Body fat % very high but BMI not obese/overweight
Options
Replies
-
Yeah, if there's poor accuracy in scales, calipers and other instruments I wouldn't put much faith in an internet calculator.0
-
Hello! I am 5'4 and 124lbs and my body fat on January 27th was 34.5%.
Since I found this out I have started lifting weights 3x a week (I got a trainer to do me a programme) and I do bodyattack 2x a week too.
I have lost NO weight since I started MFP a few weeks ago (eating maintenance cals), but my body has shrunk
My next DEXA is on March 2nd and I can't wait to see what my % is now, because I just KNOW it's way less!
I love hearing body fat success stories!0 -
-
Asher_Ethan wrote: »I did this test and it says I'm 28% BF. I don't know how accurate it is though.
http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-percentage-calculator
it says i'm 22.33 based on my measurements at this moment. no idea if it's accurate. I'm slightly underweight based on bmi and not muscular at all based on sight. Taking any measurements myself is going to be off though. I also think that my stomach is bigger at this time of day than early in the morning.
guessing it might be close to accurate actually in thinking about it and looking at pictures of that body fat percentage in women. I had to round down or up for a lot of the measurements that were exactly in the middle of two numbers. not sure how that changes things.0 -
what is the point of getting a fancy dexa scan to determine some random number anyway? seems like a good way to shame someone, but not much else. you can look in the mirror or take pictures to determine if you need to lose weight, lose fat, or build muscle. no dexa scan necessary.0
-
This is something I'm struggling with also. I'm 5'5 and 117lbs, so my bmi is at the low end of normal, but my body fat % is around 24 according to the analyser I use. My aim is to get it to around 18% so I'm currently eating at a deficit and lifting heavy (well heavy for me anyway!)
There is absolutely no way your body fat is 24%.
0 -
Body fat calculators are utter rubbish, Im 5ft8 and weigh 123lbs. Some body fat calculators said my body fat was 14.5%, another said 19% and one said 31%! Better to go with how you feel personally.0
-
If the BF scale suddenly said 15%, would that change how you feel about your appearance?
The numbers are just there to guide us - what matters is what we see and how we feel.
-0 -
what is the point of getting a fancy dexa scan to determine some random number anyway? seems like a good way to shame someone, but not much else. you can look in the mirror or take pictures to determine if you need to lose weight, lose fat, or build muscle. no dexa scan necessary.
I get a DEXA because of my bone density, for medical reasons. Not to check body fat. The body fat result is a bonus for me.0 -
what is the point of getting a fancy dexa scan to determine some random number anyway? seems like a good way to shame someone, but not much else. you can look in the mirror or take pictures to determine if you need to lose weight, lose fat, or build muscle. no dexa scan necessary.
I get a DEXA because of my bone density, for medical reasons. Not to check body fat. The body fat result is a bonus for me.
yeah, that sounds like a good reason.
0 -
I would suggest starting by reading this post stickied at the top of the General Diet and Weight Loss Help forum. I am currently 5'7 and 134 lbs and consider myself skinny fat. I just started eating at maintenance and lifting weights, as I don't really want to drop my weight below 129, but I do want to lose some of the fat still around my middle!0
-
Body fat calculators are utter rubbish, Im 5ft8 and weigh 123lbs. Some body fat calculators said my body fat was 14.5%, another said 19% and one said 31%! Better to go with how you feel personally.
Only online body fat calculators are utter rubbish.
DEXA and hydrostatic are very reliable tests.0 -
i'm pretty sure that 24% body fat for a woman is considered healthy.
0 -
Don't put too much stock into what a BMI chart tells you. It only takes two things into consideration, your height and weight. No body structure, muscle mass, BF, etc. This is what I look like and a BMI chart says I'm "obese"...
1 -
FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »Body fat calculators are utter rubbish, Im 5ft8 and weigh 123lbs. Some body fat calculators said my body fat was 14.5%, another said 19% and one said 31%! Better to go with how you feel personally.
Only online body fat calculators are utter rubbish.
DEXA and hydrostatic are very reliable tests.
So is the bod pod and less expensive than underwater weighing.
0 -
i'm pretty sure that 24% body fat for a woman is considered healthy.
Yes but I'm still kind of sure that there's no way at 5'5" and 114 pounds to have 24% body fat, but she's not saying how she got that number, so... I mean it doesn't matter if you have an 'awful lot of fat' around your stomach, if the rest of your limbs don't have much fat on them (and assuming your picture is recent, it seems to be the case), your total body fat % will still be lower.0 -
FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »Body fat calculators are utter rubbish, Im 5ft8 and weigh 123lbs. Some body fat calculators said my body fat was 14.5%, another said 19% and one said 31%! Better to go with how you feel personally.
Only online body fat calculators are utter rubbish.
DEXA and hydrostatic are very reliable tests.
DEXA has significant error and repeatability issues, because it, too, is essentially a calculator.
EDIT: Ditto for Bod Pod, which also suffers from large error bars.1 -
FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »Body fat calculators are utter rubbish, Im 5ft8 and weigh 123lbs. Some body fat calculators said my body fat was 14.5%, another said 19% and one said 31%! Better to go with how you feel personally.
Only online body fat calculators are utter rubbish.
DEXA and hydrostatic are very reliable tests.
DEXA has significant error and repeatability issues, because it, too, is essentially a calculator.
EDIT: Ditto for Bod Pod, which also suffers from large error bars.
Is there any accurate way to measure then? Just curious. I've never had it done because I haven't found a method I really trusted.0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.7K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 397 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.3K MyFitnessPal Information
- 23 News and Announcements
- 934 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions