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What does 20-25% body fat look like?

kcdrake
kcdrake Posts: 512
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
I've read online that for typical women (meaning, not athletes) 20-25% body fat is what is seen as healthy. My problem is I don't have a visual reference of what this would look like. Does anyone have any pictures of themselves (that you're comfortable sharing) or other reference sources of women at 20-25% body fat?

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  • beckystephens
    beckystephens Posts: 117 Member
    im at like 21.5% so feel free to add me i have a few pics up.
  • Samerah12
    Samerah12 Posts: 610 Member
    bump, I'm curious too!
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    In my profile there is a pic of me in a black bikini top and shorts and I think I was about 20-21% body fat at that time.
  • nhughes1864
    nhughes1864 Posts: 102 Member
    http://www.mybodygallery.com/

    Here is a website where you can see what different women look like at different weights. I don't think it lets you search by % body fat but if you know what you would weigh with a specific % body fat you can look up that weight.
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

    This includes pics of men and women if you scroll down.
  • mislove68
    mislove68 Posts: 240
    Feel free to look at me. I dont have any stomach pictures up. Last month I was at 23%. My current profile picture was from this week.
  • Windress
    Windress Posts: 22
    Well, remember, since weight sits on different people in different ways, there is no single description or visual of was a person with 20% Body Fat would look like. You must also take into account the amount of muscle that person has on their body, since it will factor into the percentage.

    The best I can do is offer you my own picture, as I have just under 20% body fat in my system.

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    tumblr_lo56o3VfrO1qzho0zo1_500.jpg
  • astovey
    astovey Posts: 578 Member
    A few months back I was 25%...bought one of those scales with the calculators in it (and followed all of the directions) and it said I was at 23% this morning, and my profile pic was this morning too lol
  • cobaltis
    cobaltis Posts: 191 Member
    http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

    Pic reference for 5% increments... more of these on google.
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