Do these things work? Supposedly they send little electric pulses through your body to measure body fat and body water percentage.
are they consistantly inaccurate at least? I don't care if it measures my body fat as 10% or 40%, as long as it's consistant. All I really care about is change for the better/worse, if that makes any sense.I don't think they're very accurate.....
I think that's probably reasonable to assume.are they consistantly inaccurate at least? I don't care if it measures my body fat as 10% or 40%, as long as it's consistant. All I really care about is change for the better/worse, if that makes any sense.
If you decrease your body fat percenentage by 2%(20% Body fat to 18%), it will be a corresponding 2% decrease in weight.Well, I picked one up last night, so now I've got something else to work on/think about.
Anyone know how body fat percentages translate to body weight? i.e. what does decreasing my body fat by 2% mean to my overall weight, that sort of thing? I'm sure it's different for everyone, but are there any general rules of thumb?
That assumes that my water weight stays the same, right?If you decrease your body fat percenentage by 2%(20% Body fat to 18%), it will be a corresponding 2% decrease in weight.
The one that I have also does percentage of water. So I will get a reading like thisThat assumes that my water weight stays the same, right?
Yep, that's the way mine works too.The one that I have also does percentage of water. So I will get a reading like this
177 - weight
12% - body fat - is usually right between 11 and 12
57% - this varies by 1 to 2 percent.
I also do it in the morning after the shower, it says to do it with damp feet.
Fat and muscle both contain water. Fat less than muscle.hmmm, if your weight is split up 17% fat, 60% water, and your bones make up 20% of your weight. That only leaves 3% muscle?!
Losing body fat through exercise will also be building muscle, though, so you can lose body fat and actually gain weight or remain the same. It won't be 1:1 unless your muscle mass & water content stay constant, right?If you decrease your body fat percenentage by 2%(20% Body fat to 18%), it will be a corresponding 2% decrease in weight.
i´ve been told, by a dr, its almost impossible (naturally) to lose body fat only.Losing body fat through exercise will also be building muscle, though, so you can lose body fat and actually gain weight or remain the same. It won't be 1:1 unless your muscle mass & water content stay constant, right?
Your body fat went up 0.1% which I'm sure is well within the error margin for the scale. Your water % went down by 1% so that's a pound and a half right there. Plus the contents of your stomach/intestines.Considering my diet and activity levels the last week or so, I don't see how my body weight could have gone down but by body fat gone up. Oh well...