how can you gauge what your body fot % is. i know i should get it tested, where i'm not sure! i was never really worried about it before but then looking on here i relized that there are skinny fat ppl! who knew! i don't think i should be worried but is there anyway to kind of gauge otherwise?
body fat??
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okay i can't believe i'm going to fess up like this but these are my mesurements - don't worry no risky ones. around the biggest part of the hinny-35"; hips mid-32 1/2"; waist 25"; thigh-unflexed?-20"; ribs-29"; bi's unflexed- 10 1/2" - flexed- 12 1/2". so can i guage by that if my bf is too high or should i be pinching my self in various places and measuring how much extra there is and do i flex or not??? help!
I agree. BMI is the biggest load of crap ever. It provides absolutely no indication as to how healthy an individual might be.
Why are you so concerned with your body fat percentage? You can get it tested if you like, but I really don't see what you are panicking about. Like DeX says, it is far more important how you feel about yourself and how you look in the mirror. If you look at yourself and are happy with what you see then what difference does it make what your body fat percentage is? If you are in good physical shape and eat right you have nothing to be worried about. Body fat percentage is determined by a large number of factors including sex (women usually have a higher percentage than men), diet (obvious), genetic factors (sometimes it's not something that's completely under your control), and exercise (again, obvious).
It sounds like you're in pretty good shape and you seem to have been previously confident with your physical status because it seems like you all of the sudden started worrying about body fat percentage. Seems to me like you're getting worked up over nothing. Give yourself a break and forget about your body fat percentage and concentrate on how you look and feel.
Why are you so concerned with your body fat percentage? You can get it tested if you like, but I really don't see what you are panicking about. Like DeX says, it is far more important how you feel about yourself and how you look in the mirror. If you look at yourself and are happy with what you see then what difference does it make what your body fat percentage is? If you are in good physical shape and eat right you have nothing to be worried about. Body fat percentage is determined by a large number of factors including sex (women usually have a higher percentage than men), diet (obvious), genetic factors (sometimes it's not something that's completely under your control), and exercise (again, obvious).
It sounds like you're in pretty good shape and you seem to have been previously confident with your physical status because it seems like you all of the sudden started worrying about body fat percentage. Seems to me like you're getting worked up over nothing. Give yourself a break and forget about your body fat percentage and concentrate on how you look and feel.
Speaking of calipurs, I bought mine and and I recieved it this past Monday. ANYWAYS. It apparently only needs to take ONE skinfold, which is a part right above your right hip. Well, anyways, did it, and I apparently have like 6% body fat. It's so messed up. I wasted like 32 bucks. >_<''
wow thanks guys *sigh* i was okay with myself and i think i am in pretty good shape i feel really good health wise and all my clothes fit really good. everyone on these forums seems so concerned with bf it kinda made me a little nervous. i work it hard and alter my workout so it is balanced and i am strong. i am extremely proud of alot of my achievements. so i guess i'll stop worrying so much. as far as the abs go i'm really proud of them they are smokin' and so are my arms- get compliments from my fellow classmates on them. so i guess its all good. 16% i can live with! 
thanks.
thanks.lol the only place i've ever seemed to gain fat is in the tushie. i had my prepregnacy body back within 3 weeks after birth. now that i've gone back to school i thought i was doing pretty good. now at 31 i feel better than i ever have with a couple of exceptions, but a couple of areas will never get any better so i try not to think about it. like i said everyone here seems so concerned with bf and i really never thought about it before. i've never had extra fat that was excessive anywhere but all you fit ppl talking about it i guess i just went a little on panic mode thinking i should be worried about it. no harm no foul, i'm all good. i think i get it, i won't worry about it for now.