Bodyfat

I was thinking about this, this morning. Check out think link

http://www.healthyforms.com/helpful-tools/body-fat-percentage.php

Generally 29.9 is considered an acceptable BF although anything over 30 is unacceptable so you are kinda riding the line.

Lauren, you would probably achieve your aim of toning up by maintaining (or building a little more) lean muscle mass and reducing your body fat by 2-3% so the muscle tone is more visible - it probably won't take much.

I went for a dunk test last year - knowing that I needed to lose some but unsure exactly how much (20-30 lbs).

The guy there told me that his experience is that most women seem to consider 22% "ideal" because they feel "thin", but still have some curves.

I was 30.3% as of Jan 2011, this at 156 lbs (lean body mass 109 lbs) - I'm 5'2.5" and just turned 30 years old prior to testing. They say I am "on the bigger end of 'medium' frame" which was calculated by my ankle circumference 9.25".

Originally I was thinking that a realistic (and sustainable) goal was 130 lbs - however according to their analysis my "ideal" 22% BF weight was 139 (assuming my lean mass 109 lbs didn't change and all I did was lose fat - great in concept but usually weight loss is some combination of both fat and lean mass). Their suggestion for an interim goal (25% fat) was 145 lbs. Don't think I ever really believed that - seemed too high to me.

Now nearly a year later I have worked my way down to 142 lbs... but don't feel that I am done yet, so I continue to set my sights on 130 lbs. I'm hoping to take another dunk test sometime in Dec. so that I can "check in" on my body fat - I really don't think I am down to 25% yet as there seems to be too much "pinchable" flab and I feel rather chubby in a bathing suit (bikini out of the question!) and an unattractive fold of back fat.

Their chart info here:
Women age 20-29: Good 17-20%, Average 21-27%, Fair 28-30%, Poor 31+%
Women age 30-39: Good 18-21%, Average 22-28%, Fair 29-31%, Poor 32+%
Women age 40-49: Good 19-22%, Average 23-30%, Fair 31-33%, Poor 34+%

With all that said, I don't know how accurate the calipers are... might depend on the person doing the measuring...

Thanks for all the kind replies , well you are right different factors have alot to do with it , I am 5'4 and 148 now , last month I had breast implants surely that wouldn't cause me to weigh more or bring the body fat up.I am fairly curvy so that may be an extent of it.Yeah that pic is pretty recent , I done my first night of some crunches , got the ab roller , I really like it.I can actually feel it while I am doingthe crunches so surely it would work after feeling it lol It was at curves were they did the weighing and measuring and for the body fat they have u hold this thing and u squeeze the dies of it then that tells it.

That is called a hand held body fat analyzer.... You should try the link I sited and see if its different.... As for tightning and toning,
as a personal trainer and nutritional consultant i can tell you that your kitchen can be the culprit... As they say.. Abs are made in the kitchen...lol. I NEVER claim to know it all or be right ALL the time, but from experience with myself and clients... small changes in what you consume makes BIG changes in your body... Hope this helps:happy: