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Subject: Re: on buying a scale with bioimpedance
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Ethan Carter wrote:

> I'm thinking about buying a scale to weigh myself every day and play
> with the some of the statistics I've been learning about in The Hacker's
> Diet by John Walker.
> 
> Looking into scales on the web, I see there are scales that can measure
> how much water you have in your body, how much fat and muscles and
> possibly other stuff.  Sounds fancy and would likely give me even more
> data to play with.  They're very cheap, which surprised me.  I was
> wondering if anyone has any experience with this and would make a
> recommendation.
> 
> I love stuff that's high quality.  I surely care about precision and
> durability.  I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one.  But, yeah, I
> did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance.  Thanks for any
> information.

I have some Tayna scales that measure (estimate would be a better term) 
body fat, I suspect measuring muscle is just the opposite side of the 
same coin.  They only measure resistance between your feet, they're not 
exactly CAT scanners!

Sure, there's the old adage "You can't improve what you don't measure", 
but if you want to lose weight, I'd concentrate on the weight reading 
from the scales and the mileometer reading on your bike ... the 
water/fat/muscle numbers are for added interest only.

There was only one year in my life when my entire body (not just my 
brain) properly understood the food/exercise/weight triangle, the level 
of feedback and encouragement was great, if only it had stuck 
overwinter, rather than the ursine hibernation genes kicking in :-(