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She stated her body fat was 25%, that is all that is needed to know.
She is at 25% body fat...that is too high. She did not say she wanted to lose weight, she stated she wanted to lose eight pounds of fat.
Too high for what? Too high to be a bodybuilder, yeah. Too high to be a sumo wrestler, no. Too high to be a Vogue cover model, yes. Too high to be a plus-size model, no. Too high to be healthy, no.
BMI doesn't mean all that much, it is only one measure of fitness, and cannot stand alone. Height, weight, age, overall health, lifestyle choices, food choices, those are all measures of fitness, and they're not the only ones either.
Also, if you are to go by her actual information - she weighs 135 and is 5'4" - then her BMI is only 23.2 - well within the normal range.
Too high for what? Too high to be a bodybuilder, yeah. Too high to be a sumo wrestler, no. Too high to be a Vogue cover model, yes. Too high to be a plus-size model, no. Too high to be healthy, no.
BMI doesn't mean all that much, it is only one measure of fitness, and cannot stand alone. Height, weight, age, overall health, lifestyle choices, food choices, those are all measures of fitness, and they're not the only ones either.
Also, if you are to go by her actual information - she weighs 135 and is 5'4" - then her BMI is only 23.2 - well within the normal range.
BMI is not the same as body fat percent. She stated specifically body fat percent.
25 is too high, as in too high to be healthy and for her since she expressed direct interest in losing fat, not weight. If she would have said her body fat is 8 percent, the advice would have been different, and no one would have stated her fat percent is too high.
25% is not high for a woman. It's not even close to being unhealthy.
You are correct, I was thinking for men when writing. But still, 25 is at the end of the spectrum for what is considered a healthy percent, so it is not "even close" as you said, it is very close to the unhealthy area.
You are correct, I was thinking for men when writing. But still, 25 is at the end of the spectrum for what is considered a healthy percent, so it is not "even close" as you said, it is very close to the unhealthy area.
In any case, the OP wants to drop fat percent.
Then really all she needs to do is reduce her starch intake (not overall carbs - just starch), and increase her weight training. She'll build muscle, while not gaining fat, and her ratio will change.
Then really all she needs to do is reduce her starch intake (not overall carbs - just starch), and increase her weight training. She'll build muscle, while not gaining fat, and her ratio will change.
Yea, the OP is really on top of it, the advice given to her is good, but I think she already has it down on what needs to be done. Her timing may be a little aggressive, but that is OK, just as long as she is not the type to give up after not making the goal in the time she allotted, which she does not seem the type given the info she provided.
I think she just needs to keep sticking with what she is doing, and maybe extending that timeline out more. Going from 25% to 18% is an easy goal to achieve and maintain, relative to going from 18% to 14% for example.
What do you mean by just starch and not overall carbs? I thought carbs and starch were the same thing?
I don't eat bread, pasta, or potatoes btw. Sometimes I have rice crackers, rice/rice noodles, popcorn, apple sauce or oatmeal. I crave a bag of potato chips about once every couple of weeks. I think my biggest culprit for carbs are fruit. I love fruit and since they're healthy I forget about the carbs aspect. I used to eat about 2-3 apples/oranges/pears/peaches a day. I've been cutting back since measuring the ratios.
Last edited by Gabriella Geramia; 02-09-2016 at 08:48 PM..
What do you mean by just starch and not overall carbs? I thought carbs and starch were the same thing?
I don't eat bread, pasta, or potatoes btw. Sometimes I have rice crackers, rice/rice noodles, popcorn, apple sauce or oatmeal. I crave a bag of potato chips about once every couple of weeks. I think my biggest culprit for carbs are fruit. I love fruit and since they're healthy I forget about the carbs aspect. I used to eat about 2-3 apples/oranges/pears/peaches a day. I've been cutting back since measuring the ratios.
Carbs and starch are not the same thing.
Starch is one type of carbohydrate. Sugar is another type of carbohydrate. Cellulose is a third type of carbohydrate. So:
Just weighed myself today. I'm at 132.2. Average carbs: protein:fat intake over the span of 9 days is 145:148:61 at 1744 calories. Looks like I need to drop carbs a bit.
Well they don't work on their own. They're supposed to be a boost to your regimen. i have been working out and eating healthy for years and still not seeing the results I want so I'm going to give this a try.
eat more protein to replace some carb intake...
drink lots of water with lemon or lime slices
feel good about your progress,,,use it for future motivation,,
some days will be harder than others
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