Hi all,

so I'm about 6 weeks post op and have lost a whopping 24 kilos so far (!). So no complaints there.

I am weighing myself with a Fitbit Aria, which I highly recommend to anybody. If you don't know what it is, check it out.

I have noticed that despite my weight loss, my body fat percentage (as taken daily by the Aria), remains always around the 30% mark (BMI 29 give or take). I work out at least twice a week (spin class), but I'm still very weak so I'm not doing "great" at the classes, but the bare minimum.

How can I lose weight but no body fat percentage? Am I really just burning muscle? That sucks.

Also, eating is still hard for me and I vomit often after dinner. Can't seem to grasp the eat-slow-wait-for-full-signal-chew-well mantra all that well, but I guess this will take time and discipline.

But do you have any insights on why my body fat won't go down? Thanks!

Hi all,

so I'm about 6 weeks post op and have lost a whopping 24 kilos so far (!). So no complaints there.

I am weighing myself with a Fitbit Aria, which I highly recommend to anybody. If you don't know what it is, check it out.

I have noticed that despite my weight loss, my body fat percentage (as taken daily by the Aria), remains always around the 30% mark (BMI 29 give or take). I work out at least twice a week (spin class), but I'm still very weak so I'm not doing "great" at the classes, but the bare minimum.

How can I lose weight but no body fat percentage? Am I really just burning muscle? That sucks.

Also, eating is still hard for me and I vomit often after dinner. Can't seem to grasp the eat-slow-wait-for-full-signal-chew-well mantra all that well, but I guess this will take time and discipline.

But do you have any insights on why my body fat won't go down? Thanks!

By the way, I forgot to say that my Aria says my body weight went up this week (!) by 2.2%. What gives?!

Have been eating healthy!

In my experience the Aria is not very effective at measuring body fat. I am well under the acceptable body weight for my size and according to my Aria, my BF% has barely changed and is significantly wrong compared to a professional measurement and my Tanita scale.

I have gotten to the point where I don't even use that part of the scale anymore and I only wait for my weight to be picked up because the BF% is so ridiculously wrong.

In my experience the Aria is not very effective at measuring body fat. I am well under the acceptable body weight for my size and according to my Aria, my BF% has barely changed and is significantly wrong compared to a professional measurement and my Tanita scale.

I have gotten to the point where I don't even use that part of the scale anymore and I only wait for my weight to be picked up because the BF% is so ridiculously wrong.

Hi, thanks. I have heard this before; how do you measure your BF then, and get a reliable result?

I agree, Aria is not very good at measuring BF. Mine goes as high as 44.7 down to 33 from day to day.

So how do you guys take a reliable body fat reading?