[30y old boomer]

I'm in the 13-15% range (scale said 13.5%, but I look more 15%) and my face is fat as fuck. I hate it and it's one of the only things I still hate about my self.
How much fat do you think I'd have to lose to not have a fat-ass face?
5'11 (180cm)
157lbs (71kg)

[Boney]

some people generally have more fat on their face than others and so to some extent, you really can't remove it. What you could do is work on getting muscles in face stronger so there is more definition.

I've seen people who chew gum 20 minutes/day to get a stronger jaw.

Plus blowing balloons is surprisingly a good face workout. Google "facial twist exercise & lower lip exercise" to see more that also help burn face fat.

Ideally, though those who have super defined jaws have about 6-8% body fat & part of their look comes from genetics.

However, if you just want to burn off that double chin and have a more "fit" looking face then that starts to happen around 10% body fat.

[SeekerOfPandora]

Well you can start bjs, to exercise face muscles :)
Im serious, try to look face exercises.

[30y old boomer]

some people generally have more fat on their face than others and so to some extent, you really can't remove it. What you could do is work on getting muscles in face stronger so there is more definition.

I've seen people who chew gum 20 minutes/day to get a stronger jaw.

Plus blowing balloons is surprisingly a good face workout. Google "facial twist exercise & lower lip exercise" to see more that also help burn face fat.

Ideally, though those who have super defined jaws have about 6-8% body fat & part of their look comes from genetics.

However, if you just want to burn off that double chin and have a more "fit" looking face then that starts to happen around 10% body fat.

Well you can start bjs, to exercise face muscles :)
Im serious, try to look face exercises.

Thanks to both, never even knew face exercises exist.

Would getting down to about 10-12% help at all?

[Boney]

Thanks to both, never even knew face exercises exist.

Would getting down to about 10-12% help at all?

Of course, getting about 10% or slightly less should give you the ideal look you are going for. Don't over stress the face exercise because it can hold help up to a certain extent but if you keep up losing overall % and do a little of the face exercises here and there it should solve the problem. Good luck :D

[30y old boomer]

Of course, getting about 10% or slightly less should give you the ideal look you are going for. Don't over stress the face exercise because it can hold help up to a certain extent but if you keep up losing overall % and do a little of the face exercises here and there it should solve the problem. Good luck :D

I think I'll do a mini-cut over summer and see how low I can get in 4 weeks with a moderate calorie deficit. I was worried about looking small in clothes but facial aesthetics are more important to me now.
Thanks for all the help!

[Hailstone]

5"11 157lbs is pretty small but it's your choice. Try getting to 10% and you'll look better..you'll be a lot smaller tho

[Motiv]

A lot of the extra stuff on your face is just water bloat. Go on a water shed for a week or two and I’d bet you any money you see a difference.

WaterEx from GNC is a cheap and basic 2 week product.

[30y old boomer]

5"11 157lbs is pretty small but it's your choice. Try getting to 10% and you'll look better..you'll be a lot smaller tho

I was worried about this. I don't wanna look smaller but if I shed a few extra pounds I'll not only have a thinner face, I'll have something close to the "ottermode" physique, and while it's not my idea, it'd look better than this kinda skinnyfat but kinda muscular hybrid I'm at right now.

A lot of the extra stuff on your face is just water bloat. Go on a water shed for a week or two and I’d bet you any money you see a difference.

WaterEx from GNC is a cheap and basic 2 week product.

Is that the same as water (wet) fasting? Wouldn't surprise me as my carb intake is very high (400g or slightly less per day) as I'm bulking.

[Hailstone]

If you're "skinny fat" and you just loose fat that leaves you with just "skinny"

[30y old boomer]

If you're "skinny fat" and you just loose fat that leaves you with just "skinny"

Not as skinny fat as I used to be but still kinda am. Better to be skinny not skinnyfat tho.

[Jester Race]

It depends on your genes. To find out lose enough fat to see when you start dropping face fat. It might also be bloating from excess sodium etc.

[30y old boomer]

It depends on your genes. To find out lose enough fat to see when you start dropping face fat. It might also be bloating from excess sodium etc.

I'm getting about 1.5k-3k per day. Not sure if this is a healthy range.

[Motiv]

I was worried about this. I don't wanna look smaller but if I shed a few extra pounds I'll not only have a thinner face, I'll have something close to the "ottermode" physique, and while it's not my idea, it'd look better than this kinda skinnyfat but kinda muscular hybrid I'm at right now.


Is that the same as water (wet) fasting? Wouldn't surprise me as my carb intake is very high (400g or slightly less per day) as I'm bulking.

It’s close. I would keep water intake NORMAL. Don’t lower it, just try out WaterEx. Then lower your sodium intake. Make sure it as 2300mg MAXIMUM. And yes, if you are having higher carb intake, expect a little bloat. It’s most likely not fat on your face, but I haven’t seen pictures, so can’t know for sure.

[30y old boomer]

It’s close. I would keep water intake NORMAL. Don’t lower it, just try out WaterEx. Then lower your sodium intake. Make sure it as 2300mg MAXIMUM. And yes, if you are having higher carb intake, expect a little bloat. It’s most likely not fat on your face, but I haven’t seen pictures, so can’t know for sure.

I'll look it up, thanks for the help. As much as I think it would help, I'm not going to post face pictures here, partly for privacy and also because of acne.
I think a mini-cut seems right for me. Enough to lose this face and belly fat without getting too small.