Body Fat Loss / Lean Body Weight Gain Challenge

jamaicanlady
jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
in Motivation and Support
So I’m at a weight I’m comfortable with (mostly, could lose a couple more lbs) and now feel like focusing on weight less and body fat more. I’m starting a challenge for the next 8 weeks where we would measure our body fat (I use this site: http://www.linear-software.com/online.html) and check in here ONCE a week. ANY day of the week is fine. The site calculates your lean body mass as well as lbs/kgs of body fat and so you would record those here too. I’ll also create a spreadsheet for tracking if anyone else joins me.

So basically:

1. Measure body fat once a week (using your own method or the site above).

2. Record measurements (body fat %, lbs/kgs of body fat, lean body weight) here.

3. I will input them into a spreadsheet and post the image here daily. (I know some people hate using spreadsheets)

I know everyone has different goals, some want to lose fat, some want to gain muscle if it even means gaining fat right along with it. That’s fine, the challenge is

a. an increase in lean body weight should be more than the increase in body fat. For e.g., if you have a gain of 0.8 lbs lean body weight, your gain in lbs of body fat should be less than this.

b. if your lean body weight decreases, your lbs of body fat should have decreased by even more.

Got it? Good! Come on people, would love to have some other persons doing this with me.
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  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    I'll start:

    04/09/12

    Body fat %: 32.21
    Lbs of body fat: 40.26
    Lean body weight: 84.74
  • Felidae_1981
    Felidae_1981 Posts: 200 Member
    Bump...maybe :)
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    Bump...maybe :)

    LOL....maybe? Well that's definitely better than a no right? I'll take it!
  • Felidae_1981
    Felidae_1981 Posts: 200 Member
    :) - I need to measure, it's depressing and a lot of work. If I have time tonight I'll do some calculations. Wanna start HIIT tonight. Gotta look good for Jamaica baby ;)
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    So I’m at a weight I’m comfortable with (mostly, could lose a couple more lbs) and now feel like focusing on weight less and body fat more. I’m starting a challenge for the next 8 weeks where we would measure our body fat (I use this site: http://www.linear-software.com/online.html) and check in here ONCE a week. ANY day of the week is fine. The site calculates your lean body mass as well as lbs/kgs of body fat and so you would record those here too. I’ll also create a spreadsheet for tracking if anyone else joins me.

    So basically:

    1. Measure body fat once a week (using your own method or the site above).

    2. Record measurements (body fat %, lbs/kgs of body fat, lean body weight) here.

    3. I will input them into a spreadsheet and post the image here daily. (I know some people hate using spreadsheets)

    I know everyone has different goals, some want to lose fat, some want to gain muscle if it even means gaining fat right along with it. That’s fine, the challenge is

    a. an increase in lean body weight should be more than the increase in body fat. For e.g., if you have a gain of 0.8 lbs lean body weight, your gain in lbs of body fat should be less than this.

    b. if your lean body weight decreases, your lbs of body fat should have decreased by even more.

    Got it? Good! Come on people, would love to have some other persons doing this with me.

    I'm in - I always do my measuring on Fridays so will start on Friday.

    Weirdly I just posted a thread about this - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/557040-ladies-lean-mass
  • season1980
    season1980 Posts: 129 Member
    So up for this!! Starting New Rules of Lifting for Women tomorrow!

    04/10/12

    Body fat %: 24.61
    Lbs of body fat: 36.52
    Lean body weight: 111.88

    Whoooohoooo! My goal is to get to 18-20% BF!
  • healthyliving_girl
    healthyliving_girl Posts: 290 Member
    I'm in. I'll plan on measuring Friday.
  • Felidae_1981
    Felidae_1981 Posts: 200 Member
    Alright, I used this site http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html because I don't have a caliper.

    4/10/2012

    Body Fat 22.4%
    Lbs of Body Fat 29.1
    Lean body weight 100.9

    But it asked me to measure around smallest area around abdomen, which is wayyyyy smaller than my belly :(

    Hope it's somewhat accurate at least....
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    Alright, I used this site http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html because I don't have a caliper.

    4/10/2012

    Body Fat 22.4%
    Lbs of Body Fat 29.1
    Lean body weight 100.9

    But it asked me to measure around smallest area around abdomen, which is wayyyyy smaller than my belly :(

    Hope it's somewhat accurate at least....

    Most sites I visited required the smallest area too, but I've always used around my navel so I just stick with that. The important thing is seeing the % DECREASE.
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    So up for this!! Starting New Rules of Lifting for Women tomorrow!

    04/10/12

    Body fat %: 24.61
    Lbs of body fat: 36.52
    Lean body weight: 111.88

    Whoooohoooo! My goal is to get to 18-20% BF!

    Great idea including what program you are following. I'm doing P90X with a couple days of insanity thrown in and eating an average of 1800 calories per day.
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    I am game

    04/10/12

    Body fat %: 54.87
    Lbs of body fat: 116.87
    Lean body weight: 96.13

    Man do these numbers make me want to workout 24/7 SMH
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    And that's why we're doing this. To look at our numbers and use them for motivation. Mine certainly motivated me to resist a slice of cake today. Really really need to see a decrease in fat come next week.
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    So up for this!! Starting New Rules of Lifting for Women tomorrow!

    04/10/12

    Body fat %: 24.61
    Lbs of body fat: 36.52
    Lean body weight: 111.88

    Whoooohoooo! My goal is to get to 18-20% BF!

    Not sure what my goal should be, maybe 28%. Yea, I can do this!
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    So the spreadsheet is up. I decided to do it in google docs instead. The link is

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj6ZuKWnfujWdGQ0SjFVaVFHWU9FeWN4c0p5NUF5WkE#gid=0

    If you would want to see the image posted here as well just let me know. Don't worry, I'll still be the one updating the spreadsheet.

    I'm so excited to do this! I can't wait to see my body fat decrease. (Please please please)
  • Temple_Fit
    Temple_Fit Posts: 299 Member
    Body Fat% 31.12
    Body Fat lbs 50.67
    Lean Body Weight 112.13
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    Body Fat % 15.45
    Body Fat lbs 19.77
    Lean Body Weight 108.23
  • Quel1970
    Quel1970 Posts: 91 Member
    I'm in!

    Body fat% 25.21 (my scale says 26.5%... interesting)

    Lbs of fat 29.24

    Lbs lean muscle 86.76
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    Spreadsheet updated.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i want to join if it's not too late

    body fat % 34.19
    pounds of blubber : 69.06
    pounds of meaty and skeletal goodness: 132.94

    wishing us all luck. my goal is to get this down to 30% fat
  • Temple_Fit
    Temple_Fit Posts: 299 Member
    I'm in!

    Body fat% 25.21 (my scale says 26.5%... interesting)

    Lbs of fat 29.24

    Lbs lean muscle 86.76

    My scale also reads higher.
  • jupityjupe
    jupityjupe Posts: 86 Member
    I want to try this but I can't find the same numbers you guys are talking about ..i used http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html and got:

    Body Mass Index: 19.9 kg/m

    Waist-To-Height-Ratio: 0.50

    Percent Body Fat: 30.1%

    Lean Body Mass: 86.0 lb

    Does this corespond to the same things you guys are reporting? Sounds a little the same lol
  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    Thanks to everyone who has joined this challenge so far. I have updated the spreadsheet and I've also included a tab (look down the bottom) with the calculator so you can enter your measurements there and get your % body fat and all the rest. Please let me know if it works. So far I've only done for women because no male has joined this challenge YET.
  • cocolo89
    cocolo89 Posts: 1,169 Member
    bump, i would like this
  • vguynes
    vguynes Posts: 753 Member
    I want to join if it's not too late. My measurements are at home. I'll enter them tonight or in the morning.

    Is it too late to join?
  • holly3585
    holly3585 Posts: 282 Member
    Yay I am soooo in!! I have to wait until I am off work to do my measurments though :)
  • demitraknows
    demitraknows Posts: 82 Member
    I want to join if its not too late; I will enter my measurements tonight!!!
  • EllaA26
    EllaA26 Posts: 48
    Bump for when I get home after softball practice tonight!!
  • MsNewBooty83
    MsNewBooty83 Posts: 985 Member
    bump
  • prettypaula96
    prettypaula96 Posts: 32 Member
    The scale is more accurate than the website. I've had my body fat percentage done at the doctors and at home, and my scale was right on with the doctors, so I'll take that over measurements put into a formula any day....
  • ineedthis4me
    ineedthis4me Posts: 61
    Sounds great!
    Need to get my measurements done. - will post later.

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