I updated the stats page this morning. I took my measurements this morning. The scale BF monitor shows 20% fat again. The calipers I have come with a chart that has body fat numbers in increments of two percent. That’s why I dropped from 16.8 to 14.8 percent body fat. I actually dropped in measurement from 12mm to 11mm.
The scale is weird because when I first decided to make a change in my life, it was very helpful to track my fat loss. I started with 25% BF and went down to 16.5% BF on the the scale. Then I started working out (Feb ‘06) and saw my BF slowly increase to about 19-20% and it’s been there since. That’s what led me to buy the calipers… I saw the scale saying something and my mirror saying something else.
I don’t know. I’ve heard that these types of scales aren’t very accurate, but can be used to track trends. I’ll still keep track of what the scale shows to see the discrepancy between the scale and the calipers.
Posted by mynrol 
