Just started back on my healthy lifestyle on Tuesday. I’ve eliminated excess salt from my diet. It’ll take a few days to purge the excess water. This means the readings from my body composition scale will only be consistent after a few days.
I used a body composition scale in Singapore. Kept a spreadsheet of the data with 7-day and 4-weeks moving averages (MA). Body weight and composition fluctuates daily, so the MAs keeps the big picture in perspective. Don’t worry about the daily fluctuations as long as bodyfat goes down in the MAs.
Got a new scale when I moved to Texas this May. The readings are different as algorithms vary among scales.
I weigh immediately upon waking up, after peeing and before pooping. Bodyfat reading may be higher after peeing, but it is constant day to day. I also stay away from diuretics and anything that makes me retain water. The amount of water in our bodies affect bodyfat readings.
The only way to monitor bodyfat with a scale is to keep body water consistent. If not, readings will be all over the place.
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