Because I have entirely too much time on my hands this morning (or maybe because I don't have too much time but am avoiding doing anything productive) I complied the data from this thread into a graph to give us a visual of 3FC:



ETA: Opps, I made a mistake. The knees should be green.

My back. It's much fattier than the rest of me, I don't get it. Also my calves, they aren't actually that fatty because I have always had large calf muscles but I want to fit in normal knee high boots! It takes me fooooorever to lose in the calves.

Ooo, what a cool visual! I love visuals.

#1: My bellybutton. It's got these two little pads of fat above it at each corner, and instead of a pretty O shape, it makes it look like this a horizontally squished peachy ring, and it's SO DEEP. I don't have a double belly crease, but my belly button crease does widen out when I bend over. I know this sounds weird, but the rest of my stomach is slowly shrinking, and I know as my skin loosens, that the droopy belly button situation is only going to get worse. No bikinis for me, I guess.

#2: Lower stomach. I've got a small waist, but it's like I carry this tire across my hips and lower stomach.

Krissy, you crack me up!!

And I love numbers so I love the visual graph, great job!!

If I had firm skin and a little less fat on my stomach I would be totally OK with everything.

I apologize I wasn't trying to insult you, at all. I am just curious because it is my nature. If you read my post from a curious professor point of view, only interested in information you might get a different read on it. You certainly don't need to prove anything. It's simply that body fat percentage is quite difficult to accurately measure and you may or may not be off when you think you're at 20%.

Yep, body fat is not easy to measure accurately and most people (and I would say especially most women) greatly underestimate their body fat level. Calipers are not an ideal method for people who have any skin laxity (which is most of us who have lost substantial weight), and bioelectrical impedance can give wildly inaccurate values under some conditions. I've seen women at my gym get their body fat levels estimated at 20-22%, then are later shocked when the DEXA puts them over 30. They're convinced it's wrong because they lift so much... It happens to the best of us.

Of course there are several areas for me. The front of my thighs, my arms, etc.

But the #1 thing I'd get rid of is my tire or second belly. I can't ever remember not having it

My waist is the bane of my existence. It's where all of the water in my body hibernates.


LOL!

Love that graphic!

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That's awesome! Really cool to "see" it on a graph. Hopefully in a few months that picture can all be green or all nothing!

I have the same issue w/ my calves. They've always been very muscular, but they are large and if I try to find a tall boot they always end up squished up underneath my calves.

EXACTLY!!!

This is exactly why I am content NOT KNOWING. I would go completely insane not knowing which figure was right or have a meltdown from having to accept a larger number.

My "not pregnant enough to look this pregnant" belly, which doubles as a built-in muffin top.
My batwings. I'm nowhere near goal yet but it's pretty obvious they're not going anywhere without surgery. One of my friends calls hers angel wings!

My boobs. There, I said it. They've never been perky (not even at the start of puberty) and they've deflated so much throughout my weight loss that the only thing holding them up is my belly.

Ugh...at this point I'm still good w/ my boobs (wish they were perkier, but I'm about to be 37, LOL) but if they shrink much more I'm seriously considering a boob job. I've been a C cup all my life and now I'm a full B, small C. I have nothing against small breasts, but I myself do not want an A cup.