/v/ here. I'm a fatass looking to get fit. Im curious as

>>40441331
Bf% is a hard thing to accurately measure. Wouldn't it be better to just lose the fat until you're happy with how you look?

>>40441352
I'm working on that part, but sometimes it's fun to just have numbers and another way to measure my body.

>>40441352
>>40441376
By the way I'm down about 90 pounds. I believe I'm still too fat to use calipers.

>>40441376
>but sometimes it's fun to just have numbers and another way to measure my body
then weigh yourself

>>40441397
I'm already doing that.

>>40441408
then you're good to go

>>40441412
Oh...

Calipers are dogshit anyway.
Take weekly or monthly pictures of yourself. If you start putting on muscle, the number on the scale might not budge, but you'll start looking a lot better

>>40441492
Can you explain why they are bad please?What about the tape measure techniques, scales, and handhelds?

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>>40441331
Already been said but don't worry about shit like that.
>set a weight goal
>eat healthy and in a way that will allow you to achieve said goal in a realistic time period (0.5~2lbs./week, maybe more if you're massive)
>exercise - do low impact cardio (swimming/biking/walking) and once you are a more reasonable weight
>exercise more - do more intensive cardio, lift weights, find a sport, etc.
GL

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>>40441331
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>>40441566
P.S. read the sticky; don't do gomad; stop obsessing.

>>40441593
What is gomad?

>>40441599
>read the sticky
It's for Auschwitz mode people, i.e. Not you.

>>40441612
Sorry about that. Good to know it's not for me. I'm opposchwitz

>>40441331
You don't really NEED to know your dexa but it's fairly easy to eyeball it.

10-15% skinny
15-20% fat
20-30% obese
30%+ sick and in danger of dying.

Just plug in a few calculations into one of the five most popular bodyfat calculators and get an average.

Or you can post a faceless pic on one of the major sites online and get a guess from people whose entire life revolves around fitness and fatness.

>>40441639
I'm 6'3" and 315 pounds. Looking to be around 210. Do you think I'm over 30%

>>40441646
You are more then likely in the obese range yes.
IMHO you should do a hard cut, drink more water, take up calisthenics, go for daily walks and start being more active in your day to day life.

>>40441646
>don't drink your calories - only beverage you should touch is water.
>have you read the sticky yet?

>>40441646
yes

unless you're 7'0 anything above 300 is fat or roidbeast

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>>40441678
I was just under 400 before so I'm getting there.

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>>40441688
Good job, keep it up.

I thought everyone from fit were supposed to be assholes.

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>>40441732
I like to be nice on the Chan because maybe I can make someone's day or life just a teensy bit better.

Stop playing video games 2bh

>>40441904
Can't. It's how I make money.

>>40441918
Get a better job

>>40441918
Explain pls

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>>40441918
It's not enough to go on a diet, you a need to change your habits so that you will hover around a healthy weight with decent performance with respect to strength and endurance.

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>>40441793
>because maybe I can make someone's day or life just a teensy bit better.
.

PROBABLY NOT BUDDY.

GOOD EFFORT THOUGH.

>>40441331
If you don't mind forking out a bit of cash then look up DEXA scans in your area. It's the most accurate way to measure your body fat % among other things

>>40441331
>Im curious as to what my body fat percentage is. What's the most accurate or efficient way to do so?

go to a hospital.
accurate bf% measurement requires special equipment. it's done by measuring electrical conductivity on various paths through your body.

>>40441545
>Can you explain why they are bad please?
inaccurate as fuck

overall, dont worry about your bf% too much. if you're a fatass, generally all you have to do is EAT LESS. exercise is secondary to diet when it comes to weight loss.

count your calories, eat 500 kcal under maintenance, and STICK TO IT! no excuses, no cheating. step on the scale and write down you weight every morning. it will fluctuate a lot and go up or down randomly from day to day, but after a few months you'll notice a general downward trend. that's when you know you're on the right way, then you keep going until you are at a healthy weight.