Body Fat Percentage

aguinaldojamie
aguinaldojamie Posts: 11
in Health and Weight Loss
hey guys I just wanted to know if its normal for body fat percentage to fluctuate about 2-3% throughout the day? I use an Omron Body fat monitor (the one that sends electric things through your body to gauge your body fat) and I was shocked when i checked throughtput the day at the change in readings yet I don't feel like I gained any weight (at least I hope not) I was also wondering what causes body fat percentage to fluctuate up/down, (how much higher would it be after meals or showers, etc.) and if these are really accurate. Any help given would be greatly appreciated :)

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  • __RANDY__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    Those devices fluctuate from one minuet to the next. They aren't too accurate.
  • joyjay4fun
    joyjay4fun Posts: 160
    From what I have heard yes it fluctuates througout the day and can be based on exercising, water intake, etc.. Not sure if that is true or not but mine according to my machine also seems to fluctuate. I am anywhere from 25-28% at different points in the day. I'd be curious to see what others say though. I dont stress it too much since I was always told it just depends on the time of day and circumstances at that moment. I feel like my fluctuations are pretty close and still in the normal range...don't let it stress you. :-)
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Those devices aren't very accurate, so yes.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    Yes, they're not very accurate. That being said, my trainer had me use one on Saturday. I had my BF tested via BodPod a couple/few weeks ago. Bod Pod was 34% and the Omron was 32.6%. I was surprised it was that close.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    Yes, they're not very accurate. That being said, my trainer had me use one on Saturday. I had my BF tested via BodPod a couple/few weeks ago. Bod Pod was 34% and the Omron was 32.6%. I was surprised it was that close.

    Sometimes they can be really far off though. My bf% via calipers is 16% which seems pretty realistic. I used one of those bio electrical impedance devices and it said I was 10.8% bf. That would be lovely if it were true, but I'm quite certain it's off.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    My home scale does the bioelectrical impedance thing. This morning, it told me my body fat percentage was 18.1. I sighed, patted it on the head, and thanked it for trying.

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