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Hi new to the forum here, need some help

pixiedel Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/04/14	2004/04/14, 01:55 PM My names Em, I've recently started training and am trying to eat healthier, I started 3 weeks ago and so far it's going ok, my question is, how do I go about finding out what my total body fat is? I'm currently 112kg and 5.5ft, I want to lose about 40-50kg
burrocfh Posts: 200 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/04/14, 02:02 PM Hi pixiedel, first of all, welcome to FT!!! now, regarding your BF% question, there are several tools here on the FT site that will give you a pretty good aproximate percentage of your BF. Try looking up in the Health resources, fitness calculators, BF%! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask Hope this helps!
pixiedel Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/04/14	2004/04/14, 02:36 PM thanx for your help burricfh, much apreciated :)
pixiedel Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/04/14	2004/04/14, 02:51 PM ok i must be doing somthing wrong here, i have found the bmi calculator but the results i get can't possibly be right: my hight is 5.5m and wieght is 112kg, which gives me a bmi of 4, this they say is very very healthy, and trust me when i tell u i am NOT very healthy..lol Am i doing it wrong or just interpreting it wrong??
pixiedel Posts: 6 Joined: 2004/04/14	2004/04/14, 02:53 PM 5.5m??? gees ok im not that tall..lol lets try that again in feet...lol
Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/04/14, 03:16 PM yeah, I bet you have to use english or Metric can't mix, bet ya confused the machine. Welcome to FT! I started here a few months ago, love it, good people here, I have lost fat and gained muscle due to the knowlege I gained here. Keep with it! -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/04/14, 03:21 PM yea 5.5 meters.............you about 17ft tall lol..................goliath lol -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
Valrash Posts: 155 Joined: 2004/03/16	2004/04/14, 04:31 PM Lol, I'm about that tall, untill I wake up and wipe the haze from my eye's, and relize im really 17.5ft tall, lol:big_smile::laugh::laugh::laugh:. -------------- A determined mind is the best weapon in any situation, a strong body is the road to victory. G.R.C.