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  #1 Humberto Goff on 17 Mar 12

   

  A body fat percentage calculator lets you calculate how much fat you've actually lost. When you're sticking to your work out religiously, it can be frustrating if you feel you're not making any progress. By using a calculator, you might be pleasantly surprised.
  
  If you just weigh yourself on scales, you're weighing muscle as well. Building up muscle is great, but it will cause you to be heavier even though you're healthier. For example, you could think you've only lost 10 pounds when in fact you actually lost 30 pounds of fat but gained 20 pounds of muscle.
  
  How It Works
  
  First of all, you need to take a number of body measurements. These include not only your height and weight but also your waist, neck, and, if you're female, your hips. This is what the body fat percentage calculator will use in order to calculate your fat.
  
  How much percentage is healthy depends on your sex. Be skeptical when someone claims they are single-digit fat percentage.
  
  But don't get obsessed with actual %, because it is hard to measure accurately. If you can't measure it, just focus on hip & waist measures and progress in before and after photos (take these every 4 weeks).
  
  By the way, I've known people to get results with almost every type of program and diet. Your job is simply to find the right diet for your personality and lifestyle and to use a fitness program that you like - so you stay consistent - that has some amount of resistance training.
  
  If you are struggling, then write down your sticking points. In addition, create a baseline set of measurements, including height, weight, and circumferences of the waist, hip, arms, and thighs. Then take a before photo of yourself. These are more important than body fat measurements.
  
  If you insist on knowing your measurement, I truly believe the cheapest and easiest way to find this out is to go to a respected, veteran trainer in your area and ask them to estimate it simply by looking at your belly fat.
  
  Seriously. A great trainer will be just as accurate as those inaccurate hand-held (and expensive scales) that people have in their homes.
  
  Once you've done that, consider the data as your baseline. Your next step is to turn your body into one giant experiment. After all, two legends believe self-experimentation and measurement is vital for success.
  
  "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
  
  "What gets measured gets managed." - Peter Drucker
  
  So here's what I want you to do:
  
  The 4-week experiment
  
  Write down everything you eat for the next 4 weeks and record how you feel after you eat these meals. Make the connection between food and mood/energy. Do this short experiment to help you eat better for the rest of your life.
  
  Most training and nutrition experts that I know have been recording their workouts - and often diet - since they started working out. These records are powerful and become the blueprint to helping you lose fat.
  
  Record your diet and workouts, and you'll learn a LOT about yourself and what works for your fat loss.
  
  
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A body fat percentage calculator lets you calculate how much fat you've actually lost. When you're sticking to your work out religiously, it can be frustrating if you feel you're not making any progress. By using a calculator, you might be pleasantly surprised.<br /><br />If you just weigh yourself on scales, you're weighing muscle as well. Building up muscle is great, but it will cause you to be heavier even though you're healthier. For example, you could think you've only lost 10 pounds when in fact you actually lost 30 pounds of fat but gained 20 pounds of muscle.<br /><br />How It Works<br /><br />First of all, you need to take a number of body measurements. These include not only your height and weight but also your waist, neck, and, if you're female, your hips. This is what the body fat percentage calculator will use in order to calculate your fat.<br /><br />How much percentage is healthy depends on your sex. Be skeptical when someone claims they are single-digit fat percentage.<br /><br />But don't get obsessed with actual %, because it is hard to measure accurately. If you can't measure it, just focus on hip & waist measures and progress in before and after photos (take these every 4 weeks).<br /><br />By the way, I've known people to get results with almost every type of program and diet. Your job is simply to find the right diet for your personality and lifestyle and to use a fitness program that you like - so you stay consistent - that has some amount of resistance training.<br /><br />If you are struggling, then write down your sticking points. In addition, create a baseline set of measurements, including height, weight, and circumferences of the waist, hip, arms, and thighs. Then take a before photo of yourself. These are more important than body fat measurements.<br /><br />If you insist on knowing your measurement, I truly believe the cheapest and easiest way to find this out is to go to a respected, veteran trainer in your area and ask them to estimate it simply by looking at your belly fat.<br /><br />Seriously. A great trainer will be just as accurate as those inaccurate hand-held (and expensive scales) that people have in their homes.<br /><br />Once you've done that, consider the data as your baseline. Your next step is to turn your body into one giant experiment. After all, two legends believe self-experimentation and measurement is vital for success.<br /><br />"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." - Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /><br />"What gets measured gets managed." - Peter Drucker<br /><br />So here's what I want you to do:<br /><br />The 4-week experiment<br /><br />Write down everything you eat for the next 4 weeks and record how you feel after you eat these meals. Make the connection between food and mood/energy. Do this short experiment to help you eat better for the rest of your life.<br /><br />Most training and nutrition experts that I know have been recording their workouts - and often diet - since they started working out. These records are powerful and become the blueprint to helping you lose fat.<br /><br />Record your diet and workouts, and you'll learn a LOT about yourself and what works for your fat loss.<br /> <br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://a-beautiful-you.biz">body fat</a></div>

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