My gift : Excel spreadsheet for BMR, TDEE, CUT, BUILD and ma

Thank you ! ! Your spreadsheet is awesome ! !


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I've been trying to find out my body fat percentage - but have no way of measuring. I've used many MANY online calculators, but I really think they fall short - due to body types being so different. Most of the women's calculations AND pictures that I've found online show more "pear" shapes - as if ALL women have that shape ! ! I've been pretty athletic and muscular (for a woman) for most of my life, and I believe I have an entirely different kind of build. All of the body fat % calculators say I'm obese, and I would be rejected on the Army/Navy criteria (which calculated me at about 40% BF- and I say "No WAY !" - it's absolutely wrong). I am actually just "overweight" on the BMI scale - though I wonder if that's even accurate. I actually have more of an "apple" shape, and have always had comments on my "nice legs" - even when very overweight (they are actually quite muscular, yet shapely) ! ! I carry my "fat" weight mostly in the chest and abdominal area, and thankfully I've been losing inches in that area since being on MFP.

I've read through this posting, and know that you're thinking of updating it to include some type of body fat % calculator. I thought I might suggest an alternative to that - I've looked extensively online and found one site to be very helpful. Here's the link to it: http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages
I think one could get a rough estimate of one's own body fat percentage from looking and comparing the pictures of body fat percentages. I know this site only includes percentages up to 30% body fat, but it could be a start.

There is a pdf document by the same person (http://www.leighpeele.com/bodyfatpercent.pdf) which shows one extra picture, which is also helpful (up to 40% BF for men, and 43%BF for women). The pdf document also goes into details about how Body Fat can be measured, and it also states that each measurement method has its flaws. She suggests a combination of using visual analysis and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA), because she feels that determining body fat % is a combination of science AND art. Each person's body distributes and stores fat in different ways, and many times you cannot determine visceral (internal) levels of fat by just looking. I wonder if each person could honestly assess themselves in an effective way by critically comparing their own bodies to others who have had some type of measurement done by a pro??

Anyway, just my thoughts... Good luck with your project, and thanks again ! !

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