High body fat percentage but I don't look that fat?!


Question: High body fat percentage but I don't look that fat!?
Hi!. I am a 15 year old female, I'm 5' 1" and I weigh 140 pounds!. Recently in my gym class we used these little machines to measure our body fat perfectage!. According to that, my body fat percentage is 36% (It was right after lunch and right before my peroiod started that I measured it, if that matters at all!.!.!.)!.

The thing is, I don't look that fat!. I am a bit "chunky" in some places, yes (Like my thighs especially and some in my stomach area)!. But I just don't look like my body fat percentage should be that high!.!.!.I don't consider myself to be all that self confident, and yet when I look in the mirror I am perfectly satisfied with the way I look!. I'm just wondering why I supposedly have so much body fat and should I be concerned!? (I know that females are supposed to have more body fat than males, but I know that what I have is more than it should be!.!.!.)

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Answers:
Don't worry about it!. BFI is just another statistic that is easy to abuse when looked at in isolation!.

If you are happy with your shape, nothing else matters/Www@Answer-Health@Com

hmm, you might just have dense fat instead of evenly dispersed fat!. I wouldn't worry about it though!. If you like the way you look and feel then who cares!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

i call it skinny fat, it means you are skinny but the weight you have is fat!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

get down to the proper %Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hey don't panic too much! at your age you are still a long way to work it out!. Compared to men It is normal for women to carry more fat cells in their hips tummy and thighs!. Fat is infact a stored energy that is ready to used for strenuous activity such as running, bicycling !.!.!.etc!.!.

It can only be a problem when people carry more than what they needed, it makes them vulnerable to a lot of health conditions such as high blood pressure, heart attack, and diabetes!.

However your genes is also a factor for determining your body shape so is the fat cells you have at birth!. Take notice of how both of your parents are in terms of their physical!.

Also the fat that our body accumulates depends on what kind of eating lifestyle we have!. Try watching the kind of food that you intake!. TRANS FATS / TRANS FATTY ACID in which is a bad fat IS CONSIDERED THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN OUR DIET!. Elliminate all trans fat from your diet such as!.!.!.( in margarine, and bake goods, like cakes, cookies, noodles etc!.!.!.!.!.!.!.( this are the only example i could remember, try researching yourself more about trans fat)!.

If you are worried with your health, begin loving your body by eating healthy and exercising regularly!. 10 to 15 minutes of cardio twice a week wont hurt you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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