Body composition scale

hadiach89
hadiach89 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
I had set a goal a while ago and somewhat forgot about it . I am lazy as F***lately and need to do something about it. I want to get a body analyzer scale to start off right . Anybody here has one and would recommend?
Here's to the beginning of my weight loss journey . 25 lb to lose. I really need your help and support. Feel free to add me :)

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    The kind you can buy for your home are highly inaccurate. I wish they worked. Even the ones gyms have are inaccurate. It's just not an accurate way to measure body fat unfortunately.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Use a tape measure and take a before and after photo of you.
  • MsRuffBuffNStuff
    MsRuffBuffNStuff Posts: 363 Member
    Everything is inaccurate - but everything is a tool. Find one and use it consistently and you'll see your results. I know my home scale fat % is probably off by 5%, but right now I don't care as long as it measures the same way each time. Like if my tape measure was a whole inch off, who cares as long as I use the same one each time...
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    AprilCoe wrote: »
    Everything is inaccurate - but everything is a tool. Find one and use it consistently and you'll see your results. I know my home scale fat % is probably off by 5%, but right now I don't care as long as it measures the same way each time. Like if my tape measure was a whole inch off, who cares as long as I use the same one each time...

    That's great if your reading is consistent. Mine never was. I could be up 5% one day, down 3% the next, down 3% more the next, up 2% after that. Even the average reading didn't change for me as I did my bodybuilding competition prep. I still was around 28-31% on the scale when visually I was definitely below 18%. When I bulked back up to 24% the number didn't change.
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