Is 26% body fat on females attractive?

[Anonymous]

At what body fat does a woman become too fat for your liking?

Yes, attractive

No, unattractive (too thin)

No, unattractive (too fat)

Other

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+1 y

Bfp is not the same as BMI

[asd_nasa]

Honestly, it’s not a big deal at that percentage. I think I speak for most guys when I say that the “attractive zone” where men are ok with is between 20%-29% body fat. If it’s less then 20% you’ll start seeing her abs which is a slight turn off, and if she gets too fat then it can conceal our beauty and that would be a turn off as well. 26% is fine, although it’s be sexier if it was lower, say 21-24% is where most guys would probably say is the sexiest, including myself.

[AaronKrieger]

Yeah, it's healthy and looks very attractive. I've looked at other images like these of it and it looks like a body you have nothing to worry about with.

[evm987]

26 looks like a perfectly healthy weight, so I'd say it's attractive. Probably some nice curves

[MajesticTwelve]

I wouldn't go beyond 20% but thats just me

[Greenfield25]

I'd say anything from 20-36 is fine depending, but of course @thatsamazing thinks www.google.com/search and www.google.com/search and www.google.com/search is attractive and no one over that weight/bmi is thin enough and omfg I stg I will jump off a bridge and not swim back because of how fat I am apparently lmao

[Thatsamazing]

AHahaha oh my God you're amazing. How long can you keep going?

[Greenfield25]

@Thatsamazing Forever my bro

[Thatsamazing]

Yes, please, proceed in your defense of obesity.

[Greenfield25]

I remember I started this huge fight with that guy @Anon-ymous1 about anorexia, self harm, suicide, and all things malnourished

[Thatsamazing]

Um... this is the Internet. There are no "fights." Only typing. And I am that guy.

[Greenfield25]

@Thatsamazing of course, because anyone above 12% is fat as fuck and deserves to slit their wrists and bleed out and slice through tendons because they're so fucking fat lmao I will literally slit my skin and drown myself because of how fat society is and how fat I am with my % of about 20-25% and I will relapse into every disorder I've ever had until I look like this www.google.com/search

[Thatsamazing]

... I think you need counseling. Understanding what obesity is, and understanding that you need to lose weight (if you do), has literally nothing to do with cutting your wrists. Nothing that you're saying makes any sense, at all.

[Greenfield25]

@Thatsamazing remember her, chiaravive?
Here's her pictures, comparison of a bmi of 11 and a new weight restored body but you think she is fat, no? About 28%? No?

www.google.com/search
Well of course I mean the severely malnourished one must be better, right? At 28kg (62 lbs)? Now she is like 130 lbs which must of course be soooo fat right?

I am 115 lbs (bmi 22.7, body fat percentage around 20-28). So I must slit my skin open to compensate for my extreme obesity because bmi is inaccurate as well. I must get a bf% of 8% (minimum required to survive, medically) OH WAIT you actually only need 2% so I'll go to that and commit suicide by starvation. Also a bmi of 10 will likely kill you and at my goal weight of 50lbs/22.7kg I will have a bmi of 10 so that sounds great!!! I love being malnourished!!!

[Greenfield25]

@Thatsamazing view my topic Should I go back to being severely malnourished and probably dead? ↗

LMAOOOO I don't need mental health services I should go to a fucking asylum or some crazy shit

Also you didn't address the starvation part. I said I will not eat anything at all, and only drink water and tea and take vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) can't be absorbed without any fat taken in so I will take a fish oil supplement as well. Oh wait, fat is bad. I can't take fish oil supplements to get those ADEK vitamins in. So I guess I'll die.

So would you say that is a good idea? Or should I just not bother with getting skinny and just slit my skin open to kill myself? Or hang myself or drown myself? Also I went in for a full physical at the doctors recently and they told me I am in full health and am doing everything properly (not by starvation).

But of course doctors are liars and I am delusional and they just want to make me fat so I should starve and maybe end up dying. That would be fun.

[Thatsamazing]

Yeahhh... uh again, I think you need some counseling or something. I have no idea what you're talking about. Get some help. Nothing that you're saying makes sense.

[Asker]

I'm on your side man, @Thatsamazing has clearly never stepped foot inside a doctors office and should probably go visit a mental one. Interesting that he always finds himself on insecure teenage girls' posts about looks and tells them theyre too fat no matter if they're a bmi of 24, 21, 18, or 12

[Thatsamazing]

So... there are many things wrong with what you ^ just said.
1) Being annoyed that someone commented on your "insecure teenage girls' post" (when I guess all that means is I was correct in my surmising from earlier when I told you why I assumed you were making this post in the first place) is dumb since there's no point in making a post that you don't want anyone to reply to.
2) You very clearly simply wanted an echo chamber rather than someone telling you the truth of the matter, which is that the graphic you posted is utter nonsense and not an accurate depiction of what body fat percentages look like on females.
3) Continuing your "mental" comments or whatever just makes you look ridiculous, especially for someone who believes that they know (falsely, I add) what they're talking about.
4) BMI is not an accurate indicator of body far percentage or even necessarily overall health, and no one should use it; it is entirely outdated and anyone in exercise science hopefully knows it. This post and our commentary has never been about BMI (body mass index) so I don't know why you're bringing it up now.
5) If you're "insecure" about your weight and body fat, then, uh... change it. Height is not changeable. Tit size is not changeable (outside of surgery). Dick length is not changeable. Lip size is not changeable. Weight/body fat is, with exercise and a healthy diet. You have the power to do that, if you actually want to. Or you can keep posting about 26% body fat, claiming that it's attractive and/or fit or whatever, when it isn't. If you actually believed that it was attractive, you wouldn't have posted this question in the first place because you would already be confident of your answer.
6) No idea why you being a teenager matters, or how I'd even know that, since this is the Internet and it's all anonymous.

[Thatsamazing]

*not an accurate indicator of body fat percentage

[Asker]

@Thatsamazing girls' is plural, and you somehow seem to be avoiding looking female body fat up? But okay, sure, you do you. The thing above my question states I am under 18 and you clearly know that, but if you get off on insulting healthy teenagers for being fat then alright, just don't completely reject scientific facts. 28+ bfp on females is overweight, 20+ on males is overweight, go ask your local doctor and don't argue with a kid about what you think is healthy if you haven't ever read a biology textbook or consulted a professional. I'm fine with you not finding it attractive, you're entitled to your opinion, but I know it's healthy, and that's all I'm asking for you to understand

[Thatsamazing]

I'm aware of how to use apostrophes properly, thanks... I copied and pasted what YOU wrote. And, again, the site stating that you're under 18 means literally nothing, since, again, this is the Internet and therefore entirely anonymous, and gee there's no WAY anyone ever lies about their name or personage on the Internet, right? Not sure why you're referring to yourself as a "kid" and therefore patronizing yourself; it's weird.
I don't find it attractive because it's unhealthy and it's unattractive. There literally was just a national study last month that confirmed even an extra 5-10% of body fat (not to mention beyond that figure) or so that people increased a person's likelihood to die younger by 31%. If you hit the Google with similar search terms to what I just found you're likely to find it. Any doctor that tells you that 26% body fat is healthy is either 1) LYING to you, or 2) a quack. Hey sis, whatever-- it's your life, and you go right ahead and do whatever you want to with it. Again, if you really were so deep-down convinced of everything you're saying here, then you wouldn't have asked this question in the first place. But do what you like man.

[Greenfield25]

Ok what the fuck @Thatsamazing didn't tell me whether I should slit my skin open, like my artery, or jump off the bridge a mile from my house, or starve to death (again, which I already tried to do but wasn't successful and almost killed me) and didn't say what body fat percentage he thought was "healthy" like is it 12, 10, 5, 0% (dead) etc., because he's a god damn psycho. Like me. The thing with "the crazies" is you don't know if they'll kill people (@thatsamazing) or kill themselves (me).

[Greenfield25]

Lmao this is so fucking hilarious he blocked me lmaooooooo

[Asker]

Course he did, great guy

[Smiley_face101]

He is part of the mentally retarded army of the boys that premote anorexia here

[SuperManiac]

Generally so. It depends on the individual and how they distribute the body fat and how much muscle mass they have. But 26% is in a very healthy range and I usually find a healthy look attractive.

One thing to keep in mind is that body fat percentage is a percentage. That means if you get more muscle mass, the percentage will lower slightly even without losing any body fat. Top sumo wrestlers only have around 30% body fat usually, and that's because while they carry so much fat, they also have so much muscle.

>> At what body fat does a woman become too fat for your liking?

Again it varies on individuals but it starts to seem a bit excessive to me and unhealthy when we're working towards above 30%. It can vary a lot though from one individual to the next.

[SuperManiac]

Also bone density. If we could take an individual and make their bones denser, that will contribute to their overall mass in ways that reduce their relative body fat percentage even if they don't lose any pounds of bodyfat. So it can be very misleading to go by bodyfat percentage, or assume what a certain percentage looks like exactly. It's also not necessarily the most reliable indicator of health, since there are different types of fat (visceral fat stored in the abdominal cavity tends to be the most dangerous, and some people carry more of it even at lower overall bodyfat percentages).

[Anonymous]

I'm thinking I'm right around 27 or 28% and I"m not liking it myself. I haven't been feeling well so I'm not beating myself up about it plus I'm 58 so I'm thinking my body is holding on to body fat for estrogen production. I weigh 118 but look like somewhere between the 26% and the 34%

[Asker]

Its natural for a certain amount of body fat to build up as a person ages. The appropriate bfp for your age would be 23-31 whilst the appropriate bfp for someone below 30 would be 20-28. I'm right around 25.7 or something and my bmi is 23.7. I'm looking to lose some body fat and gain muscle until next summer

[Opinion Owner]

For me I just want to be toned and have more energy. I"m dealing with chronic fatigue right now of unknown origins. I"ve had a mold in my apartment that might be causing some issues. Not black mold an allergen mold. I'm moving so I'll see if it makes a difference later.

[Asker]

Please get your fatigue checked by a doctor, I hope you feel better soon though. Good luck

[Opinion Owner]

I have they just keep sending me to other doctors. Along the way they've found some things but not enough to add up to the whole answer. I've had some hormone issues and am now of HRT so it might be a part of it. My mom had thyroid issues but mine's not low enough that anyone will treat it. oh well.

[BlackRoseFairy]

Stop using those graphs as a reference. They are extremely inaccurate and fail to depict the true diversity in bodies at different body fat levels. Which means that two people with similar weight, height and body fat percentage might look nothing alike, depending on muscle/ fat distribution and the level of exercise.

[TheUniqueOne96]

It looks fine to me.

I think 36-40% + would be too much for me to find attractive in general, but it's not that easy to determine, without actually seeing someone in person - that's not intended on being creepy and I'm not asking you to post a picture of your own body or anything.

In general, it depends on other factors too, like body fat distribution and how big the persons actually looks to me, as I do like different body types.

[TheUniqueOne96]

Another thing is, when I google body fat percentage, it looks different on everyone, though I think body fat distribution plays a part in that, so it's hard to tell what's accurate and what isn't. What I've heard in terms of body fat percentage though, is anything less than 5% is too low and anything over 20% is too high, in terms of health reason for both and whilst I'm no expert, I think that sounds pretty reasonable to me. I definitely understand that everyone has their tastes and no one should be picked on for it, but I think health should be the main priority. My answer was based off of the first picture, at least regarding the 36-40%.

[Gedaria]

Its ok, but Its border line but not less than20%. That is my target im 23% at my last check up , last week. For me its something to aim for , only point I still have lower belly bulge. Between naval and pubic area...

[Asker]

Female bfp and male bfp both have different health ranges. Women naturally store more body fat than men. The female goal bfp should be around 20% but the healthy range ends at 28%. Not sure about male bfp but in pretty sure the ideals 15%? Good luck!

[SergeantSmoke]

I love it! Any "Fat" between 20 - 40% is wonderful! Besides, it's not just the Body, but the Girl's heart that'll make Her Beautiful!

[Thatsamazing]

... My God dude.

[Asker]

@Thatsamazing oh my god, people are attracted to other body types than you and aren't shallow assholes who only date for looks? How about everyone with other opinions to you (that includes doctors) throw themselves off a cliff? Bet you've never actually spoken to a girl irl.

[SergeantSmoke]

I'll put a recent encounter in really quick:
There was that time I met a Girl, and she was super sweet. Her body structure was quite... overweight. It was kind of shocking. BUT, Her face looked JUST like Kate Upton! So, when you put Her face, with Her personality... My goodness. What a GORGEOUS woman!

[Kurαȷ]

Below 20% is acceptable for me.
Anything above is too much.

[Asker]

20% is athlete level

[Thatsamazing]

@Asker... No it isn't.

[Asker]

@Thatsamazing A majority of women have a body fat of 20-28, which is the healthy norm for women under 30. Women need at least 8% body fat i think it was to actually live. 30% is the higher end of average. Meanwhile men need only 5% bfp for survival, 10% is considered very fit, 15% is the beach body type where abs clearly show and 20% is about average.

[Thatsamazing]

"A majority of women" means literally nothing. All it means is that a majority of women are fat and out of shape, because we live sedentary lifestyles where we don't focus on fitness or eating healthily. Again, 20% body fat is not "athlete level," unless you consider like poker players or table tennis or whatever "athletes." What the hell are you talking about.

[Greenfield25]

What about www.google.com/search would you hit it?
"Severe anorexic"

[Thatsamazing]

@Greenfield25 What about twitter.com/judgejudyism/status/489801164993867776 would you hit it?

[Greenfield25]

@Thatsamazing LMAOOOOOO wouldn't you love it if I went severely malnourished check out my other post about being malnourished lmao that took a year of starvation and excessive exercise

[Reaperbot666]

yes it is. personally I try to date woman in the 20-35% body fat range. because I like a woman with some love handles.

however that does not mean I would not date outside that range. if I got along well with someone who was not within it.

[holograph]

Generally I think it is in the range where it looks good or at least okay. But I think that, even if BFP and BMI are not the same thing, they still suffer from the same issues where they don't cover different types of bodies very well.

[LoU_Hades]

Girl with attractive body proportions is attractive with BMI 26

[Asker]

This isn't bmi. Bmi is measured by the height and weight of the person. A person with a healthy bmi could have an unhealthy body fat percentage and vice versa. Body fat percentage is the amount of fat in the body rather than just the weight

[LoU_Hades]

Okay... thanks for the clarification
I can easily determine someone's BMI, it's not that easy with body fat.

[Harmseygrace]

Wait but I have a 16% BMI and I don't look like that.

[Asker]

Bfp or bmi? If its bmi (body mass index) then that's really concerning and you should get it checked... A healthy bmi is 18.5+

[Harmseygrace]

Nah it's BMI. It's not that bad, I'm not that underweight.

[Asker]

Please go to the doctor, I was at a bmi of 16 two years ago whilst I was going through anorexia and bulimia, it's not healthy at all and you're risking your health and potentially life if you lose even more weight

[Harmseygrace]

I'm not bloody skin and bones, I'm just little. I don't have anorexia or bulimia.

[Asker]

Okay, sorry, I'm just concerned, that's all... Sorry, really

[Harmseygrace]

Nah it's fine. There's no reason to be concerned, my Mum's a personal trainer and she's not worried.

[CoolMyEyes]

Judging by the pictures it looks good, either way anyone can improve their bodies so I wouldn't mind much the body when choosing a partner as long as she is open to work out.

[Asker]

If only I had someone to work out with

[Billys_Life]

Suppppper attractive for me, it just a preference. Too fat for my preference is 50%+. Other than that we are completely golden. 26-30% is the most attractive for me.

[VIVANT]

Pictures are interesting.. You can be lower fat without looking like your body is made of rocks lol 😊

[Warmapplecrumble]

The 20 percent woman looks bigger than 26 percent.

I think I'm 26 percent body fat lol

[Bluebot]

yeah its the normal bodyfat range before someone starts working out. Definetly attractive.

[ShortCircuit]

26% is right at the cut off point. Any higher would be pushing it.

[FictionalCharacter]

I’m 24%-26% or 25%-26%. I sometimes buy loose fitting blouses 👚 so it’s not tight showing my belly.

[DanG530]

It's fine line for fat, going over 26% is too much though.

[Thatsamazing]

... No, it's not, it's fat as fuck, and ^ that image you have up there with the representations of female body fat percentage is INCREDIBLY inaccurate. Basically this seems like a question asked by someone who is fat and wants to receive validation that they're still attractive and not fat, even though they are. If that's not actually why you're asking this, well... that's how it seems.

26% body fat is fat as hell on a guy OR a girl.

[Asker]

It's an average and healthy body fat percentage. That's not my issue though, you're entitled to your own opinion but... Don't you just love going around every question you see about health and calling people fat? Boy, you better be in top shape

[Thatsamazing]

Um... no, it's not an opinion. See, there are these things called "facts" that are actually observable and provable-- A quarter of your entire bodyweight being fat leads to Type 2 diabetes and fucked up joints and is unattractive. I have no idea where the hell you found that graphic you posted up there, because again, it is not accurate in the slightest in terms of the percentages it's alleging and what they actually look like on females. "Boy you better be in top shape" uhhh so what I am saying right now has literally nothing to do with me. What I'm saying is fact. Whether or not I am 5% body fat or a landwhale at 35% doesn't really have any bearing on my words here.

As it is (again, not that it's relevant), I'm somewhere around 15%, 6'2" 190 lb. with a six pack. Believe me or not; don't much care which.

[Asker]

Cool, your 15% body fat is about equal to 20% in females when it comes to levels of physical strength, you're fit. 20% fat in guys is the equivalent of about 25% in women (average), 30% in women is overweight

[Thatsamazing]

... You literally are talking about 26% in your post, not 20%. You've changed your tune rather quickly. And no, 20% is still slightly overweight, it's not "Athlete" level, and 30% and above is considered actually obese by medical professionals.

[Thatsamazing]

The difference between 20% and 26% is many pounds of fat. There's a significant difference between the two.

[Asker]

I assume your misconceptions are coming from the difference in body composition in males and females. For males, yes, you are correct. That's because men naturally have more muscle percentage and 26% would be overweight for them. For females under 30, 20%-28% is the norm and anything under that is considered athletic. I assume your 'knowledge' comes from logic and that you do not, in fact, do any research on female body composition

[Thatsamazing]

I assume your misconceptions are coming from not knowing what the hell you're talking about. Again, you keep referring to 26% body fat as "the norm," and again, since you missed it the first time, any given thing in life being "the norm" does not mean that that is the way things are SUPPOSED to be or the way they SHOULD be-- a huge, HUGE portion of America (and the entire Western world) is morbidly obese and killing themselves with diabetes and joint replacements and pancreatic cancer and many other issues. It is so widespread, in fact, that it is indeed "normal," because it is everywhere and so many people have the problem. You continuing to try to support people being overweight because it's "the norm" is breathtakingly idiotic. You have no idea what you're talking about and probably should take some courses on human biology, healthy nutrition, and exercise science, since apparently you're lacking in those areas.

[Asker]

I have taken courses m8, thought a grown adult would know their facts. If you can't pick up a biology textbook yourself then maybe your best uncle Google would help. Dunno how you could possibly be as fit as you mentioned before, since you sure do need a pretty large ass for your big head to be able to stick up it so far. This is where I'm finishing this conversation, have a good day sir

[Thatsamazing]

Oh; I didn't know you were straight-up a complete moron. Why didn't you just tell us that at the get-go and save us all a lot of time?

[Asker]

Cute

[Thatsamazing]

Not really. "Cute" doesn't come into it one way or the other, other than I suppose, "girls who are above 20% body fat are not cute." That's relevant here, if that's what you mean.

[Asker]

... k

[Thatsamazing]

Okay.

[Greenfield25]

Is this fat as hell?
www.google.com/search

[Thatsamazing]

@Greenfield25 LOL ahahah haha oh man it's you! You're back! Yes! You're fucking hilarious. Keep going, please!

[Smiley_face101]

@Greenfield25

You are the queen

[Thatsamazing]

@Smiley_face101 Isn't she amazing?

[Smiley_face101]

Dude, do the world a favour and stop premoting anorexia here.
Your 6 pack means nothing and this is all you are, a pathetic fitness facist that thinks that everyone must be in one size, guess what? Healthy comes in more then one size and thats fine. We are human beings, not robots, we were meant to be diffrent

[Thatsamazing]

@Smiley_face101 Again, no one is promoting anorexia, and again, you are writing utter idiotic nonsense. You're on a roll.

[Smiley_face101]

Yeah its hot, its more womanly and attractive.
Breasts are feminine, if you are too skinny you dont have any breasts at all

[Ripper_E]

if we are judging by the pictures, the only one I find unattractive is 50%+

[Ripper_E]

The picture of 36%-40%, when she gets there or maybe above that, it's too much for me. That is about as big as a woman can be and even then, she might be too big still. It all depends, because fat women can be attractive too.

12%-14% is like the polar opposite, because i may still find her attractive, but with little body fat, she would probably look too masculine.

[Anonymous]

It can be. It's certainly the case for the girl in that second pic. Really depends on where at 26% is located.

[RegularTK421]

It's perfect in all honesty. 20 to 26 percent is ideal according to those pictures up above.

[RegularTK421]

I mean the last picture

[bolverk]

If the woman was otherwise fit why would it be a problem? I'd rather cuddle a woman with curves than one of the super lean varieties.

[rosar_02]

Every body is attractive depending of the person it looking it

[DesertOasisMan]

26% is perfect. I’m not really into women who are skin and bones.

[Clarke498]

Are you kidding? The 25-26 picture at the bottom is probably the best pic of the bunch.

[mayur955]

Below 26 but 14% is more attractive. It's my choice

[Xaniac]

Definitely! I like girls that have some fat on their bodies, not too much, not too little, just.. enough.

[slatyb]

When she gets Dunlop's disease -- her bally dun lopped over her belt

[flaco13]

26% to maybe 33% really sexy to me , big ass n big boobs oh yeah baby n mostly have beautiful faces

[Anonymous]

From these pictures, I think it looks about perfect.

[nerms123]

40-50% is too fat imho

[needhelp777]

30 percent to 50 percent

[needhelp777]

I am. A 30 percent but I want to be at least 20 percent

[Sevenpointfive]

you want to be around 18%

[FunkyMonkee]

A little puppy fat can be cute.

[White-American89]

If it's on her tits or was sure.

[Anonymous]

I really prefer 30% up to about 50%.

[Thatsamazing]

Wow. Holy shit gross.

[Opinion Owner]

@Thatsamazing What outstanding maturity you have!

[Thatsamazing]

What horrendous and objectively wrong tastes you have.

[Greenfield25]

Ugh Ikr sooo mature also bro @thatsamazing what about this www.google.com/search also this
www.google.com/search

[samael_kmarty]

I sometimes prefer skinny as possible

[Nahid1707]

That’s normal
We all have body fat in our bodies

[AkshiJanjua]

yeah i like curvy girls

[Beanie10]

No. I’m 20% that’s better but 18-20% is ideal.

[naijagurl]

To me it’s perfect.

[Anonymous]

That's a perfect BMI.

[AngelLily]

Ya is good.

[aa180]

Looks ideal to me.

[oliverbrick]

it's okay

[YHL6965]

Yes, it is.

[Luukas]

20-29 is good.

[Nayrr]

That's ideal

[Thatsamazing]

... No it isn't.

[Greenfield25]

@Thatsamazing yeah cuz this is www.google.com/search