ed1209

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OK gents (and ladies), I'm new here.

This is me at 193lbs, Jan 1st this yr I was 235lbs.
I'm also 44 yrs old and 6ft2.

I've been wondering roughly what my BF% is, I was measured 6 months ago weighing 217lbs and it said 26%. I'm hoping it's alot better.

I won't get upset if I'm not happy with what anyone replies with, it either motivates me to get to where I want to be, or drives me toward the next set of goals.. Just wondering if those who are more knowledgeable about the subject than me will give an opinion as to where they think I am.

My training is at my local gym. I have two personal trainer sessions each week (these followed by a rest day), two cardio / random strength stuff and a body pump class.

I'm enjoying the journey..

Many Thanks

Bryan

strawser9

at 217 pounds you had 56.5 pounds of fat. If at least 80% of the weight you lost from that point was fat (~19lbs of 24 lost), you would be at around 19% (Very rough estimate, also assumes the first measurement was correct)

ed1209

ok, so I took the plunge and got another one done , looks like it's been working, 15%, so the theory has been proven and as well as dumping fat have turned fat to muscle too.

pleased with that , time to get on with developing the 6-pack, right after I've finished this beer....

Malley

18%-20%-somewhere in there.

Kevsworld

You might want to invest in some skin calipers. Test the same body part (stomach, for example) and see if the measurement keeps going down. That won't give you a %, but it will give you some idea of whether or not your bodyfat % is going down from month to month.

ed1209

Thanks for the feedback gents, 15 or 18% I'm ok with, considering my weight has dropped from 235 to 193lbs in the 10 months I've been doing this, pretty much 1lb per week for the whole of this yr.

Thanks