Body Fat %

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kittynat
kittynat Posts: 25 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have lost nearly all the weight I want - only 2 1/2 lbs to go (Yay!), however, when I weigh myself on my scales my body fat % is still in the red zone at 30%.

Now I am a healthy weight for my height - how do I go about getting my body fat % to a healthy one?

Anyone help?

Thanks

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  • mynameisnutz
    mynameisnutz Posts: 123
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    Congrats on your current success. Unfortunately, the only way to get that body fat percentage down is to do what you've been doing. Just keep at it.
  • Vhovell
    Vhovell Posts: 286
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    I agree to just keep at it...if it was BMI saying that i'd be tempted to say ignore it...my BMI says i should be half the weight i am but if i did that i'd be ill and in hospital as i'm big boned!

    Good luck!
  • Sublog
    Sublog Posts: 1,296 Member
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    Losing weight is easy. Losing body fat is much more difficult.

    Simply eating at a deficit will cause your body to drop weight. Eating too little protein, not working your muscles out enough, or too high of a deficit will cause muscle loss.

    The amount of calories found in a lb of muscle = 600
    The amount of calories found in a lb of fat = 3500

    You want to burn fat, not muscle.

    Also, bio-impedance scales are notoriously inaccurate and have a lot of variation.

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