Body Fat Percentage
General January 25th, 2008Those who have been reading with me awhile know that I got an awesome scale back in july that is very accurate and also has a body fat scale. Back in July it said 47%…I redid it periodically, but told myself awhile back I wasn’t going to do for awhile. Well, I stepped on there this morning and my body fat was 38.5%. Yay 
That makes me feel good.
Ok, so here’s the breakdown on body fat:
| Description | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Essential fat | 12–15% | 2–5% |
| Athletes | 16–20% | 6–13% |
| Fitness | 21–24% | 14–17% |
| Acceptable | 25–31% | 18–25% |
| Obese | 32%+ | 25%+ |
Great, so I’m still obese, but not as obese. And I have one pound until my BMI won’t be considered in the obese range as well. Of course I know that body fat scales are not always as accurate as other methods, but it’s nice to have some sign of progress. I suppose if I got down to 24% that I would be on cloud 9.
I found this oldie but good while I was searching for my body fat percentage in my old entries. Let’s revisit this shall we?
Slim Geek
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January 25th, 2008 at 10:02 am
That is some great progress you’ve made there. Nicely done!
eDiets has a range in between “normal” and “obese” that they call “overweight,” which, to me, sounds a little less unpleasant.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Okay, between your progress and the BL Blue team chat today I will bravely get back on Tanita scale tomorrow and check my body fat. Mine seems stuck at 42% but I haven’t checked it in awhile.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Im obese too.
I love the pic. Ive seen that before. Dh says if I had that, Id be thin as a rail. lol.