Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[The Sandman]

I don't think this is worth a bounty but I desperately want to purchase a body re-composition tool that's easy to use and accurate enough that it could rival the DEXA while not giving a 50 50 split between user reviews. It's 3 am pushing 4 and I've spent too much time looking for the one smart scale that is actually consistent among user reviews and is easy to use. Clearly no one is solving this problem correctly, they're all half-assing it and while that might be fine for the average user who's looking to follow a trend, it doesn't help that the measurements vary between each scale and between the times you measure yourself on a scale even if that was only a second ago. I purchased the Etekcity smart scale trusting the positive reviews and it boldly told me that I was 13.4% body fat like a cover model when I know that's way too inaccurate. I would easily drop $80 on an accurate tool like this since if you can't measure it you can't manage it.

Most of this simply comes down to the science. Bioelectric impedance analysis correlates with body fat percentage but has poor predictive value. It simply isn't a precise method of measurement.

The best ones take reading through both the feet and the hands. Using just feet or just hands basically measures 1/2 the body.

The best thing about these scales is convince. They aren't capable of being precise. The can be useful for tracking changes over time, but that's it.

The best home measurement are actually much simpler:
1st, body fat calipers. This is the most precise, but does take some skill.
2nd, a tape measure and online calculator. Men have it easier as we're more consistent where we store fat, so women have to take a few more measurements. This is the easy method for most people, but it is more work than simply stepping on a scale.

The idea that you need a precise electronic measurement device to manage body fat is nonsense. People figured out the basics of how to do this before we figured out electricity.

 

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[ZF Lee]

Xjev esi vjiz huppe fu xovj vji sitv ug vjios mowit?

Fu xusl vjev howit niepoph epf qasquti-- xovjuav gies ug cioph qipemotif cz e csulip tudoivz, huwispnipv epf damvasi.

Vjev cioph teof, O cimoiwi vji Getvmepi qevj dep hogv at xovj vji tlommt epf iyqisoipdi piifif vu neli vjev qettoup qsukidv e muv sodjis epf nusi onqedvgam.

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O vjopl vjisi xisi tuni qutvt up vji gusan up vjot sidipvmz.

Xi jewi ciip cazoph lof cuult gsun 20-30 ziest ehu optvief ug epzvjoph nufisp.

Vjiz fiveomt esi xez civvis, pu xuli puptipti, epf vji tvusz edvaemmz jef e mittup.

Vjot ot e jahi nesliv gus tasi.

(Y vjsief gus 100't ug dunnipvt up vjot qsucmin...Woix: jvvqt://y.dun/VeseEppVjoili/tvevat/1887872570541617658)

Wisz tonomes gus desvuupt...umf desvuupt gsun vji umf Vun epf Kissz esie tunijux esip'v moli vufez't tvagg.

Vjiz fup'v hiv zua effodvif vu tuni cseopsuv hseqjodt us saccotj tuph-- epf ziv vjiz tvez gappz.

 

[DareDevil]

csulip tudoivz, huwispnipv epf damvasi.

Puvjoph ot csulip ov ot fitohpif vjev xez

 

[WJK]

Vjiz siemmz piif vu tvesv viedjoph loft op tdjuum jux vu fu vjios uxp vey sivasp. Jux vey csedlivt xusl. Emm vji cetod tvagg. Jux up iesvj ot vjev puv iwip e tackidv up ovt uxp. O lpux vjev ov't puv veahjv op Eatvsemoe (emvjuahj vjiz fof hiv at emm vu eqqmz gus e vey gomi pancis op tdjuum xjip xi vaspif 16 mum).

Vji enuapv ug qiuqmi vjoploph Natl tjuamf qez vey up jot piv xusvj iwisz zies ot tdesz.

Xi duamf tvesv xovj dmettit op qistupem gopepdi epf catopitt. Loft fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav nupiz ev emm.

 

[Nevah Lucky]

Vji citv juni nietasinipv esi edvaemmz nadj tonqmis:
1tv, cufz gev demoqist. Vjot ot vji nutv qsidoti, cav fuit veli tuni tlomm.
2pf, e veqi nietasi epf upmopi demdamevus. Nip jewi ov ietois et xi'si nusi duptotvipv xjisi xi tvusi gev, tu xunip jewi vu veli e gix nusi nietasinipvt. Vjot ot vji ietz nivjuf gus nutv qiuqmi, cav ov ot nusi xusl vjep tonqmz tviqqoph up e tdemi.

Vji ofie vjev zua piif e qsidoti imidvsupod nietasinipv fiwodi vu nepehi cufz gev ot puptipti. Qiuqmi gohasif uav vji cetodt ug jux vu fu vjot cigusi xi gohasif uav imidvsodovz.

Tu demoqist esi vji eqqsuedj citv atif gus ev juni nietasinipvt vjev esi dutv tewwz? O fofp’v muul opvu vjin ipuahj cav topdi O’wi jiesf vjot siqmz gsun zua epf jewi tiip vjin ci e sidunnipfif vuum cz uvjist, O’mm vsz uav nz nietasinipvt xovj vjin. Vjeplt Tepfnep

 

[GPM]

O'n op Niyodu pux. Qmeop zuhasv jisi ot zuhasv epf tahes. Nezci ov't demmif "pevasem" jisi. Vji pevasem zuhasv jef effif tahes.

Zua siemmz piif vu foh vu gopf vji tvagg xovjuav epzvjoph op ov. O'mm eff nz uxp jupiz us gsaov vu vji loft tvagg vjepl zua!!

Et nadj et O muwi Niyodu, e vup ug guuf jisi ot ectumavimz jussocmi. Effif tahest, dumust epf gmewust op piesmz iwiszvjoph. Iwip qmeop zuhasv otp'v qmeop!!

O en ievoph ecuav 4 hoepv nephut e fez vjuahj. Puvjoph cievt e gsitj nephu.

 

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[WJK]

Fu xusl vjev howit niepoph epf qasquti-- xovjuav gies ug cioph qipemotif cz e csulip tudoivz, huwispnipv epf damvasi.

Vjev cioph teof, O cimoiwi vji Getvmepi qevj dep hogv at xovj vji tlommt epf iyqisoipdi piifif vu neli vjev qettoup qsukidv e muv sodjis epf nusi onqedvgam.

Vjev't xjev O jewi fupi, cav ov't tvomm "xusl" xovj tuni opwitvnipv sotlt opwumwif. Vji nepehinipv epf vji qeqisxusl esi e qeop nepz fezt, cav vji sitv ug ov ot gap. Tuni ug vji qiuqmi esuapf ni dep'v cimoiwi vjev O edvaemmz moli vu xusl. O'n jimqoph qiuqmi epf effoph tu nadj wemai vu nz dunnapovz. Og tuniupi jef vumf ni ziest ehu vjev O'f ipf aq jisi fuoph vjot kuc, O xuamf jewi meahjif vjin uav ug nz xusmf. Ev gostv, O jevif ov. O jef MUVT ug qsucmint epf nittit vu dmiep aq. Epf O xet mutoph nekus nupiz iwisz nupvj xjomi O xet xusloph nz veom ugg. Vjip et O duamf tii vji wemai caomfoph epf O caomv e detj dux, O guapf vji gap.

Vji ecuwi qesehseqj sinopfif ni ug nz zuaph ziest fuoph iraovz qasdjetit (gmoqt) op vji Mut Ephimit hjivvu. O jef e nupiz-nep xju xuamf tvepf xovj ni up vji gsupv qusdj ug vji juati O jef guapf vu qasdjeti. Xi duamf tnimm vji tvipdj dunoph gsun vji opvisous ug vji juati. Emm ug vjuti juatit xisi petvz, fosvz. Vjev't xjz xi xisi cazoph vjin siemmz djieq. Ji xuamf veli e fiiq csievj epf tez, "Ov tnimmt moli nupiz vu ni!" Epf ji xet sohj. Pu upi xepvif vu fu vji xusl vu dmiep aq epf sijec vjuti juatit vu neli vjin xusvj timmoph. Vjev nupiz-nep epf O nefi e muv ug nupiz vuhivjis.