Reducing bodyfat

elltee2015
elltee2015 Posts: 3
edited November 14 in Introduce Yourself
Hi,
I am recently new to MyFitnessPal.
My main goal is to reduce bodyfat so I am looking for friends with similar goals who have any advice or tips, or just to motivate each other. As a girl I know it is much more difficult to reduce bodyfat than for men but my goal is to get down to 15% (and then further once I have reached that). I am currently 26% bodyfat, down from 30% in the past fortnight and train about 4 times a week doing cardio and weights and I eat a pretty clean diet. My macros is currently 40% carbs, 35% protein and 25% fat but I struggle to get this exactly right! If anyone has any pointers in the right direction it'd be much appreciated.
Thanks, stay fit

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  • danielabe1985
    danielabe1985 Posts: 1,582 Member
    good luck with your fitness journey
  • rochsteady
    rochsteady Posts: 1 Member
    Why so low? 18.6 to 24.9 is considered normal for women
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Welome to MFP. You will reduce body fat by being in a caloric deficit. What lifting program are you doing?
  • PuppiesnotBears
    PuppiesnotBears Posts: 10
    At age 50 I'm in the same situation -- looking to lose body fat without losing muscle, so trying to find the right plan to do so. Currently eating at a 500-1K calorie deficit, doing 45 minutes cardio for six days a week by hiking hills (generally split between vigorous and moderate) and lifting heavy 2x a week.

    While it would be nice to drop 20 lbs on the scale, I'm much more interested in getting to 20% BFP. I'm not sure where I am at the moment -- my scale says 30%, but scales are notoriously unreliable, so I'm being tested in a BodPod tomorrow to get both an accurate BFP and an accurate metabolic rate. (Since I lost 120 pounds a few years ago, I'm concerned that my metabolic rate might be below the norm.) I'm a little nervous!
  • elltee2015
    elltee2015 Posts: 3
    @rochsteady‌ ‌I want to be shredded
  • elltee2015
    elltee2015 Posts: 3
    @Liftng4Lis‌ Hi there! Thanks, I am in a caloric deficit at the min, dropped my calories by around 400 and have also significantly reduced my carb intake. I have no specific lifting program as I tend to focus more on cardio, although I don't neglect weight training completely. If you have any suggestions of what I should be doing Id be grateful
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Outstanding! I'm doing a similar program although looking at strength training to benefit endurance racing. I find the videos from the IFBB crowd to be much more detailed in their explanation on the dynamics of lifting. Good journey!
  • Stevie_PB
    Stevie_PB Posts: 19 Member
    Hi 15% for a female is low!
    For me loosing bf is all about carb intake. Have you looked at IF and carb back loading? Both work extremely well.
    Alternatively the no carb approach works well too. With one or two re feed days thrown in.
  • katiejanecollins
    katiejanecollins Posts: 236 Member
    I'm similar to you! Although I don't want to go lower than 17-18% BF as for me I think that'll be healthier :)
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