dropping body fat %

[joeyp2003]

okay so ive been dieting for about 2 weeks now and ive dropped about 11 pounds or so and so far so good...ive been lifting everyday and doing running too. im just curious why my weight is dropping but ive only lost 1 % on my body fat i need to get that down, what is the best way to do that? Is it cardio? thanks for the help

[Cburylax]

wow...11 pounds in two weeks? My guess is that you're losing water and muscle mass rather than fat depending on what you're doing.

[joeyp2003]

i dunno what im doing i cut out the fast food cookies stuff like that im actually eating salad (which i never did) having whole wheat everything, egg whites and a lot of chicken breast...so im eating better, and working out everyday instead of like 3 days a week.

[1/2man1/2amazin]

Do some cardio, eat less calories. That's the best way to lose body fat, except liposuction i guess.
How are you calculating your bf%?

[Spoon's]

yea, your probably still losing alot of fat, but you will still have alot of fatt tissue show you wont be able to tell exactly how much % your losing, probably till the tissue starts going down... or at least this is just my guess. probably not right. but i heard somethen like that.

[joeyp2003]

its prolly not acurate but my scale does it my family has our heights programmed in then it weighs you and then it gives your bf %

[Aesop Rock]

How would the scale know?

[Spoon's]

yea, it cant depict muscle mass. and you need that, weight, and hight, to get a decently accurate body fat% rating... or just one of those machines that pinches your skin in differant areas and you adverage the numbers.

[the wister]

Yeah, you can do the same thing online at websites; it asks for your height and your weight and a calculator spits out a number. That's probably why your scale shows you only dropping 1%, it's even less accurate than calipers.

[GCHSLax04]

Try going to a gym or a professional and having them use special machines designed for the purpose of calculating the body fat %. I can tell you now your scale is a couple percentage ponits off AT LEAST. It just takes your age, weight and height and putting into a formula. This doesn't take into acount your muscle mass, bone mass or water weight. I would recommend maybe going to a professional once every month or two during your quest to drop bf% and keeping record of your progress, not only will it be accurate, but it'll make you feel darn good when you see the numbers drop.

[joeyp2003]

its not a big deal to me it was just confusing why i was losing weight but body fat was staying the same

[GCHSLax04]

Well in that case your scale may be a crack addict. Its giving you an inaccurate read out. Get a new scale :nut:. Unless you lost 11 pounds but gained enough weight to even it out somewhat, so that the muscle weight and water weight you gained was sufficient to make it only a 1 or 2% difference. The scale can't tell the difference between the muscle, water and fat weight.