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Digital Scale / BMI

SweetCheekszx0
SweetCheekszx0 Posts: 478 Member
edited January 2 in Health and Weight Loss
My Scale that i just bought gives me my BMI Water percentage well yea and i believe its just those two lol. Is the BMI scale accurate at all? does anyone know or has anyone tested it out lol

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  • SweetCheekszx0
    SweetCheekszx0 Posts: 478 Member
    Ummm ANYONE? lol
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    nah
  • Ruthe8
    Ruthe8 Posts: 423 Member
    BMI is a simple calculation. You can find it online anywhere. There's nothing to test out. lol
  • enigmachik
    enigmachik Posts: 150
    Is it BMI or does it show the percentage of fat and percentage of water? My scales shows the percentages, but I don't really think it's very accurate because they fluctuate quite a bit from day to day. A little fluctuation would be expected, but I don't think my fat percentage can change by that much on any given day, particularly if it's a day that my weight didn't change at all. That just doesn't make sense to me. I mostly just pay attention to my total weight and ignore all those other lovely little details. lol
  • SweetCheekszx0
    SweetCheekszx0 Posts: 478 Member
    No. lol I meant like ive found numerous ways of calculating it online. Some ask for your "Frame" ex. small Medium Large. I Was just wondering if the digital scale can accurately measure it.. along with body fat percentage it gives me my body fat % but im unsure if i should go by my scale...


    Also What is to low of a body fat percentage? lol does anyone know?

    & Whats a Good or / AVG BMI for someone 5'0 & Female? lol
  • SweetCheekszx0
    SweetCheekszx0 Posts: 478 Member
    Is it BMI or does it show the percentage of fat and percentage of water? My scales shows the percentages, but I don't really think it's very accurate because they fluctuate quite a bit from day to day. A little fluctuation would be expected, but I don't think my fat percentage can change by that much on any given day, particularly if it's a day that my weight didn't change at all. That just doesn't make sense to me. I mostly just pay attention to my total weight and ignore all those other lovely little details. lol

    yes! this lol im wondering if anyones ever tested the scale out for its accuracy lol Id sure like to know if not im about to return this crap and get a cheaper one lol
  • Ruthe8
    Ruthe8 Posts: 423 Member
    No. lol I meant like ive found numerous ways of calculating it online. Some ask for your "Frame" ex. small Medium Large. I Was just wondering if the digital scale can accurately measure it.. along with body fat percentage it gives me my body fat % but im unsure if i should go by my scale...


    Also What is to low of a body fat percentage? lol does anyone know?

    & Whats a Good or / AVG BMI for someone 5'0 & Female? lol
    You're doing it wrong. There are not different ways of calculating BMI. It doesn't depend on your frame. It's just a ratio of your height to weight. It sounds like you are confusing body fat percentage with BMI. lol
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