[Anonymous]

Not accurately.  People lose fat in different order than some as well as build differently than others.

Pfft, figures.

A former seaman was telling me about when he enlisted in the Navy. He had gotten his BF checked via water displacement and was 6-7%.
He goes to basic, and he's overweight (muscular) so they have to tape him.
They said he was like 30% bodyfat!

Guess I'll go displace some water. 🙁

[Amazon Lover]

If I'm not mistaken, one usually loses weight in the reverse order that you gained it in, I think.  For example, if someone gained a lot of weight (All fat, no muscle) in the stomach, and then the limbs, then the face, and then tried to lose weight, he or she would lose it in the face, then the limbs, then the stomach.  Of course, I could be wrong, but I think I heard that on this or another forum somewhere.

[Mr. Stone]

That may be true, but it sounds very general. 

Water displacement is really about the most accurate.  The military uses the same bodyfat measurement that health insurance agancies use.  They base it on your height and weight.  At least, that's what the Army uses.  I believe the Marines do this also.  It's highly inaccurate, but it is what it is.  Like before, if you fail the height/weight chart, they tape you at the abdomen and neck three times and average them.  If you pass that, you're good to go.  So if a muscular individual fails their weight, which is almost certain they will, they get taped.  Generally a highly muscular person has a large neck, so they fail.

[Anonymous]

AMAZON: Yeah, I've heard that before.

STONE: Wonderful how that works, ain't it? Oh well, I'm still dropping weight, so I'm good. Down to 159.

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