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[Matt Z 4,138]

4 minutes ago, CrankyMagpie said:

"Rebuttal" is a strong word, here.

I made it clear that I believe tracking trends is useful, as long as you're consistent about your level of hydration before you step on the scale.

My larger point was people often take the numbers given by these scales as if any one of the readings is a useful number (which it is not), and they often misunderstand what the scale is measuring and don't go for consistent measurements. Consistent measurements get you the trend, which is useful. Inconsistent measurements get you junk data. I'm not sure that needed rebutting?

Are you reacting strongly because I got a piece-of-junk Aria (it happens; I've gotten piece-of-junk Fitbits, too) and wrote off the whole line, and that frustrates you? (I saw your other post, but didn't reply. Since I'm replying to this one, I'll point out: I followed the directions, left it in one place, and gave it plenty of chances to calibrate. It still never reached a point where it would provide a stable measurement.) I acknowledge that it's possible that my scale was an aberration, and Arias are mostly great. Is that what you want me to say?

My comment wasn't directed at you at all. My comment was, "this is my answer whenever someone states that impedance measurements aren't accurate." That it's more for tracking the BF % loss as a trend. I've had my Aria since they came out and love it. Not sure where all the extra salt is coming from, nothing I stated was anything other than facts and my personal account. Nothing was directed at you personally at all.

Edited September 12, 2018 by Matt Z

[CrankyMagpie 509]

Ash replied to my post (nicely). You replied to her reply to me: "That's exactly my rebuttal, it's to track trends."

It looked like you were saying "My rebuttal to Cranky is exactly the same as yours is." It felt personal, especially after you implied I didn't know how to use my own scale. (Which, OK, I'll acknowledge I'm primed to experience men-explaining-technology-unnecessarily with a bit more frustration than the average person, because I know more about technology than most men I encounter, and most men explain it to me anyway--not saying I know more about Arias than you do, but there's no evidence I know less, either; yet, you explained it to me. That may have colored how I read your second post, but maybe not. After all, it didn't have anything marking it as a general comment--something like "that's exactly my rebuttal when the accuracy of the individual measurements comes up," for instance, or simply, "I agree; I use it for trends." "Rebuttal" is an arguing word, as I said before, and when using an arguing word on a text-only medium, some extra clarification is helpful.)

Edited September 12, 2018 by CrankyMagpie

[Matt Z 4,138]

1 hour ago, CrankyMagpie said:

Ash replied to my post (nicely). You replied to her reply to me: "That's exactly my rebuttal, it's to track trends."

It looked like you were saying "My rebuttal to Cranky is exactly the same as yours is." It felt personal, especially after you implied I didn't know how to use my own scale. (Which, OK, I'll acknowledge I'm primed to experience men-explaining-technology-unnecessarily with a bit more frustration than the average person, because I know more about technology than most men I encounter, and most men explain it to me anyway--not saying I know more about Arias than you do, but there's no evidence I know less, either; yet, you explained it to me. That may have colored how I read your second post, but maybe not. After all, it didn't have anything marking it as a general comment--something like "that's exactly my rebuttal when the accuracy of the individual measurements comes up," for instance, or simply, "I agree; I use it for trends." "Rebuttal" is an arguing word, as I said before, and when using an arguing word on a text-only medium, some extra clarification is helpful.)

Might help to note that I don't write with emotion implied, part of the "spectrum" stuff. Try not to read my text with any added emotion, for the most part... there is no emotion or hidden meaning in my text. My posts are exactly as they are, nothing extra or hidden.

@AshAsh1 and a bunch of others can attest.

I also don't assume anything, I provide facts and figures where possible, if it's something I'm writing that is personally something I've experienced, that's as far as it goes. I don't typically speak for someone else's experience.

Edited September 12, 2018 by Matt Z

[TakingABreak 2,733]

19 minutes ago, Matt Z said:

@AshAsh1 and a bunch of others can attest.

I can attest.