Would you share your height, size and weight photos?

[JellyStarb]

I always like to get a visual of what may be a good weight for me or if im an anomaly. Im just over 5'5 and 9st10 and I still have fat back and mum tum, probably need a tummy tuck 😫 My ribs are starting to show on my chest - I wish it would come off the belly! I dont want to go 'too far' but lowest weight for my BMI is 7st13 yet people call me 'skinny' now (but by comparison I guess!).

Weirdly, a slimming club leader once told me I didn't look my weight, as a compliemt, when j was 13stone. I feel ive flipped that around now, like im only so light because its come off slender parts anyway like chest, face, lower limbs!

Yes that’s why I posted my photo. It’s not the weight that determines the look, rather it’s the muscle mass. I’d look totally different at 58kg with less muscle.

And to built muscle need to eat a lot of protein and can’t run a calorie deficit. My advice would be to lose fat until around 25% bodyfat - and then to do a body recomp - ie eat at maintenance whilst lifting / and eating a lot of protein. After around a year can then always do another push to lose a bit more fat.

Co incidentally that’s what I did. I hit goal weight, with body fat of 25 percent, it’s now at 23 percent, and my weight is still the same as it was at goal, so have built muscle and lost fat.

And as I’m mid fifties 23 percent is the ideal body fat percentage for fitness. If I change my scales to athlete mode it’s a lot lower, but I keep it on standard setting.

I don’t look as muscular as you do though, I look a lot leaner with clear muscle definition. I think also build has something to do with it too, I’m narrow framed with long legs and a shorter torso.

I'm 5'6 and 57 kilos on this photo

My old Withings scales gave very low bodyfat on athlete mode but I had a dexa and realised it was way off!! If you can see very clear muscle definition on the stomach it will be less than 23%, there are lots of photos online to compare to. I’d estimate mine is now circa 18%.

Exercise op will sort out your shape. Weights specifically.