The 10 Lifestyle Habits That Have Kept My Body Fat Low for 4 Years

How I maintain a low body-fat percentage while still enjoying life

Alexa V.S.
In Fitness And In Health
13 min readMay 9, 2023

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Sporty young female athlete exercising on treadmill in modern fitness club
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels

In mid-2019, I achieved what for me was “body goals”: an athletic physique with a low-fat percentage.

How I got there is a story for another day. I want to share today how I’ve kept my leanness for four years (and how I plan to maintain these results for the years to come).

%fat mass in the past 4 years. Though it’s had many fluctuations, it’s always been within a low range.
My body fat percentage in the past four years, sourced from my gym’s app and the results it provides whenever I use their scale. 2021 isn’t here because I canceled my subscription from August 2020 to September 2022 due to what was happening worldwide. Source: author.

The graph above shows my body fat percentage from May 2019 (when I signed up for the gym, just after getting to the weight I wanted) to April 2023.

As you can see, despite its natural, life-related fluctuations, it has remained low and has lowered even further recently as I’ve adopted a certified dietist’s nutrition plan to help me curve my sugar cravings.

August 2019 (Just after I’d achieved my fat loss goal) vs 2023 (Images Source: Author)

The Inspiration Behind the Habits and Two Important Caveats

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Alexa V.S.
In Fitness And In Health

Certified INFJ. Health & Fitness enthusiast. Fellow writer.