I've come a realization: BMI really doesn't work for me

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  • Get to 155 and see how you feel- then you keep living the lifestyle and if you lose then you lose and if you feel great and you are healthy and feel sexy and fit and lean and strong- then be happy! Just keep going- it will work itself out when you get there-
  • Quote: InsideMe, out of curiosity, if you do an online body fat % calculator, where you plug in your measurements, how close is that to the result you got from the calipers? Just wondering how accurate (or not) that method is, and since you already know your actual bf%, I thought you could help me out with that! (I know they're not going to be very accurate, and I'm sure it could differ for different people, but just curious!)

    Now, you have a VERY muscular body, and in your progress pictures, you look so much smaller than your weight! I would guess you probably 25 pounds less than you are. So don't despair, like everyone has said, the number on the scale is just one little aspect of this journey to health and fitness. You're doing fantastic!!
    Hey girl sorry I haven't been online! So I did a couple of online calculators and it's only off around 3-5% more than what I'm actually at! Interesting! I'm at 37% and I got anywhere from 40% to 42% with the online calculators.
  • That's not too bad. Thanks hon!