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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Just Checked My Fat% and BMI with the OMRON Fat Loss Monitor

I bought an OMRON Fat Loss Monitor 6 months into my weight loss blogging (November of 2007). I haven't used it much, but I did record two times I used it. There seems to be some inaccuracy (maybe just I used it wrong), but I'll post what it gave me:

July 23, 2008--
276.4 lbs:  BMI 44.5

Nov 16, 2009--
267.2 lbs: BMI 44.5

Oct 20, 2010--
252.2 lbs: BMI 40.8

Last time I checked, it gave me a fat % of 48.3.

Today, it showed a fat % of 46.0.

Well, progress. :)

I guess I can put the gizmo away until next year. Heh.
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4 comments:

  1. Ann (-50 lbs in -60 lb challenge)October 21, 2010 at 12:28 PM

    Princess, how does the current reading measure against an online BMI calculator? Did you compare, just to see?

    I'm looking forward to your weigh-in tomorrow (Friday). Your body wants to hold onto the 250s, but you won't let it. You are getting so close ... I can't wait for you to fall into the 240s!! Passing those 25-increments are the best.

    xx

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  2. Yum YuckyOctober 21, 2010 at 1:32 PM

    Whoa. That thing looks real high tech. And I blame it for those inaccuracies. The more high tech, the more inaccurate things can be. Uhh, that sounds about right.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    Ann, the online calculator gave me 40.7. So, that's pretty dang close. :D

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  4. AnonymousOctober 21, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    interesting! I have a scale with a BMI and body fat calculator built into it. And I think it's CRAZILY innaccurate?! I'm 5'4", weight 183 and ride a bike about 25-75 miles a week. And I have a few other workouts I throw into my week involving weights or cardio. This is LESS than I used to do a few years ago. I had more muscle a few years ago and yet today it STILL shows my body fat % anywhere from 46-48% every single day. How can that be? Isn't that nuts? I know most of my muscle is in my quads right now but even a few years ago I had way more muscles all over and even then it showed the same body fat %. I don't trust those things.

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