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Reply With QuoteSounds dumb, but ditch the scale and stand in front of the mirror naked.... take pics and track it over the weeks. THATS the best way to track progress if you ask me, not weight which could have SO many variables.
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Bathroom weight scale suggestions
Looking for an accurate bathroom scale that includes body fat%
Good suggestions? Reasonably priced but reliable?
Thanks fellow MDAers
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Sounds dumb, but ditch the scale and stand in front of the mirror naked.... take pics and track it over the weeks. THATS the best way to track progress if you ask me, not weight which could have SO many variables.
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Depends how much you have to lose - they can be helpful if you are losing fat fast - they were for me. But generally I agree with the poster above. Grok didn't have scales. Chuck whatever you have out the window.
F 5 ft 3. HW: 196 lbs. Primal SW (May 2011): 182 lbs (42% BF)... W June '12: 160 lbs (29% BF) (UK size 12, US size 8). GW: ~24% BF - have ditched the scales til I fit into a pair of UK size 10 bootcut jeans. Currently aligning towards 'The Perfect Health Diet' having swapped some fat for potatoes.
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I'm not a scale hater, but the body fat measuring scales are not accurate (for bf%)...not even close.
"Go For Broke"
Fat Kine-230/24% @ 6'2"
Small Kine-168/9%
Now- 200/8%
Goal- 210/6%
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No such thing,
If you want to track body change, take photos, take take measurements etc....
Eating primal is not a diet, it is a way of life.
PS
Don't forget to play!
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It is an enduring, and annoying, feature of this site that one person asks for help, and 4 people jump on that person for "doing it wrong". Clearly that person was asking because they want to use one, not because they were collecting smug responses. Yes, some people are happy without them, but do what works for you. If using a scale keeps that person motivated, big fking deal.
Was listening to LivingLaVidaLowCarb ep 627 today and two guys who each lost 100+lb each talked about how some of their best days losing weight were the days watching the scale tick from 400 down to 399 and 300 down to 299, because they saw their first digit change and it meant a lot to them. Who are we to shit on that? Not everyone would get that feeling from a picture, each week.
So, yeah, on the hilariously expensive & overcomplicated side, I use the fitbit Aria (Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale - Overview). It's $ 129, but what I like about it is that it's wifi, so every time I step on it it takes a measurement & sends it to the internet automatically, so I can hit my fitbit.com page (free) and it tracks the progress.
You could get the same result from a $ 30 scale and a pencil, but, I like the tech.
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