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Hey there,

my name is tabitha and im about 5'6 and weight 119 everyone tells me im skinny but i can pinch fat off my legs waist and stomach i was wondering if anyone could help me understand how to loose weight right now i stay away from sweets i mostly eat fruit pasta and so on but i also work out everyother day and run 20mins on the tredmill everyday i really wanna loose fat on my stomach and waist is the most important thing to me is there anyone who can give me some easy tips to follow im really seriouse about loosing the extra body fat i have and ill do almost anything to do it i dont take diet pills or anything i work to loose fat but is there a easier and faster way to do that??? thanks bunches if u can help me
 
You seem perfectly fine to me... I'm 5"5 and 135 yet i'm not FAT :p I could lose some more weight too but it's hard XD;;;
 
Yea figure out your Body Mass Index. It really depends on how dedicated you are to looseing that fat. My suggestion is to stay away from white flower such as white bread and potato chips and go more for thiem "real" carbohidrates to replenish and energize the body such as fruit and veggies. Best advise I could give is to run. Run.. Run.. Run... and thein ? Run some more. Try running 3-4 days out of your week and you should loose that excess fat around the mid section in NO time. The fruit/veggies will help give you the energy you need in order to do this. Also continue to stay away from that yukky sugary candy and what not. Withought enough excersise that sugar will turn into fat. And stay away OBVIOUSLY from really fatty foods.. and drink lots of water! =)
ps - no soda
 
And by run I mean try running aproximetly 5km (3 miles) a day if possible. Should take you at a steady pace (depending on the shape your in) approximatly 30 minuts.
hope I helped some.
good luck~!
 
the Body Mass Index (BMI) is a totally useless statistic, don't bother with it.

If you want get a calipher and measure your body fat percentage for a good indication of fatness or leanness :)
 
you sound like one of those girls who pinch skin, and think they are fat. if people are telling you that you are skinny, chances are - you are skinny.

I have known so many girls how think they are fat, when they are perfectly normal and healthy looking.

*sigh* thanks cosmo
 
Incitatus said:
the Body Mass Index (BMI) is a totally useless statistic, don't bother with it.

If you want get a calipher and measure your body fat percentage for a good indication of fatness or leanness :)
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How is BMI useless ? It measures the ammount of calories your body burns in a day withought any "extra" excersise. If she can find out that number and figure out the ammount of calories she burns on top of her BMI per day she could make it so she burns 500 calories more per day thein she eats wich is 3,500 calories per week. That equals 1lbs per weeks she would loose in body fat wich is safe.
 
BMI is useless, unless you factor in the individual's body fat percentage.
Otherwise, incitatus is right.

You can have heaps of muscle and very low body fat ... and if you entered your information into one of those BMI calculators ... you would be too high and categorized into an 'unhealthy' level.
the calculators don't put into account how much mass is lean (muscle/bones/water ect) in comparison to fat.

But maybe aquantis, you were not even referring to using the calculators, but more towards the fact of determining your BMI in the most accurate and proper way ... which in that case you are right. It can be a helpful piece of information on how abouts to go upon dieting for fat loss.

Anyway, there are many ways to determine how many calories to consume and whatnot ... its just important that you eat clean and exercise.
 
BMI is not useless when you get it properly done. There is a way doctors can do it where the send an electric pluse through the body and measure the amount of resistance it gives. The resistance is the fat measurement.

Also, last time I checked with my health teacher...calipers ARE a way to measure BMI.


BMI is not useless unless you do it over the internet, where you can't factor the sized frame of the person.
 
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Yeah I actually did BMI with my dad and it basically said he was a fat **** and hes not at all. He ways 225lbs 5"11 and hes build like a brick **** house if ya know what I mean.
 
Okay, you guys are mixing up BMI and BMR. BMI is your body mass index, whereas BMR is your basal metabolic rate. Big difference.

BMI measures your weight in comparison to your height. That's all. It does not take into consideration your build or muscle mass - just height and weight. It really is no different from referencing a height-weight chart.

BMR measures how many calories you burn per day, excluding any physical activity. It shows how many calories you need to survive. You can use calculators to help find out what this figure is for you.

Finally, calipers aren't used for either of them, directly at least. Calipers are used to measure your body fat percentage. Then, that number can be used to figure out your BMR by determining your lean body mass and your fat mass.
 
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