My BF%, pics included...confused

[Him1]

Are you just dieting, or are you hitting the weights hard, too? Are you eating enough protein? I congratulate you on the weight loss, but, you wanna have some muscle there when you get to your goal weight. Eat enough protein and train hard, man.

 

[spinningblade]

I've been dieting, eating 1900-2100 cals/day now, I used to eat more. I just try to do 10x my weight, mainly protein and carbs during the day, and protein with supplemented fats after 5. I've also been doing some full-body workouts with dumbells 2-3x per week (for the past couple of months) and calisthenics. Only cardio I've been doing is what I get from recreational swimming and occasional day of hockey.

 

[kentucky]

looking at the pics, it looks like you have some serious loose/sagging skin, from rapid weight loss.

Is that true?

I say that b/c your nipples are so low on your chest.

 

[spinningblade]

I've got some loose skin on my lower stomach, but not really on my chest.

 

[sawastea]

make sure you're getting enough water

You're 20%+

 

[Deleted member 33117]

spinning blade, to give you a better idea, back when I took my avatar picture (the one you can see under Bodybyfinaplix), I' was 200 ibs about 10-11% if I had to guess. Thats only a few ibs fat difference at the same weight, if you are 200 13%.

 

[Taps]

I'd say above 20%, but it's hard to tell.

I've been there before and so have a lot of other people here. You can lose it, but it'll take some work.

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Sign up for SGX...it'll change your whole approach to fitness, bro.

 

[spinningblade]

Oh, I know I'm at least 20, and probably some more than that based on all the responses. I knew the 13% was wrong, just trying to get some feedback. Thanks for the encouragment guys, I'm gonna keep it up. Ever since I changed my diet and started doing some exercise, I feel more energetic and sleep a lot better at night.

 

[eurorides]

where can you get the water boyancy tests done, i need to be lean by new years, because im going to mexico, and i want to know the exact amount of fat i need to lose. do most hospitals have the water boyancy tests, or will i have to go to a sports medicine center?

 

[jinxx]

I'd say you're about 25%.

Keep up the good work though. If you keep this up you could easily get around 10-15%. And remember, once you build more muscle, you also burn more calories (and fat). So keep lifting those weights and keep doing that cardio.