Weird body fat improvement??
I have just started working out and i have noticed that my body fat had dropped dramatically, with not really alot of cardio work. I am 24 and 165 lbs or 75kg. I started 2 months ago and went to a pharmacy where they have body fat machines where u can find out your B.M.I and body fat etc. My first try i was 21.4%, after a months workout i checked again and i was 16.9%. So i kept going and a month later (yesterday) i checked againa and i am now 13.8%. Does this seem to fast to lose body fat?? my weight has stayed the same. My workout consists of a 10 minute fast run before my workout 4 days a week. then a different muscle group every workout day. i.e back and triceps. I have also completly changed my diet replacing beer with vodka and diet coke. Healthy meals low fat butter and crisps and chocolate bars. Fizzy juice has been completely cut out except diet coke. I take creatine tablets b4 every workout also. The bf loss seems too easy and im worried that it may be unhealthy?
Public Comments
- This is not unhealthy. You are exchanging fat for muscle. Less fat more muscle. Better shape, health, etc.
- it's physiologically impossible to decrease body fat while not decreasing the total bodyweight. the only way to do that is to simultaneously lose body fat while increasing muscle mass. most likely the device you used to measure your body fat uses bioelectrical impedance which is very, very inaccurate. get some hand calipers and learn to take accurate body fat measurements. http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com/Pages/CALIPERS/fitness-2000.html
- its healthy Sylvestor Stallone got his body fat reduced to 2.8% so you shouldn't be worried
- it is fine you just have more muscle that has replaced your body fat
- Well those healthy meals don't seem healthy at all to me lol. I don't know make sure your eating enough of ever food group.
- WELL DONE YOU! im training at the gym 4 times a week and also attending an areobic group twice a week im trying to tone my muscles now following an abdominalplasty 9wks ago as i was still left with a buldge hope im as successful keep it up!!!!!!!!!! (try to replace the diet coke with water)
