You are fine. dont worry,
I think we have a different percentage of what 10-12% is. you look 13% you posted earlier in your picture from what I see.
I am also basing BF% off Dexa Scans. and not just visual. I know people have different opinions of how accurate DEXA scans are but its not like the human eye can capture all the Data internally and externally across the whole body.
I mean, has anyone here actually called you gay? I havent noticed that.
I do not have the need desire to bulk because my body is telling me. I am afraid of getting fat. I have that problem. I do not suffer from the "mental effects". I am constantly afraid of getting fat. even know with anabolics. Its probably why I kept myself at a normal weight for so long when I was just going to a climbing gym(nothing crazy)
Come on, I'm not some sensitive metrosexual guy who is about to cry when someone insults him
If I want to I can be all the things they call me, if it makes me happy I'll do it anyway. Just like you, you live your lifestyle and don't give a damn what others say about it.
It's just funny to me that some are like beer drinking rednecks pretending to be "real men" and hardcore bodybuilders lol...
When real monsters usually are the ones to pat you on your shoulder and say you're doing good.
I just take care of myself and spend time doing that, I care how I look and it's part of me, if I look bad I'm not happy, so I make sure to always look good. Perhaps my Italian genetics make me look unusual here or obsessed with looks type of person.
Yes, I agree with you, but I always follow the rule it's better to overestimate body fat and calories than it is to underestimate, so I might say it's a bit higher than it really is, but at least I'm not frauding.
I understand if you were overweight it can be difficult to eat without fearing becoming fat again, I can gain fat easy too and lose pretty fast. I have wide hips and big butt for a male, so I avoid gaining body fat for that very reason. Glad that my shoulders compensate.
Yeah, those mental sides or whatever are when really low bf % is reached, I have been there like really 213 pound shredded I felt skinny bitch in clothes lol, considering the height though. To my surprise girls did not like it, I was super disappointed I said to myself wtf? I did work soo hard and get less girls now, I was depressed and angry and also on prop/tren/winstrol, so I smashed shops mirror with my fist... It was my mental breakdown, I was 21 I think I almost fought a security guard, it's so embarrassing now to remember. Just to note I'm not like this anymore. I'm like 70% cooler now mentally.
That's why I always look for balance in life, so in physique and other things. I like this quote from Mafia game "I think it's important to keep a balance in things. Yeah, balance, that's the right word. Cause the guy who wants too much risks losing absolutely everything. Of course, the one who wants too little from life might not get anything at all."
I know you're older and wiser and all that stuff, but if you ever need some help or just to talk about diet, drugs and all other things I can help you know or at least give some ideas.