What is your body fat percentage?

[Anonymous]

I used an AI app that took pictures which created a 3D body image which it could then calculate measurements based off my given height and weight. The measurements it produced were very accurate. It said my body fat was 34%. Haven't tested elsewhere. Female, 40.

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Anonymous wrote:A calculator online says 19.5 (based on measurements), I have my first Dexascan in March. I am 51, female, 5'2" and 103 pounds.

Im scratching my head wondering how this works. Would you mind sharing the source?

Sure: https://www.calculator.net/body-fat-calculator.html

I don't know how accurate it is but my adult son who is really into fitness eyeballed me and said roughly the same thing so I think it is at least in the ballpark.

This is interesting but it’s pretty off for me. My DEXA scans says 31% and this calculator says 20.4%. I’m skinny fat and have that calculators are inaccurate.

I have my first dexascan scheduled for March so will be able to compare them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:just had my first dexascan. female. 16%

Eating disorder

I was an Olympic weightlifter that stayed around 13% body fat. No eating disorder, just a full time athlete. I competed from ages 13-27 and now stay around 20% a decade later.

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Anonymous wrote:About 43%, but I am not heavy at all.

Doubtful. What are your other stats?

140 lbs
5'5
Size 8
Nope, you wouldn't say I had a weight problem.

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Anonymous wrote:I just came across this video yesterday. The guy talks to both men and women at various body fat percentages (5% to 50%). Worth a watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K9QhkPww44&t=1823s

Fascinating. He shows extremely low fat people but is clear how rare and often unhealthy it is. In a nationally representative sample, only 1 out of 9000 men had under 12 percent. He interviews a woman who's at a very low percentage (maybe 12, I think) and she explains that her hair is falling out, she doesn't menstruate, and she gets exhausted walking across the room. A man who's cutting for a bodybuilding competition says he's in a constant mental fog.

For normal people, just focus on your body's ability to DO stuff. I'm naturally skinny but work to put on weight - both fat and muscle - because I have more energy and get sick less.

Agree that the video is a good watch both just to kinda gawk at the different body types but also to get decent advice. I'm a relatively fit, thin middle-aged man, and I thought I was maybe 15%, but after watching that I realized I'm probably in low 20s. But I can do 10 pullups and run faster than 90 percent of men my age. If I tried to lose weight I might run faster but would also get weaker and would almost certainly get sick more often.

Unless you want to be a model or win a body-building contest, worry about fitness, not body fat, though of course they are somewhat correlated.

[Anonymous]

19.5%. Measured at dr. office yesterday.

[Anonymous]

About 40% but I need to lose 30 more pounds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:About 40% but I need to lose 30 more pounds.

Me again, this is based on Inbody, so not 100% accurate.

[Anonymous]

Honest question, how do you get to 40% body fat? I mean, did you not notice you were gaining weight and stopped to do something along the way?

[Anonymous]

No idea. I can’t imagine caring enough about this to seek out a Dexascan. I don’t even think that is part of a report for scans that are ordered for bone density purposes by doctors. I’m a heathy weight, lift weights, eat heathy.