I'm apparently obese? 5'6" 176lbs 26%

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  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    You look great! Awesome progress, you must feel good!
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    The thing is..BMI doesn't really take BF% into consideration. At the height of my fitness at age 26, I was 5'7", 173lbs. BMI, obese, BF% 14%.

    You have to take BMI with a grain of salt. BF% is all I pay attention to now.
  • js8181
    js8181 Posts: 178 Member
    OMG r those the slight beginnings of abs??? :)wbf4dxw0q3gm.jpeg
  • js8181
    js8181 Posts: 178 Member
    edited September 2016
    Virtually same weight, but clothes fit better. I haven't counted calories, but instead focused on eating more protein and vegetables and fruit. Cut out beer! If I have a drink I have some gin and lime, or white wine.

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  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    js8181 wrote: »
    I had my second session with a personal trainer today. I was more flexible and stronger than I was the last time (a month ago) but my body fat was the exact same. Not only that, it put me in the 'obese' range. Now, I'm not dumb, I know I could lose a few pounds. Maybe even 20! But I really don't think I'm obese. Am I looking at the chart wrong, and is 26% not really obese? Or could there have been something wrong with the calculator? Here's my photo.

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    You do not look obese to me. You look like a hottie.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    OP: FWIW, to me, you look 25-30% BF in the before pic and 20-25% BF in the after. Get a DEXA scan or a hydrostatic weighing to find out where you are for sure.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    OP: FWIW, to me, you look 25-30% BF in the before pic and 20-25% BF in the after. Get a DEXA scan or a hydrostatic weighing to find out where you are for sure.

    I would tend to agree. Really no hint of muscle definition in the first picture. Making progress in the last one.
  • js8181
    js8181 Posts: 178 Member
    I feel like my arms are getting good and defined, and my legs, too, but the belly stil looks like mush!

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  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    edited September 2016
    js8181 wrote: »
    I feel like my arms are getting good and defined, and my legs, too, but the belly stil looks like mush!

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    Belly looks like it's supposed to at 20% bf. It looks fine, and I don't see anything wrong with it. Google body fat photos to see visual comparisons. At some point you will have to figure where you are personally happiest.
    :)
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    If that's your definition of mush... I'll gladly take it! You can definitely see the progression in the pictures. :+1:
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  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    runlong16 wrote: »
    js8181 wrote: »
    The methodology was a machine where I stand on a sensor platform while also holding onto these handles. So all electronic.

    That's bioelectrical impedance and is really dependent on how hydrated you are and can be iffy, so take it with a grain of salt and focus on health. The right body composition will follow.

    I did one of these recently and I followed all the instructions to get an accurate reading (well hydrated, fasting, no alcohol or caffeine before). It's purported to be so accurate that it is supposed to identify large pockets of water retention and where the muscle mass is. I have what ultrasounds estimate is a four to five pound baker's cyst that is visible under my left knee, and significantly less muscle mass in that leg due to an injury. My results stated identical muscle mass in both legs and missed the cyst. Unless it's a dexa scan, it's probably not accurate.
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