Body Fat Percentage Question
So last week I went to the doctor and she measured my body fat using one of those scales. I weighed 159 and was 36% body fat (also, not sure if it's relevant or tmi, I had a full bladder). She said the scale could be off by as much as 5%.
When I looked this up online, it said I was in the obese category. I'm 5'6" and wear a size 8 or 10 and am pretty muscular. I'm definitely not obese.
i also looked up two other body fat calculators that use height, age, sex and waist circumference (30.5) to determine the %. They both said I was around 25% body fat.
Does anyone know why there is such a large discrepancy? I'm trying to make a healthy weight loss goal based on how much body fat I need to loose, and I'm fairly confused right now!
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