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fancy scales which measure fat n that

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oi you Mar 2018 4:26pm, 22 Mar 2018 410 posts	Quote Pin oi you I've used these type of scales for some time. I don't supose they're especially accurate, but they are at least consistent. They estimate me at 7% (ish) body fat whch is just silly, but it is consistently silly. As my wieght changes the figure tracks it up and down. It's probably not difficult to do, technically speaking. Once you've programmed in your age, gender, height etc it can use your weight & electrical impedance - mine uses 4 sensors - to estimate overall body composition using look-up data.
BanjoBax Mar 2018 5:00pm, 22 Mar 2018 4,478 posts	Quote Pin BanjoBax I have Tanita scales that do most of that, they're a good basic guide if you're careful to take readings in a consistent way, first thing in the morning best for me. Can help if see a fat% reduction even when no weight loss.
RunnyBunny Mar 2018 6:09pm, 22 Mar 2018 938 posts	Quote Pin RunnyBunny I have some Tanita scales that are quite old and some of these amazon.co.uk which give a body fat 10% lower than the Tanita ones (but closer to what the fancy gym ones thought). They come with a bonkers app that finds stones quite confusing (but that's fine as long as you can work out that 9st 15lbs is 10st 1lb), and opens up by telling me 'the health is not applicable'. It does water and muscle and BMI and stuff. TBH the best gauge for me is jeans tightness/muffin top size.
McGoohan Mar 2018 6:20pm, 22 Mar 2018 33,570 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Wrigglers on the previous page just made me lol on the bus
ChrisHB Mar 2018 11:09pm, 22 Mar 2018 16,348 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB me too! (not on the bus)
runnyeyes Mar 2018 6:01am, 23 Mar 2018 1,356 posts	Quote Pin runnyeyes 🤣🤣
Maclennane May 2018 7:27am, 17 May 2018 19,810 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane I've been using them for ages, and I'm now convinced they're a load of rubbish
Bob! May 2018 10:12am, 17 May 2018 2,890 posts	Quote Pin Bob! Ah yes, but at least they are a consistent load of rubbish
Maclennane Aug 2018 10:41am, 3 Aug 2018 20,028 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane But are they? according to mine, of a stone lost, 9lbs is bone mass. On that basis by the time I get to a BMI of 25, I should also look like a poo emoji.
Maclennane Aug 2018 10:44am, 3 Aug 2018 20,029 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane Actually, that's nonsense, i was reading the wrong thing