Body Fat %

HittingHerStride
HittingHerStride Posts: 82
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I LOST 5.8lbs and 1/2 inch off my waist but my body fat % INCREASED by .17
How does that happen?

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  • Loseweight1980
    Loseweight1980 Posts: 94
    How are you measuring body fat?
  • HittingHerStride
    HittingHerStride Posts: 82
    I am using the Body Fat Guide by Ron Brown, there is a body composition chart in the back
  • Loseweight1980
    Loseweight1980 Posts: 94
    Not famliar with that method. There are so many different ways to measure body, and honestly, most are pretty unreliable. Remember, too, that even with losing inches on your waist, if you are building muscle other places, you might have larger measurements, and throw off the calculations... don't give up. Keep doing what you're doing!
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    Some of the reviews on amazon.com seem to suggest that his charts are a bit inaccurate.
  • picimadar
    picimadar Posts: 68 Member
    If you're looking in a book, it's inaccurate guaranteed. Go to a doctor or fitness professional and get measured if 0.17% REALLY matters to you that much. Chances are you're at least 3-10% off just from going out of that book anyways.
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