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Originally Posted by MrFungus420  Why are you worried about body fat percentage? Especially after only about a month.
You can SEE the effect of your excercising. You have lost weight, a sensible, sustainable loss of weight (generally no more than 1-2 lbs a week). You are not going to lose as much wieght as you eyes tell you, you are replacing fat with heavier muscle mass.
If the method you are using for determining you body fat is based on tape measurements, it is going to be inaccurate.
Another consideration is that you have made a major change of activity level and your diet. You have stressed your body. Your body views fat as a safety net, so it tries to hold onto it when under stress.
You have lost weight. You have lost inches. You are getting more muscular. You've only been at it a month. You are off to a very good start. Don't let unreasonable expectations ruin it. |
I'm using some scales that give me weight, body fat %, bone density, water % (hydration level - so I know if my water % is high, I'm going to weigh more but my BF% should go down.. and vice versa) and it gives you an estimated BMI based on the afforementioned information. But, it does only measure your legs. So it's an estimate. (except for the weight, of course)
Stress is a consideration. In the past couple months the amount of stress in my life has increased to just about it's maximum level. ROFL (Cross-country move, new job, BF goes to Iraq, death in the family - all in three months time)
I guess I'm just getting frustrated. Never really had to work this hard at it before. My job kept me fit, so I didn't have to actually workout or diet. I just want my old body back so badly, I want it to happen... last week! hehe