Anyone use the Fitbit Aria scale or something like it to track body fat? My surgeon recommended I get it, so I spent the $130 bucks.

On the Day of surgery, I was 38.9% body fat according to my dr's scale, and the day I got home and got on my scale, it read 41.7% body fat.

I have since (8 weeks) lost 32 pounds, do at least 30 minutes of cardio p/ day, and began light weight training this week.

The scale has me down to 36.8% body fat, but I find that to be high as I'm 5'6" and 148lbs.

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience using their body fat function on their scale versus another way to determine body fat, and, if so, if there was or wasn't a disparity in the outcome?

Also, does anyone know another way to test your body fat at home? I think I heard the only truly accurate way is when you're submerged in Water and it tests you, but I'm not willing to pay for that just yet lol.

Or, maybe, I just have that much body fat and need to wake up!

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So the problem with any body fat impedience measurement, it is always going to adjust from how hydrated you are at the time of measurement. I have an aria scale tied to my fitbit app and know that if I weigh myself in the morning, after my cardio workout, I am going to register high on my body fat due to being more dehydrated than I am say in the afternoon. I will also weigh less in the am then as well. If I were to weigh in the afternoon after eating and drinking Water throughout the day, it is going to register a lower body fat content due to more moisture being available throughout the body.

I also purchased a skulpt body fat monitor last fall. This is a tool that can help you track body fat as well. This tool measure specific areas of your body and then gives you an overall score. I think it is a little more accurate than the aria scale but I like having both tools in my arsenal. I love my fitness gadgets and have several.

Edited September 9, 20169 yr by simpsongrad

Thank you @@simpsongrad that makes sense

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Those scales are useless. If you want to know your body fat, get a DEXA scan.

I had a DEXA scan 3 days ago. It only measured my bone density?

I did just read about it, and my body fat info should be part of the report. I guess my dr was only interested in bone density. I'll find out if they'll tell me my BF %.

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Edited September 9, 20169 yr by LowBMISleever

Just got my Fitbit yesterday and love it so far. It has me thinking of ways to get in more steps and I moved way more at my desk job than normal!!

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