how accurate are the tanita

[mike01svt]

body fat scales. It says that my BF is 17% and My height is 5.85 and I weigh about 183. I want to get the BF down to 12 % does that always mean that the weight comes off and waste has to get smaller???

 

[Toozee]

99% of the time they show your bf a lot higher than it really is.

 

[mike01svt]

cool. Thanks

 

[mrzap]

I'd say as long as you haven't drank or ate a lot of anything and have taken a good BM and take the measurement around 4pm-7pm (at least in my case) it is accurate within +- 2%

 

[mike01svt]

cool.

 

[chewyxrage]

I'd say as long as you haven't drank or ate a lot of anything and have taken a good BM and take the measurement around 4pm-7pm (at least in my case) it is accurate within +- 2%

you dont eat or drink alot of anything before 4 pm?

 

[mrzap]

I am saying if you have like a huge meal or chug a bunch of water and hop on the scale then your results will be thrown off.

Once you have some time to digest and urinate then you tend to be ok.