How do I have a body fat percentage of 34% when I'm 95lbs?!


Question: How do I have a body fat percentage of 34% when I'm 95lbs.?
I just used an online body fat percentage calculator and it told me that I have a body fat percentage of 34% which is considered 'obses'. My problem with that is that I am 5'3 and I weigh 95lbs, which I'm pretty sure is NOT overweight. When I measured my waist it said it was 30" but I wear size 24 (size 0) pants so maybe I measured wrong.? Someone please help me, I'm a recovering anorexic and this is really messing with my head. Thank you! Health Question & Answer


Answers:
First of all NEVER use online body fat calculators to even attempt to estimate your body fat percentage. They are in no way accurate whatsoever.

You are a recovering anorexic and all this measuring and calculating body fat is not helping in your recovery. If you are a size 0 and 95lb you are obviously very thin and even if your body fat percentage was on the high side, it is a PERCENTAGE not your actual pounds of fat that is high. This will very likely be due to muscle wasting caused by your anorexia.

Now please step away from the computer!Health Question & Answer

Hii
I would be careful with an online one.. I have had a proper body fat % test and it was nothing like the online results :)
It is also possible that you dont have too much muscle.. eg a bodybuilder would weigh heaps, but his body fat % could be 6% its all to do with muscle, dont panic but if you want to change the result i would reccomend doing like pilates and weight training... it will make you more toned and reduce the %
but seriously, it is not something to stress over!!!!
Hope your recovery is still going well :)
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umm listen just calm down. height to weight charts are very inaccurate. (yes i was forced to learn that in P.E.) These charts are not personalized meaning your body type could be just different. i recommend you go to your doctors and have him/her decide if you are the right weight. (to top it off it was online i mean come on you actually trust that)Health Question & Answer

You're 95 pounds... you're not obese nor even remotely overweight...Health Question & Answer

Eat some cheeseburgers and gain weight for god sake.Health Question & Answer

You have very little muscle.Health Question & Answer

its slightly underweight by a couple of lbsHealth Question & Answer



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