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Hi Amanda and Dad: Thanks for your response!! I was posting mine and the same time I read yours.
Not to hijack the thread, but I am curious if the average civilian woman would benefit from following any military standards, like with the Army. They acknowledge that women have higher body fat % than men. To them, they have to pass the tape test and meet standards or get flagged, but they also don't want to sacrifice performance (being able to physically do the job) for weight. However, I sometimes think that certain military uniforms, like the Army, are more "forgiving" than tighter civilian clothes, and friends of mine in the Army, are sometimes surprised that they appear overweight instead of fit when they're in tighter civilian clothes (according to them, most are women.)
My question really is, is it ever possible for someone who is overweight, but is larger than someone who is normal weight, to still be able to out-perform them at certain tasks (like lifting more) simply because of their weight, not necessarily because they have a lot of muscle?
I hope that sounded right and not like I was denegrating any service or service members.
I only wish mine was as low as it shows. It calculated me to be 19% body fat. I'm 5'7 and 142 lbs. Shows my ideal wt. to be 140 lbs. I personally feel like I'm about 25% body fat.
I only wish mine was as low as it shows. It calculated me to be 19% body fat. I'm 5'7 and 142 lbs. Shows my ideal wt. to be 140 lbs. I personally feel like I'm about 25% body fat.
Do you work out with weights? Maybe it's accurate and you're mostly lean body mass instead of fat.
Michelle, I don't work out with weights. That is why I think I have a higher body fat than it shows. I do a lot of cardio, am slender , but not necessarily very muscular. I do have fairly large bones (as I can feel them very easily such as ribs, hip bones, prominent clavicles and shoulder blades and such). Other than my thighs and calves (which are muscular) everything else just feels extremely bony. (except my tummy, it still feels pretty fat). I just recalculated mine as moderate activity instead of active and it came out the same.
Michelle, I just saw your measurements goal. Man, that would be awesome. Right now mine is 36-30-33. I sure wish I could get my waist to even 28-29 and I'd be a happy camper. LOL. I definitely have a thicker waist and No-butt.
Wow lilybelle,we're really similar- I'm also 5'7 and 142, but my measurements are 36 27 36 w/ a 14 neck. I got 19% too... interesting. I'm still a little chubby on my lower belly, but it doesn't show in measurements.
MicheleKC, any kind of endurance test. Higher fat provides energy longer. So, some kinds of long distance running. Also, swimming. Many of the top long-distance swimmers are women, and they aren't thin little things, either.
At least, that's my belief... don't know whether it's really true...
Are you kidding me??? This website tells me that my body fat is 62%, and my ideal weight is 88 lbs!!!! If I were 88 lbs I would look anorexic!!! OMG!! I am 5'3" and I have a medium / large build. I am like 190 now, 200 on the new scale I bought. 88 lbs, that's just crazy!! I was aiming for 130 lbs, 120 - 125 at the very least....
It says for me to be 122 I am 5'3 and currently 139 (unless the scale blesses me tomorrow). So I think it really only estimates your weight well if you are only a bit overweight.
Are you kidding me??? This website tells me that my body fat is 62%, and my ideal weight is 88 lbs!!!! If I were 88 lbs I would look anorexic!!! OMG!! I am 5'3" and I have a medium / large build. I am like 190 now, 200 on the new scale I bought. 88 lbs, that's just crazy!! I was aiming for 130 lbs, 120 - 125 at the very least....
It gives crazy numbers if your neck measurement is inaccurate.
I just calculated my starting measurements and weight to see what happened. It came out that I was 50% body fat when I first started to lose weight. I calculated my DH's and it came out to 9% body fat, which seems very believable to me.
