Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I weigh myself on bathroom scales that have a body fat percent function, I have to enter my age, at 33 I am at 18% body fat, if I change my age to 67 it says I am 15% body fat. Obviously these scales are a hoax and are doing nothing more than calculating some maths between my height and age and the standard BMI; I think it could could kill me trying to get down to even 15% body fat on these scales. I am only taking note of the weight it reads these days, but want to get an accurate measurement of my bodyfat %, because I am interested in gaining muscle mass but loosing body fat.

I am about the same height/age/weight as ex-brazilian football player ronaldo who is clearly overweight, but inside the BMI: http://www.abc.es/20110315/deportes-futbol/abci-ronaldo-bascula-201103151059.html but I am a hell of a lot leaner than he is. I have more muscle I guess?

Recommendations for makes of bathroom scales that actually do work? (available to europe :))

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Kit · Answer 1 · 2011-04-02 18:13:02Z UTC

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I put my bathroom scales on a shelf in the shed and then they fell off in the earthquake and are destroyed. I think surrendering your scales to a fatal accident (for the scales not you!) is the best thing to do with the wretched things!

answered Apr 2 2011 at 18:13

Kit
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good idea...... – oliverh Apr 2 2011 at 19:29

KT · Answer 2 · 2011-04-02 16:53:27Z UTC

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Yeah, I weigh the same as I did a year ago, but I've dropped two pant sizes and can now see all my abs. My stupid body fat scale still says I'm at the same % body fat. The only time I get weighed is at my yearly physical.

answered Apr 2 2011 at 16:53

KT
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that must be a killer, kind of like this: marksdailyapple.com/… – oliverh Apr 2 2011 at 17:00

Jeff · Answer 3 · 2011-04-02 16:56:23Z UTC

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The BMI accounts for age due to inevitable changes in bone density as we get older

answered Apr 2 2011 at 16:56

Jeff
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I don't think BMI is a very good scale, I am well inside mine. – oliverh Apr 2 2011 at 16:58

recommendations for bathroom scales?

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