Body Fat test

[julirama723]

So I took this home body fat test today.

http://www.healthcentral.com/cholest...-2774-143.html

It says it's quite accurate, up to 2%+-. It says my lean body weight (water, muscle, bones, etc.) is 169.5lb! And my goal weight is 170?! My total fat percentage is 26.6%. Do you think my lean mass will diminish at all? Usually, it's supposed to go up slightly while the fat percentage decreases, but I'm not sure I want MORE lean body weight.

I will double-check my measurements and try it again...but until then, does anyone have any thoughts on this? Has anyone tried the test, or done a REAL body fat test?

Thanks in advance!

[2big4mysize]

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unless they expext you to shep over 25 pounds of lean body tissue to acheive your goal weight they have some serious flaws.

take your lean body mass they gave you and divid it by your current weight and see if you don't already have a very healthy body fat% as anything less then 25% for females is considered healthey.

[julirama723]

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2big--it comes out to like...27% body fat.

I would believe the results--I have always looked about 30lb. lighter than I really am, and now, even more so--my boyfriend guessed my weight to be 185, when I'm 40lb above that.

I guess I will talk to the trainer at my gym and see what I can do to fix this dilemma.

Thanks for your input!

[2big4mysize]

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but if you got 169.5 pounds of lean body mass then how can they say your goal weight is 170? with that lean weight the bottom of heaslthy biody fat at 14% would be 197 pounds.

I'm not saying you don't have a lot of lean body weight I got 142 pounds worth of it so I know what you mean but 170 would be deadly with 169.5 pounds of lean cause that would give you .2% body fat and essincial for life is over 2%

[julirama723]

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NO, I said MY ORIGINAL GOAL WEIGHT was 170--a weight that I would feel comfortable at. However, with this much lean mass, I will have to either change my fitness plan, or change my goal weight.

[2big4mysize]

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change to goal weight got it my bad. See if you can get measured by your trainer to get as more accurate body fat% though. Unless you plan to canibalize your lean tissues you can't lose them.

I used the dunk tanks and finally realized my 163 pound goal weight was an unhealthy one.

Happy low carbing

[julirama723]

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Thanks 2big. I'm going in tomorrow to get an accurate reading and some training info.

Thanks for your comments and advice!

[Curveegrrl]

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I did this too, and it told me I had 75kg of lean mass. I thought my goal weight would be 80 kg! However, I'm fully prepared to accept that I was measuring in slightly the wrong places (I wasn't measuring my face or anything, but how can I tell the exact widest part of my hips? They go side to side AND backwards!), or was pulling the tape too tight (I'm kinda squishy).

Still...it was nice to be told I had 33.8% body fat. I know that's still veeery high. But the average woman measured in with 32%. So at least I'm in good company. I'm so used to being the biggest person in the room. I just figured I was at a bajillion% body fat. *pokes the wobble*

I'll do this again next month and see how things change.

[jimmie 48]

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curveegirl
if you visit the 6 wec forum , sky has a thread, it's a sticky, of where to measure. maybe that will help get the tape in just the right spot.

[knicknack]

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Looking over that site and these numbers, I'd be surprised if they're really measuring body fat percentage correctly.

I did an electrical impulse body fat test and it told me i was 37% body fat and those tests always tell me stuff like 25%. The BMI test is the same thing, I'm always in the thin to normal range. But 37% body fat isn't good!

I'd have a trainer do it if I were you, just to be sure!

[jsj0305]

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Bump This is a cool website Julie found!! Good Job girl

[Justwannaloseafewlbs]

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Julie:

I just tried the health central test and I am really impressed! It came out pretty accurate and very close to number my trainer at the gym got (26%). Also, I like the number I got on the health central test much better than the number I get on my body fat scale at home, which over-estimates my body fat by 5%!

By the way, from your pics, you look waaaaay skinnier than your weight indicates. You look A LOT like I do right now, and I weigh 152 at 5'7". So, in sum, I think the health central test is very accurate. I am so surprised it is as accurate as it is!

[julirama723]

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I liked the info I got from it too. When I do these stupid scale body fat measurements, it puts me at about 40% body fat. WHAT?

I really just need to find someone to do a dunk test, or at the very least, someone trained to do the pinch test. But I know I've got 25 or so more pounds to lose...so I'll be waiting a bit longer to pay for a body fat test.

[Justwannaloseafewlbs]

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Well, Julie, you look great! Seeing results like yours truly inspires me!

[Lyssie]

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umm.. this site says that I have about a 24%BF now, which would be close to the lower end of normal. That's totally not right. Then again, it also says I have 46.9lbs of fat!?!?