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pounds of fat

WishfulShrinking331
WishfulShrinking331 Posts: 244 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So if I have a scale that reads fat pounds should I be paying more attention to tht number?

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  • sarafil
    sarafil Posts: 506 Member
    In my opinion, I think it is better to pay attention to your body fat percentage, as opposed to just the "number on the scale."
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Yes, if it's accurate, that would be ideal. I'm not sure how a scale can know your body fat percentage, though.
  • shirleycolpo
    shirleycolpo Posts: 8
    It sends an electrical signal through your body. Since muscle is more dense than fat, the signal travels through fat more quickly than the muscle, so it bases it off the amount of resistance it encounters while it travels back to the scale.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    That is frickin' awesome.
  • WishfulShrinking331
    WishfulShrinking331 Posts: 244 Member
    Yea the weight watchers scale has that and it's around $20 at Bed, Bath and Beyond
  • baby72500
    baby72500 Posts: 7
    Thats so awesome - I now need to go shopping!!
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