Bodyfat estimates?

[oldnsedentary]

Sorry for the lighting - I guess I need brighter light bulbs!

I have lost seven pounds, but I have been a little disappointed still with how I look. I guess my bodyfat was a lot higher than I thought when I started.

I am going to be weighed in water to have it measured, but I would like your estimates, please. You can't hurt my feelings!

46 years, nine months of age

Height - 6 feet tall

Weight - 215 pounds.

Bodyfat % - unk?

I have attached relaxed pics and flexing the stomach to pretend there are visible abs . . . LOL! I tried to get some legs in there, too. Taking pictures of oneself is a lot harder than I had assumed.

[oldnsedentary]

A few more pics.

[kelkel]

Not guessing on BF but you look good! Shave that carpet off and get a tan and I'd bet you look like a different person.

[PistolPete33]

All that hard work hiding behind that sweater. Shave that crap off and take new photos.

[Times Roman]

16%

hard to say

[oldnsedentary]

Not guessing on BF but you look good! Shave that carpet off and get a tan and I'd bet you look like a different person.

All that hard work hiding behind that sweater. Shave that crap off and take new photos.

LOL! Wife won't let me touch it - she gets upset if I even trim it a little shorter.

16%

Ouch! Damn, that DID hurt my feelings, sniff, but you are probably correct. Everybody else agree that Times Roman has nailed it or is at least not too far off?

[wcarnold2]

Im at 20-21 and ur leaner than me. Id say 16-18. Depending on how much leg fat u have. I carry 80% of mine on my thighs and love handles. Yuk. Lol. Keep it up.

[kelkel]

LOL! Wife won't let me touch it - she gets upset if I even trim it a little shorter.

Do you get to control all of her body hair in return?

[oldnsedentary]

Do you get to control all of her body hair in return?

Yep.

[Rusty11]

Give me a break In your other thread, you call yourself a fat old man. You look great, man. You're gonna look even better in a few months...and as soon as your wife lets you trim/shave that chest. Who really knows what's under there

[oldnsedentary]

Ok, so, while she was still asleep, I broke out the buzz clippers and buzzed it all down very short, especially on the abs. If she complains, well, we have a beach trip coming up, and I will tell her that I do not want anybody calling animal control about an escaped black bear.

[oldnsedentary]

Less hair, better lighting, updated pics, even a "most muscular" showing I am not quite ready to win the Olympia.

[oldnsedentary]

And this set includes one from the side, a relaxed photo, and one of the back (which I could not reach to cut the hair).

[oldnsedentary]

Go easy, no need to be mean, but be honest, if these give a better opportunity for confirming the approximately 16% body fat estimate, then I would really like your input on estimating it.

[RaginCajun]

man, i was thinking you were fatter than this. you look great man! def a leaner than me! i am going to say about 14-15% without seeing the wheels

[Mp859]

I would say 13-14 and probably lose 10lbs if you shaved all the hair.

[what?]

looks good but u would look ALOT more toned if u just shaved it all or at he very least even trim the chest area…and get a tanning package lol if ur wife don't like a toned tanned man get a divorce

[oldnsedentary]

looks good but u would look ALOT more toned if u just shaved it all or at he very least even trim the chest area

LOL! I trimmed more than half the length off the chest, and left nothing but almost stubble on the abs. Wifey was not pleased . . . she likes the hair.

[V-ROID]

I would say approaching 13%. Good work.

[oldnsedentary]

Thanks for the estimate, V-Roid. I am hoping to get down to 10%, where I will probably be satisfied depending upon what I see in the mirror. That means another 6 pounds of fat. It's a lot when you think about it that way.

[V-ROID]

Thanks for the estimate, V-Roid. I am hoping to get down to 10%, where I will probably be satisfied depending upon what I see in the mirror. That means another 6 pounds of fat. It's a lot when you think about it that way.

You and me both! Good luck man it's a bitch to get, and especially keep, that last bit off.

[Jdubz219]

Looks way better with less hair!

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[rlslmshdy]

you looking good bro. I wish my lats were as wide as yours.

[oldnsedentary]

I am a LOT leaner now. You can follow my progress in the "fat old man" thread in the diet section. I am waiting to post updated pics until I am sure there is a drastic enough difference for photos - OH, and a tan. LOL!

[oldnsedentary]

Update photo, sorry, I could not wait for the tan.

This is just one week.

First, one of the pics from above, then a pic from today duplicating the lighting and everything. There is a difference in even this short period of time.



Not bad for one week, huh?




I feel pretty good about this. I'm psyched.

[Rickyboy999]

LOL! Wife won't let me touch it - she gets upset if I even trim it a little shorter.




Ouch! Damn, that DID hurt my feelings, sniff, but you are probably correct. Everybody else agree that Times Roman has nailed it or is at least not too far off?

Do you normally do what your wife tells you?

[oldnsedentary]

Do you normally do what your wife tells you?

Depends upon what she tells me . . . I guess that means no, doesn't it? . . . LOL!

[zempey]

Looking good, but I agree, lose the hair, she will get over it.

[tarmyg]

Do you normally do what your wife tells you?

Guess he could say no but we all know that actually means yes.

[oldnsedentary]

Updated pics today. Notice that one is RELAXED and abs are still visible. I have made progress!!!

I do not think I am fat anymore.

[oldnsedentary]

Any updated bodyfat guesses?

I have stopped aggressively cutting, and I am just maintaining the look from a few days ago, above. I am undecided on whether to cut further. I think this is the leanest I have ever been, especially as a middle aged dude, but I was not this lean in my 20s.

What is the current bodyfat %, and should I take it any lower?

Not a competitor here (LOL! as if you did not know that from the pictures) - just looking good for summer and shedding some fat.

[oldnsedentary]

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[davesah1]

buzz that hair and youll look a lot more defined. lol

[Tbent]

Great job
About how long did it take you to reach this progress.

[GGot FFina?]

I would guess around 14-15 BF% (Body fat percentage)

And about 33-37 BH% (Body Hair percentage)

[Archx91]

Shave that forrest dude, It's impossible to even guess.

[oldnsedentary]

Great job
About how long did it take you to reach this progress.

Pictures were posted basically in real time, or within a day or two, so just look at the dates. Roughly about a month.

[oldnsedentary]

Updated pics today. Notice that one is RELAXED and abs are still visible. I have made progress!!!

I do not think I am fat anymore.

STILL TOO MUCH HAIR????

The wife accused me of making my torso bald! LOL!

[oldnsedentary]

I would guess around 14-15 BF% (Body fat percentage)

Are you talking about the most recent pics or the ones from the beginning back in June? Look at post #30. Still 14-15%?

[oldnsedentary]

Beach trip - photo snapped after four days of two cases of beer and off diet . . . LOL! Gotta relax at some point.