Mystery Scale

GR8Prof · June 2018

My husband bought me this WW scale, but I don’t know how to interpret the numbers. Any ideas?

seska422 · June 2018

BF = Body Fat in percentage
BW = Body Water in percentage
BMI = Body Mass Index
Bone = the percentage of your weight from bone

dhiammarath · June 2018

Wow! That’s a neat scale!!

heybales · June 2018

And of those - the only true measuring going on is the weight.

Confirm you have your stats entered for the rest, because they are all calculated off formula's for averages (or easy one for BMI, height and weight) and can therefore be easily 5-10% off.

bioimpedance really is only attempting to measure for fat by means of resistance and calculating a % from there, everything else is non-fat (or LBM).
Water and Bone are estimated using the other stats, and therefore can really be off.

And that's even if you manage to present the exact same hydrated body to it. Which is rare.
Drink 16 oz of water, and you just gained 1lb of LBM.

Measure and treat it as interesting info - hopefully it's consistent even if not accurate - get the info, get off, and do it again to test.

Just a caveat - some people put way too much trust in those calculations they think are measurements.

30kgin2017 · June 2018

FFIW my bioimpendance are pretty consistent. There are times when they fluctuate but in line with my weight i.e. when I am retaining water. After a while you may see a pattern eg. my BF% will actually go up a 0.5-1% over a week or so and then I'll get a sudden drop in both BF% and scale weight. Mine doesn't do bone or hydration though. I weigh in the morning so hydration is as consistent as I can make it.

mulecanter · June 2018

Does it tell what mood you're in?

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