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Still fat?

js8181
js8181 Posts: 178 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
5'6"
179lbs
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  • cosmonew
    cosmonew Posts: 513 Member
    nope, not fat. Not even a little bit.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    Want an honest answer?

    Your BMI is 27.2 which is in the overweight category. You'd need to drop +24# below 155# to reach "normal" weight per BMI.

    Subjectively, you've stll got the "love handles" and look around 20% BF to me.

    Judge for yourself:

    http://www.ruled.me/visually-estimate-body-fat-percentage/

    For more precise data, get a DXA scan or get a hydrostatic BF test done.




  • js8181
    js8181 Posts: 178 Member
    MeganAM89 wrote: »
    I don't think you look overweight at all. Have you been strength training?

    I have! I lost a lot of weight through cardio and dieting. Then I started strength training with a PT. She had me doing a bunch of exercises I'd never heard of, and I noticed a lot of good changes, but some extra fat, too.
  • mecoconleche
    mecoconleche Posts: 86 Member
    You aren't fat, but you aren't lean either. What's your goal?
  • MissBeeGonz
    MissBeeGonz Posts: 141 Member
    No
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I would not say you are fat but you do still have excess fat. That's pretty common, even when having a healthy BMI, and obviously more common when having an overweight BMI. Good job so far. Keep up the good work :)
  • js8181
    js8181 Posts: 178 Member
    mecoconleche wrote: »
    You aren't fat, but you aren't lean either. What's your goal?

    Thanks. I don't have a concrete goal in terms of how I look or weigh. Just want to look better. But more importantly, I want to be faster and stronger.
  • weightwatcher490
    weightwatcher490 Posts: 21 Member
    Nope -def not fat. But with more muscle, you will be more defined and you will end up leaner as a matter of course. Great job!
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