I'm not fat!!

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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Diana123 Posts: 135 Joined: 2003/02/03	2003/06/19, 03:50 AM I tried the body fat calcualtor at mybodycomp.com and it came out that I have 74% body fat!!This can't be because I am 5'7" and 115 lbs so there is no way I have this much fat. I remeasured myself and it's the same thing. My only guess would be that since I have a bulging belly(78 cm) which is because I have loose muscles, the thing calculated it as fat. I always keep my stomach sucked in though so it doesn't even show. Anyone have any other guesses?Heeelp!!

drio Posts: 288 Joined: 2003/04/22	2003/06/19, 08:05 AM Hmmm 5'7" and 115lbs... that doesn't sound like 74% bodyfat. Something must have gone wrong. Double check the measurements and units you input. I haven't tried the test myself, so I'm not familiar with that specific one... but I'm guessing that's where something went wrong. -------------- Dont wait! Procrastinate NOW! =)
	2003/06/19, 01:33 PM I'm sure it's obvious by now, but bf calculators are all over the place. I wouldn't give them much weight in gauging your fitness levels, though they can sometimes do well in generating a ballpark figure. Skinfold calipers are more accurate. Water displacement is the way to go, but if you have one of those tanks in your house, you might need to give up physical fitness and check your mental health. -------------- OSU Law Rugby....specializing in personal injury and pain & suffering.
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/06/19, 01:47 PM Hey diana~ I see that you said 78cm, make sure that the calculator isn't looking at it as 78 inches. If you are using cm for all of your measurements, make sure the calsulator is also. I did read somewhere on here a story about an anorexic that had a BF of 53% because she had NO muscle on her body from overdieting. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Some things have to be believed to be seen!
Diana123 Posts: 135 Joined: 2003/02/03	2003/06/19, 02:29 PM I did this measurement thing early in the morning so I wasn't all with it yet, thus messed up the inch/cm part....some places I left it in inches while others I did centimeters. No wonder my body seemed waaay out of porportion....kinda scared me. But thanks for your help. 23.6% body fat is more like it; if I ever do reach 74% then please send some diet info ;)