

When I gain fat during stressful periods, this is how it accumulates. I began measuring LEANER in places such as my arms, chest, and legs, and the fat gained was all around my midsection. I actually look quite large, due to the prominent love handles. Here is an example of how your body may change how you store fat. Notice that while I have more muscle definition, my love handles aren’t as noticeable because my ENTIRE GUT is larger – you’ll see later on that I selectively begin to store fat just in the love handle region, and actually look larger at lower body fat and weight! I have not included those in this guide because I do not know what my exact weight nor body fat percent measurement was when those pictures were taken. I have other pictures at even heavier weights. The picture was taken AFTER losing several pounds – this is the first “before-style” picture that I took. The amount of body fat can also affect how long prescription drugs stay in your system. Sometimes I purposefully bulk, but a few examples were nothing but sheer laziness that I had to shake myself from.

Yes, like many other people, I do have times when I backslide and get out of shape. This list is organized in descending order of body fat percentage and not chronologically. This is a guide to various levels of body fat percentage down to ten percent body fat to help you get an idea of what to expect. What does ten percent (10%) body fat look like? Have you ever wondered how you would appear at a certain body fat percentage? I have documented my fitness progress for several years.
