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Do you guys think that I should focus on losing weight or something like that?

I'll make the story short...

My body fat is 25% & visceral fat is 6.
Blood type is A+.

Basically, I went through ups and downs in gaining and losing weight (fat) over the years growing up, self-experimenting with different diet (eating habit) to gain muscle.

A few years ago, I was invited and learned on nutrition, and I followed it.
A healthy diet and basically if I wanted to gain muscle, I should focus on lowering the visceral fat to a very healthy level first.
I didn't gain muscle, but body fat went as low to about 11%.

At one point, I met someone who disagree with that point of view and thinks that having a very low visceral fat is not good because physically look very thin.
I followed her advice and every time I got paranoid because my fat went up to 20%, she told me that it's okay...but I hated my face because I prefer my face when my body fat was less than 15%.

I mean, I am sort of okay with my body right now...but it's just that my face is getting rounder/chubbier and that's the part I didn't like at all.
I still look good in the mirror (from far) but chubby when I get close to the mirror.

I noticed one thing in the past year until now, is that my muscle mass is still about the same, and although I gained weight...it's due to the increase in body fat.

Real healthy food is not cheap, I can't cook, and in restaurants, rice with protein (chicken, fish) is more expensive than rice with vegetables.
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greenmountaingal · 80-89, F
Memetic is right. Don't listen to anyone except a qualified health care professional; see a doctor.

One thing seems apparent to me: It is not healthy to obsess about your looks, weight or health.

And whatever thinking you do about your health and how you look should not in any serious way depend on another person who is not a health professional.

Listen to your own best instincts. And see a doctor.

Also, healthy food is not necessarily expensive. It also helps if you can grow a garden; that would provide healthy food plus outdoor exercise.
eccentricgal · 31-35, F
try oats with veggies...its cheap n healthy...avoid rice except brown pne...brown bread is also healthy....there r lot many cheap options that anyone without cooking skills can do
Keinaf · 31-35, M
How many scoops of oats?
I was told about oats before and I started with two scoops, but then I still got hungry. So I increased it to five or six scoops. Surprisingly oats have fat too.
eccentricgal · 31-35, F
look...two scoops are enough n oat has good fat ...it doesnt make u bloaty...plus u can take lemon water along with it or ginger tea to curb ur hunger
Memetic · 56-60, F
What is your height weight? How did you get the fat measured?
Memetic · 56-60, F
WTF. You weigh 54lbs? Are you 5 years old?
Keinaf · 31-35, M
No, no, I mean...64.9kg

I didn't notice that mistake (got confused with the BMI)
Memetic · 56-60, F
1. you're too skinny. If you think you look fat at 143lbs, you have body dysmorphia and need to go see a psychiatrist.
2. The machines at health fairs cannot tell you your fat mass. Only and immersion body pod can.
3. You should not be worrying about what anybody else thinks of you. Learn to eat healthy and work out and stop weighing yourself.
4. Your blood type has nothing to do with your diet.
5. Read nutrition articles from reliable medically qualified, peer reviewed sources. Not from quacks, gossip or magazines.

Go to www.bodybuildng.com and read the articles
Memetic · 56-60, F
Those fat scanning machines are crap

 
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