 161sm tall, wrist size 14 sm, forarm 21 sm,waist 60 sm and I calculated my body fat % according this site http://www.active.com/fitness/calculators/bodyfat is 27 %. I workout every day calisthenics with 10 kilos and 4 kilos , I eat vegan food approx 1300-1400 cal (my diary is open), I eat min salt and oils....so what am I doing wrong ? Why am I not losing body fat ? :(((

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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    In your photo you don't look like you have 27% body fat, if your photo is updated.
  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
    I wouldn't put too much faith in that calculator. I entered my current measurements and got 30%. I took a few inches off my waist and hips and STILL got 30%.
  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    Serah87 wrote: »
    In your photo you don't look like you have 27% body fat, if your photo is updated.

    Do I look like I have more ? ( Btw this pic is 1 week old, I was 49 in it and it was after a treat day :D ) I also don't know the accuracy of the calculator. Can u suggest me good one ?
  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
    edited February 2015
    Try this calculator instead: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    It's still an estimate, but at least it actually changes as I lose weight and change measurements. ;)
  • scalin013
    scalin013 Posts: 2 Member
    I just ordered a fancy scale from Amazon, Ozeri Touch II Total Body Scale, and it calculates body fat, water, muscle and bone percentages and comes with an instructive manual on what it all means. It's super useful and very accurate. It was a solid $35 investment. I recommend it.
  • scalin013
    scalin013 Posts: 2 Member
    And it'll track the percentages over time, it stores your user profile. I can't accurately do the measurement/calculation myself via website so that's my solution and it was a good choice.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    A scale cannot track your body fat...
  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    Timorous_Beastie wrote: »
    Try this calculator instead: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

    It's still an estimate, but at least it actually changes as I lose weight and change measurements. ;)
    Can it show negative numbers ?? o_0 I must have done something wrong... It shows me thisBody Mass Index: 18.8 kg/m2
    Waist-to-Height ratio: 0.38
    Percent Body Fat: -6.2%
    Lean Body Mass: 112.1 lb
  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    scalin013 wrote: »
    I just ordered a fancy scale from Amazon, Ozeri Touch II Total Body Scale, and it calculates body fat, water, muscle and bone percentages and comes with an instructive manual on what it all means. It's super useful and very accurate. It was a solid $35 investment. I recommend it.

    Thank you but I am on thigh budget :(
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    scalin013 wrote: »
    I just ordered a fancy scale from Amazon, Ozeri Touch II Total Body Scale, and it calculates body fat, water, muscle and bone percentages and comes with an instructive manual on what it all means. It's super useful and very accurate. It was a solid $35 investment. I recommend it.
    scalin013 wrote: »
    And it'll track the percentages over time, it stores your user profile. I can't accurately do the measurement/calculation myself via website so that's my solution and it was a good choice.

    It is not accurate ...no scale is

    It will track changes over time though as long as you don't care about the absolute figure

    Body fat is ridiculously difficult to measure ...even calipers in the hands of a professional can be inaccurate

  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    scalin013 wrote: »
    I just ordered a fancy scale from Amazon, Ozeri Touch II Total Body Scale, and it calculates body fat, water, muscle and bone percentages and comes with an instructive manual on what it all means. It's super useful and very accurate. It was a solid $35 investment. I recommend it.
    scalin013 wrote: »
    And it'll track the percentages over time, it stores your user profile. I can't accurately do the measurement/calculation myself via website so that's my solution and it was a good choice.

    It is not accurate ...no scale is

    It will track changes over time though as long as you don't care about the absolute figure

    Body fat is ridiculously difficult to measure ...even calipers in the hands of a professional can be inaccurate

    Ok thank u :) The problem is that I don't want to be skinny fat if u know what I mean, I want to be lean, gain some muscle while losing fat. Can this happen ? Do I need to eat more protein ?
  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
    Looking at your diary the past few days, yes. Your protein goal and how much you actually eat seems pretty low.
  • Katerina9408
    Katerina9408 Posts: 276 Member
    Timorous_Beastie wrote: »
    Looking at your diary the past few days, yes. Your protein goal and how much you actually eat seems pretty low.

    I was thinking that maybe my problem is not cal but macros. But if I increase cal I will probably increase workouts too.
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