Advice on calorie intake for skinny fat person?
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elga_thres
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Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
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If I were you I would eat at at deficit. Once you've lost 8-10% BF you can switch to a small surplus and start putting on that sexy lean muscle.0
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Or do a recomp which I believe involves lifting weights, and eating at a slight deficit for the week.
So you lose some fat and gain some muscle.0 -
elga_thres wrote: »Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Please share how you came to the conclusion that you are 27-28% body fat. That doesn't sound right for your height and weight.
Do you lift heavy on a progressive weight lifting plan? What weight lifting plan do you do? I suggest buying the book The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. It's a great book.
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Eeek, I hate the term 'skinny fat. I feel it isn't giving yourself enough credit for being a healthy weight! I'd suggest weight lifting and strengh work-out's to "Firm Up". If you are a member of a gym, speak to a trainer and they'll be able to tell you exactly what you should be doing (and how often!). Best of luck
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I'm in the same position, almost. I have about 25 more pounds to loose and am 33% body fat. I was told that once I reach my weight goal, to eat at maintenence and then do strength training to build muscle. I don't really get why you'd eat at a deficit when you don't need to loose weight, just body fat.0
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If I were you I would eat at at deficit. Once you've lost 8-10% BF you can switch to a small surplus and start putting on that sexy lean muscle.
She'd need to go below 100 lbs to lower her bf % that much through diet alone, even assuming that every pound lost was fat. Not a good plan0 -
elga_thres wrote: »Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Please share how you came to the conclusion that you are 27-28% body fat. That doesn't sound right for your height and weight.
Do you lift heavy on a progressive weight lifting plan? What weight lifting plan do you do? I suggest buying the book The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. It's a great book.
I take measurements weekly and use calculator to estimate my body fat. I've tried several formulas and the results range from 27-28%. They do have around 3% error margin, so I could have less body fat than the results show. But my goal is at least 21% or better, 19%.0 -
I'm in the same position, almost. I have about 25 more pounds to loose and am 33% body fat. I was told that once I reach my weight goal, to eat at maintenence and then do strength training to build muscle. I don't really get why you'd eat at a deficit when you don't need to loose weight, just body fat.Or do a recomp which I believe involves lifting weights, and eating at a slight deficit for the week.
So you lose some fat and gain some muscle.
Thank you!!! So, no aggressive deficit.. That's good news....0 -
PinkPixiexox wrote: »Eeek, I hate the term 'skinny fat. I feel it isn't giving yourself enough credit for being a healthy weight! I'd suggest weight lifting and strengh work-out's to "Firm Up". If you are a member of a gym, speak to a trainer and they'll be able to tell you exactly what you should be doing (and how often!). Best of luck
Actually I kind of dislike it too, it took serious efforts to reach my current weight. However, the fact is my body fat % is high, I have to accept that fact so I can do something about it. Thanks for the suggestion! Best of luck for you too
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention that I just recently started weight lifting. I used to do too much cardio. Thank you for the suggestion! I'll Google the book.:)elga_thres wrote: »Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Please share how you came to the conclusion that you are 27-28% body fat. That doesn't sound right for your height and weight.
Do you lift heavy on a progressive weight lifting plan? What weight lifting plan do you do? I suggest buying the book The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. It's a great book.
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Or do a recomp which I believe involves lifting weights, and eating at a slight deficit for the week.
So you lose some fat and gain some muscle.
Actually for what I understand about recomp is you eat at maintenance no deficit. Recomp is keeping the scale number the same while improving you overall muscle tone by lifting weights.0 -
sheldonklein wrote: »If I were you I would eat at at deficit. Once you've lost 8-10% BF you can switch to a small surplus and start putting on that sexy lean muscle.
She'd need to go below 100 lbs to lower her bf % that much through diet alone, even assuming that every pound lost was fat. Not a good plan
At 4' 11", under 100 lbs would not be a problem. On the lower side of healthy BMI, yes, but not a health issue.0 -
elga_thres wrote: »Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Please share how you came to the conclusion that you are 27-28% body fat. That doesn't sound right for your height and weight.
Do you lift heavy on a progressive weight lifting plan? What weight lifting plan do you do? I suggest buying the book The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. It's a great book.
Keep in mind at 4' 11", 112 lbs is on the higher side of healthy BMI, just as 27-28% BF is on the higher side of healthy %BF for a woman. I have no trouble believing that she may be close in her estimate.
Does someone have that picture showing the range of bodies at different %BF? Maybe OP can pick out to which she thinks she is closest? Seems that's as accurate an estimate as the online calculators.0 -
elga_thres wrote: »Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Please share how you came to the conclusion that you are 27-28% body fat. That doesn't sound right for your height and weight.
Do you lift heavy on a progressive weight lifting plan? What weight lifting plan do you do? I suggest buying the book The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. It's a great book.
Keep in mind at 4' 11", 112 lbs is on the higher side of healthy BMI, just as 27-28% BF is on the higher side of healthy %BF for a woman. I have no trouble believing that she may be close in her estimate.
Does someone have that picture showing the range of bodies at different %BF? Maybe OP can pick out to which she thinks she is closest? Seems that's as accurate an estimate as the online calculators.
I'll look up that picture, thanks ☺..0 -
elga_thres wrote: »Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Please share how you came to the conclusion that you are 27-28% body fat. That doesn't sound right for your height and weight.
Do you lift heavy on a progressive weight lifting plan? What weight lifting plan do you do? I suggest buying the book The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. It's a great book.
Does someone have that picture showing the range of bodies at different %BF? Maybe OP can pick out to which she thinks she is closest? Seems that's as accurate an estimate as the online calculators.
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I'm in the same position, almost. I have about 25 more pounds to loose and am 33% body fat. I was told that once I reach my weight goal, to eat at maintenence and then do strength training to build muscle. I don't really get why you'd eat at a deficit when you don't need to loose weight, just body fat.
to lose fat you would need to eat a deficit or exercise to loose the weight0 -
I was told diet to loose the weight, and exercise (specifically progressive weightlifting) to loose the fat - regardless of wether or not I was still dieting at the time (ie, eating at a deficit).
I am about 20 pounds away from a mid-range healthy BMI index weight, yet I still look like the 40% BF picture above; continuing to eat at a deficit at this point would make me too skinny. What am I supposed to do, yo-yo diet until I get rid of all the fat?0 -
Thank you very much!!!! Yes, I look like somewhere between 25%-30%. I just used the scale which can measure body fat percentage and it said 30% .ExRelaySprinter wrote: »elga_thres wrote: »Hi, everybody! I'm 19 years old, my height is 4'11" and my weight is 112. If we use BMI, then I fall into the normal category. However, my body fat is 27-28%. So, I guess I'm what we call skinny fat. Before MFP, my weight loss attempt was unhealthy. I used to not eat enough. I would like to do body recomp, but I'm wondering how should set my calorie goal. Should I eat at deficit, slight deficit or maintenance? I do weight training 3x a week and cardio 3-4x a week.
Your opinions will be appreciated. Thank you! ☺
Please share how you came to the conclusion that you are 27-28% body fat. That doesn't sound right for your height and weight.
Do you lift heavy on a progressive weight lifting plan? What weight lifting plan do you do? I suggest buying the book The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women. It's a great book.
Does someone have that picture showing the range of bodies at different %BF? Maybe OP can pick out to which she thinks she is closest? Seems that's as accurate an estimate as the online calculators.
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