Going out to buy a scale....anybody have a body fat one??

[Lisa L from MI]

I am actually going out to buy a scale.....until now, I never wanted one in my house!

I started working out again after a month of not.....because of my shoulder.....Today, I broke down and weighed myself....and I am 8 pounds lighter from a month ago!! And WITHOUT working out!!! Needlesss to say, I am very happy!!

Anyway...I was wondering about those body fat scales....how do they and DO they actually work???

Any input would be great!!!

Thanks!!!!
Lisa

 

[perdidobay]

bumping 'cause I'd like to know too!

 

[SideshowBob]

SSB LOVES his.... have had it a couple of years....

The reading will change somewhat from morning to evening... with the late afternoon one being the most accurate (and is always the lowest, so that is good)... haha!!

You put in your personal settings for height and sex ... and then it calculates by sending a very small electrical charge from one leg to the other.... SSB has done it about a biscillion times, and as far as I know, I am still normal.

Rha, rho... wait a minute....

 

[lisajl]

I don't have a body fat one, but our hospital here in Ohio does body fat testing every 3 months.
It is only $15 and they give you a total read out.
Lisajl

 

[Lisa L from MI]

Thanks...I went out to Target and bought one....but I think I am going to take it back. For one, I am not crazy about digital scales....It didn't hit me that it was digital...."duh".......One good thing....I tried it out, and was at 22%...and it said normal.....so that is good.

I kinda like the old fashion dial scales better.....

Isn't there a way to figure your body fat yourself though through a certain calculation??? I thought there was.

 

[Kermit]

There are a few other ways to measure fat.

You can buy some things to pinch your fat and measure it. I think they're called callipers. You pinch a few different places and calculate the average. I'm not exactly sure how you do it, but I'm guessing that they come with instructions.

For the most accurate reading, you need to be weighed under water. Some gyms and hospitals do it. I've never done it, but I think you exhale as much as you can and get lowered under water. They weigh you under the water. I think the reason it works is that fat floats, and so it doesn't get weighed. They can calculate how much fat you have by subtracting the difference between what you weigh on land and what you weigh under water.