What body fat analyzer scale should I buy? I'm looking to buy a body fat scale, and have no idea what one to buy. I have been told Tanita is a good brand, but I truly don't know. I'm not looking to spend too much on it (~$60), and I would like one that's got a body water % analyzer too, if possible. Does anyone have any experience with them? The ones I saw in the stores were ~$50, and were Taylor, Conair WeightWatchers, and Healthometer. I want to get this scale to monitor fat percentage. I am trying to lose weight, but mostly fat. My current weight isn't really high for my height or overweight, but my fat percentage (the last time I did an evaluation at the gym) was very high (27% ish). Just seeing the scale show a lower number doesn't mean I've actually done anything good for my body, which is why I want to monitor fat loss. And I like the water function because I never drink enough water and this would keep motivating me to drink more by scaring me every morning with low numbers. :o) I am aware of how to burn fat. This question pertains to the scale so I can monitor how much fat I burn.

Has anyone used the weight scale with body fat% measure? How accurate is the body fat% reading by this method? http://cgi.ebay.in/Body-Weight-Body-Fat-Body-Water-Monitor-Scale_W0QQitemZ360025610970QQihZ023QQcategoryZ11780QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

my scale measures body fat and water retention what is normal level?

How does the body monitoring scale measure your water percentage, fat percentage and muscle mass? I mean, is the info reliable?..cos you only step on it with your feet, so how does it know all those percentages in your body?

ok so i bought a scale that measures body fat, bone,water? how can i determine pounds of muscle mass?

If a body fat scale is inaccurate, is it usually too high or too low? I'm talking about the electronic, Tanita type. I get a reading as high as 20% in the morning, while my body water % is low, or as low as 14%. I'm wondering what the actual number is.

How acurate are those body fat scales? ? I have the bowflex body fat scale that measures your weight, body fat and water weight and was wondering how accurate those actually are.

What does everyone think of scales that measure your body fat, water, muscle mass etc. How accurate are they? Would you recommend buying one?

What do the body water percentage readings on Tanita or any body water scale mean? I went to the doctor and they gave me percentages of lean body mass, fat and body water. Very interesting, but it would be MORE interesting if I could find what the body water reading means. Am I extra watery? Am I a dry husk? I am not sure what is normal. It was a Tanita scale, but I know that other brands make similar products.

why is my body water percentage staying the same? recently I got a body fat percentage scale, and I've been trying increase my body water percentage because it's supposedly low. I know I wasn't drinking enough water before, and now I've been aiming for about a gallon a day. my body water percentage has barely nudged on the scale; and my tongue still feels dry frequently. it just seems like I'm urinating a lot more. does it take your body a while to start utilizing more water or something?

How accurate are the scales that measure your body fat and water?

Do I eat a lot? This is an example of what I might eat in a day... Breakfast- Cereal(Wheaties),water, Yogert(Yoplait, no fat) or fruit Snack-(only when I have NO SCHOOL), Grapes,water, One breakfast oatmeal chocolate chip cookie(Quaker, it has a green check mark on it signifying it's good for you.) Lunch- 1 ham sandwhich(Wheat bread, and healthy choice meat),Yogert(No fat, Yoplait), 1 oat meal raisen cookie(same brand and kind as above), Fruit Snack- Water, low-fat pudding or Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, fruit Dinner- 1 egg white sandwhich(wheat),milk(1%-0% fat), Corn or greenbeans Snack- Wheaties,water,Yogert(yoplait) Weight:115lbs Height:5ft 4.5inches Body fat:22%(According to scale) Age:16(17 in March) Excersize: Lift weights 10minutes-1hour a day and if i'm not lifting weights I would be playing basketball,badminton,jogging, or volley ball)

How do innerscan scales (that measure body fat %, etc.) work? I am looking into buying a Tanita innerscan scale. Can anyone tell me how it can supposedly measure one's body fat %, body water %, muscle mass etc? And can you tell me if you know, how accurate that you think they are? http://www.tanita.com/InnerscanScales.shtml

Question on Conair Thinner Bathroom Scale? I recently bought a Thinner (TH210) scale, the one that measures weight, body fat and body water. To get my weight, I pressed ON/USER as instructed. Waited for 0.0 to show up, then stepped up on the scale. The problem, the scale's not changing at all. It's still 0.0 then after a while the 0.0 disappears. I've tried it several times and it's still the same. Does anyone know a solution for this? I called the 1800 number of Conair, but their offices are closed.

how much body percentage is fat, water, muscle? I have a fat, water, muscle % scale at home. I would think that together they should equal 100% but they don't. anyone know how it works? How does the percentage work? so why doesn't it all add up to 100%? that's what i don't understand?

Am I losing weight too quickly? I've lost 24 lbs in 1 month without any exercise or specific diet. All I did was quit drinking my soda and started taking herbal weight loss pills (lipofemme). Is it possible that the combo caused this? At first I thought it was water weight, but my scale reads my body fat percentage is lower. I feel fine, but am slightly concerned at the drastic drop in pounds. I was 160, so it's not that I couldn't afford to lose weight...but is this much weight loss in 1 month normal?

Is 40% of water in my body bad? I just got a new body fat and water scale. It says I have 40% water, is that bad or good

Is the fatter a person is the more water they need to consume in other to stay hydrated? I bought this scale that also measures how hydrated you are. I'm 220 and 30% body fat. I looked at a chart that came with it and for someone my age I should be 60% water, but no matter how much water I drink the scale always shows that I'm about 50% water. Why is this happening? The only thing I can think of is that it's probably because I'm fat and that fat people need more water to stay hydrated. I'm I right? I'm 5' 7'' and 30 years old

Why is body water measurement important? I have seen some scales that measure body fat and body water. Why is the body water measurement important? Does it check your body's water amount or see if you are dehydrated or something? Thanks!

Question related to Plateauing? Hello all, I have a question on this. If a person starts his exercise routine newly (haven't exercised before), he is able to melt the fat for some time. Calories burnt directly relates to loss of water weight and some fat loss. But after sometime, however hard he tries the scales doesn't show any weight loss. It remains steady. But the fact is that , during plateauing also, he expends energy , burns calories - why it doesn't bring down the weight ? In other words, what happens in this case - the individual has body fat and weight - Even after burning calories does not see any reduction in weight. - Where this calories are accounted for if they don't result in weight loss

Is my fitness plan reasonable? I just received a shock yesterday. I weighed myself (I avoid scales) and I've gained 4 pounds (I was trying to lose 8). Currently I'm at 139 pounds, I want to be at 125-127 pounds (12-14 lbs to go). I have a body fat scale, but I plan to incorporate calipers too so that I have a check. I changed my diet this weekend: I'm decreasing carbs, increasing fruit and veggies, increasing protein, eating 5 small meals a day, not eating after 8pm, and keeping with the 8 glasses of water. I'm going to work out 5 days a week - 20 minutes cardio, 30 minutes weight training 3 days per week, and 30-40 minutes cardio 2 days per week. Is my plan reasonable? Is there anything else I should add? By decreasing carbs, I want to decrease the bad ones (french fries, hashbrowns, white rice, white breads - sourdough is delicious). I still eat whole grain toast for breakfast, but just one slice.

Should I trust a digital scale to wiegh myself?? i just bought a 50.00 dollar digital scale from GNC and supposedly it measures your overall weight, body fat percentage and amount of water in your body.

body fat percentage question? I weigh 101 pounds and im 5'3''. my body fat and water scale says that i have 10% body fat. does that make sense? im a 19 year old girl

Is 32.8% body muscle average? I am a 15 year old female, I am 5' 7" tall, and I weigh 139lbs. We recently got a new scale that calculates body fat percentage, water percentage, muscle percentage, and one more I can't think of. I was born unusually strong, and I lift weights about 3 times a week. The scale said I had 32.8% body muscle. Is this below average, above average, or about on track? Thanks.

How much should my body fat percent be? Hello, I am a 13 year old male and I weigh 139 pounds. My body fat percent is 16%. How much should my body fat percent be? Is this an okay body fat percent? Also, I got this information off of an electronic scale that measures weight, body fat, and water percentage or something. Can I trust it to be accurate? Thanks :)

Best scale that measures BMI/Body composition that is affordable and reliable? I have seen many advertised and want a reccomendation. I want one that will figure fat weight, water weight, and muscle mass... Thanks!

The next thing airlines will start charging by the weight and body fat of the passengers.? Yes, take your shoes and socks off. Step on our "United Airlines" scale. Five pounds will be added to your weight if you have a bag of potato chips and a can of sugar water. Welcome, to the Friendly Skies! Fatjerry If you are serious about weighing 600 plus pounds, you have got to get a hold on that. The body was just not designed to handle that type of weight.

Does any one Know What My Ideal Weight Should be ? I just bought a Scale that measures Weight, Body fat percentage, Hydration ( Water in the Body ) and Muscle Mass I'm 27 Years old and I am 6ft tall. I am robust ( Big Boned ) I guess and I was wondering IF you knew what these Levels should be at ? Thanks. For example my Reading was 204 pounds body weight Body water 49.8 % and Muscle was 40.2 % What's Ideal for Body water and Muscle mass ? Any one has clues or where I could find this kind of INfo ?

Body Fat Measurements and weighing? When would you get the best results from body fat measurements and weight scales? BEFORE or AFTER working out and drinking water, by using hand-held analyzer at the gym . does it make a big difference if these steps are taken AFTER an hour of cardio and lower body workout?

How to measure body fat with machine? I just bought this electric machine to measure body fat. Should I use first thing in the morning without food and water in me. How would I best use it the get exact readings? will it be afected if am wearing shoes or barefoot? It is not a scale, you hold in your hands...

difference between actual fat and water weight? can someone please tell me how to actually know but not using any scales to see your body fat percentage or whatever just yea thnx xxn0haxx

Healthy body weight, fat, water and muscle? Is this healthy? These are the results from some electronic scales. Weight is 68.2 lb, height 5'7", age 30's, female. Body fat 11.9%, body water 62.5%, body muscle 38.8%, kilocalories deemed necessary (according to scales) daily is 2500. Is this okay? Anything to work on? Thanks! Sorry, made a mistake with the scales - should do it on a hard surface! Thought the measurements looked weird! Anyway, here's the true measurements: 167.2 lb, 30 % fat, 46.7 % water, 29.1% muscle, 2150 kilocalories per day. Sorry to have worried anyone.

Can water weight be measured as percentage fat? So i was eating healthy for a week and exercising and i lost no weight. I was walking 30 min a day plus 50 situps, 100 jumping jacks and 50 lunges. Then Friday i started taking slimquick and in 2 days i've lost 1 pund and 0.8% body fat according to my scale. Slimquick is supposed to get rid of 6 factors for weight loss one of which is water retention so is the weight just water loss because i thought percent body fat wasn't supposed to measure water loss. Any help please. i was eating healthy and exercising for a week (last saturaday)and lost nothing then i started taking slimquick on friday and now on sunday i lost a pound and 0.8%

Question about those scales that also tell you your body fat%? Can anyone help me with this one? My Husband and I are having a dispute over those kind of scales. I dont know how they work as far as measuring your body fat, but he is saying that it is impossible for it to know that kind of information. Does anyone out there know how it can determine your body fat percentage? Also, if you know how it can determine how much water is in your body; please answer that one too, since I know our next dispute will be over that next (lol). Thanks

BMI and body fat percentage? I bought a Tanita scale. It says it measures 3 things: (1) Weight (2) Body Fat percentage (3) Body Water percentage. Is the Body Fat percentage (which has been around 27.5 to 28.5 ) the same thing as a BMI ? I know I am 10 to 20 lbs overweight.

Body fat % on a scale flucuates? I have a scale that measures body fate and water percentage. In the morning my water is always around 38% and fat percent is around 45% ( Yes I am over weight, but I am loosing it with proper diet and exercise.) anway I will weigh my self at night and my water goes up to around 41% and body fat goes down to around 41-42%. My body weight fluctuates 1-2 lbs also but i know that is ok. Which do you think is more accurate? I think the one at night might be more accurate only because we tend to be dehydrated in the morning. I would love to see your thoughts. Thanks!

Where can I find an ideal body composition chart for 23 y/o female: weight, body fat, muscle/bone mass, BMR... stomach circumference, and lastly how to determine body water in relation to weight? My scale tells me all these, but I can't do anything with them since I don't know what the ideal numbers are to shoot for, and I'd like to make very specific goals to track my progress. After numerous google searches, nothing reasonable is coming up..except female body fat average is 22-25% but no age was indicated. Thanks tons!!!

Body fat analysis scales? Hi all, I have just bought a new set of bathroom scales, they show you your body fat %, water % and muscle %. My stats are 162cm, 65.8cm, bodyfat 26.6%, water 50.4% and muscle 31.4%. Problem is, I dont know what is good and whats not! Can anyone help?? Sorry thats meant to be 65.8KG

Would you believe the gym scale or the scale you just bought? My gym scale says I weigh 12lbs more than the new scale I just bought. The gym scale looks well used and doesnt measure body fat or water like mine does. It is just a normal scale. I called the company of the scale I just bought and they said I didnt need to calibrate it. I also weigh at the gym in full clothes with shoes? Should I believe my scale or the gym?

Is it true that if you eat more meals a day ( 5 to 6) Your body will start to burn off stored fat? I have been eating healthier and exercising more and drinking alot of water and juices. But I'm not budging on the scales. I have been doing nutritional research alot and they say that if you eat 5 to 6 small meals a day that your body will have more energy and not store fat. So in tern will that start to burn the fat that you already have stored? It would make sense. Like how your body will retain water especially when it is not getting it everyday and enough of it,and stores it because your bosy goes into survival mode. So won't that be the same truth to eating? Because we all know that if we dont eat enough we will not lose the weight, which I have discovered myself. So if your body is storing fat is is in survival mode, or we eat too large of a meal and your body doesnt need it all so it stores it as fat in the body for later. So anyway, back to my question, if you start to eat more smaller meals a day will your body burn off the stored fat? Not be in survival mode anymore?

my body fat % varies on different scales? i bought three different scales that measures body fat and though they all got my weight and water % down the same, my body fat % varies greatly. one scale measure 20%, another measured 60% and the last one measured 30%. how accurate are these scales? which scale would you recommend?

body fat percentage? i just bought a scale that measures body fat/water percentages, and it told me that i was 14% body fat and 63% water. i am a 16 year old female; 5 feet tall. my weight usually fluctuates between 107-110 lbs. is this bad? am i considered chubby?

Need instructions for body scales, where can i get them? i cant get them to work, when i stand on them it says im 108lbs when i weigh 120lbs and i can asure u no weight loss, i cant seem to set them up? Mainly because ive lost the instructions....where can i find them? the model is salter body analyser 9114 > http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/shop/home_and_garden/bathroom_accessories/bathroom_scales/107743841_salter_body_fat_and_water_analyser_scales.html please help me set them up... a flashing 1-12 appearsat the beginning what does it mean? also i keep checking them and it said a minute ago i weighed 94lbs i wish lol!!

How do weight scales with body fat percentage calculation work? Hello, I am in a competetion where the total of weight percentage loss and fat percentage loss determines the winner. Besides diet and exercise, is there anything specific I can do on the final days of the competetion to squeeze out an extra 0.5% in body fat percentage by tricking the scale? For example, if I drink a gallon of water before the weigh-in that will add pounds but could it decrease body fat percentage? The scale for body fat % is measured in increments by 0.5%, so just a slight variation can cause it to go from 10.0 to 9.5% for example. That small of a difference can be huge on the final tally.

Good number for percentage of body fat? I have a scale that you program with your height, age and male/female. It'll tell you what your weight is, % of body fat and water. What are good numbers to see as far as Body Fat and Water %

body fat % reading on the scale? please help!? does the body fat percentage reading on the scale go up when a girl is on her menses? my period is due in a few days, and my body fat % has shot up by 2%! the last time i checked was a week ago, and i've been lifting weights last week too...so it really got me worried when i weighed myself today! is it true that water retention makes ur body fat reading higher?

Does anyone has a body muscle mass chart.? Body Fat Analyzer/Scale makers have charts of Body Fat %, Body Water% suggestion charts for their users to follow. However, I cannot find any information of Body Muscle Mass Charts, nor Body Bone Mass Charts for people to watch the increase of decrease of muscle mass and bone mass. I've try search engine and www.tanita.com & other electron body fat analyzers makers for information-charts of "muscle mass" & "bone mass" . But, no luck. Could anyone help. I need Body muscle mass chart and Bone mass chart (suggestion chart for healthy person).

what is a healthy percentage of body fat on an average female? I recently purchased a new bathroom scale that measures your weight and tells you the percentage of body fat and water weight. does anyone know what these two measurements should be around for an average female?

Does the wii measure/calculate body fat percentage or water percentage as most scales do? Sorry Wii Fit for clarification

Minimum body fat for females? I've had 2 different body fat monitor scales in the past few years, but I think the readings must be off - what's the minimum body fat for a female in early 20s? Both of my scales were giving me readings around the 5%-8% area (5% at night, 7% and change in the am) . . . has anyone else compared Tanita body fat monitors with something more accurate like water displacement or a bodpod?

Bathroom scales that register fat% and water%? HOW exactly do they do this? how can the scale tell how much water or fat you have in your body???

Does the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) by my scale indicate an increase in muscle mass from last week last week the scale registered 126 pounds and 13% body fat = 16.36 pounds this week the scale registered 126.8 pounds and 12.5% body fat = 15.85 pounds Assuming total water percentage was kept constant, does this mean ive increased in muscle mass?

my water % is 58% is that too high? i just bought a scale that shows my body fat and water %. when it stated i was 58% water I was shocked. My friends were like 47%. My body fat is right on target but how come I am so high? I work out every day, what else can I do

how do you get rid of water weight? my scale says i have 47.4%? i weight 127, and im 5'2 and i also have 35% body fat. what's the first thing i should work on, im lost here i would just like to tone up and trim down a bit.

What would cause 10 lb gain in 3 days, not water fat or muscle? My scale is a fancy one that measures body fat (you stand on it barefoot). Suddenly (as in one weigh) it says I weigh 10 pounds more and have 6 percent higher body fat.. higher than ever. 10 pounds higher than THREE DAYS ago. I feel no different, look no different, and I don't do excessive muscle exercise (and it would have come off by now) What would cause sudden change in weight? (Also I tried it on another scale and it looks like I am heavier on that one too) My scale is digital (Someone asked these in an answer, in case someone else needs this info) It was the last day of my period (and today it is still just as high) I have been taking birth control for about 4 years now and I have been 20 pounds lighter while taking the same stuff

what exactly is water weight? i understand that its when your body retains stuff from foods that take longer to digest, and it can make you gain pounds on the scale but not actual fat gain, i dunno if thats right... But how come when i pig out a bit, I gain a bunch of weight and lose it in afew days when i eat normal again.. this isnt fat its water weight right? Well how come my pants get tighter/baggier when i lose it and gain it, if it isnt body fat? anyone understand? yes you explained what water weight is thanks :P but if its only water weight im gaining/losing why do my pants feel tighter/baggier when i do so? does it bloat your body or something to cause this?

scale problems? how can i find out if my scale is working properly i am 5'2 and my scale says i am 114 pounds, 20% body fat 60% water weight and 47.5% muscle i dont believe my scale because yesterday i had like a bunch of oreos

I have been working out for 2 months. I have lost a lot of body fat but yet to have lost any weight? Why? I work out just about everyday...I run and walk little over a mile and I lift weights as well...I eat right and drink water...I have lost a lot of body fat, but everytime I walk on the scale I still weigh the same...or if not I weigh more...But everyone can see the change in my weight and that I did lose some...seems no matter what I do I can't lose any weight

how long does your body take to gain fat? sometimes when i pig out for a day or 2 the scales will say im upto maybe 5 lbs heavier, but then afew days back into healthy diet i'm back down... surely my body isn't changing so fast back and forth? what's the deal? is this just water weight? Or is my body just good at burning it off...

Too much water kicks out nutrients right? So is it possible...? Question: too much water, can that cause your body to think it's indanger and store fat? Facts- I've been drinking a lot of water in the past 3months. At least 2gallons of water a day. And all the excersize I would do is try to walk around my house for an hour.Just last week I started Excel gym and lifting weights and all that. But a month ago my scale read that I gained 2% body fat than previously. I was 21%fat 2 months ago but now i'm 23%. I don't drink water just because. I drink it because i'm always thirsty. And I have already been tested for diabeties twice previously. I'm Female,5ft 5inches tall,16years old and weigh 110lbs And I eat normally. I mean i'm eating the proper grains,veggies,fruits,etc.

Need to lose 5 pounds in 10 days? I am a healthy person, and I consider myself at a healthy weight. However, the military says I need to be 149, and I am 154. I have been working out and eating well for 3 months, but no change. I absolutely need help as to how to lose the weight, even if it is water weight. I leave for boot camp in 10 days, and if my weight isn't 149, I can't leave. I am in shape, and well within requirements for my 1 1/2 mile, push ups, sit ups, etc. I should mention that I am on my second ship date (Navy, not Army) because I was 1.5 pounds overweight and they rolled me back... I only got down to within about 2 pounds because I didn't eat anything for 6 days prior. I did not pass my body fat percentage because they said my neck's circumference is abnormally small compared to the rest of my body. I would have passed if they did an electronic test instead. I just can't seem to make that scale fall.

Am I losing weight too quickly? I've lost 24 lbs in 1 month without any exercise or specific diet. All I did was quit drinking my soda and started taking herbal weight loss pills (lipofemme). Is it possible that the combo caused this? At first I thought it was water weight, but my scale reads my body fat percentage is lower. I feel fine, but am slightly concerned at the drastic drop in pounds. I was 160, so it's not that I couldn't afford to lose weight...but is this much weight loss in 1 month normal?

did i gain muscle? or is it just water? ok so i began on wednesday to start working out to tone up and get abs which i know will come because i only have 9 prcent body fat all i have to do is build up my ab muscles. So on wednesday and yesterday i did 10 minutes of cardio and on wed. i did a little lifting workingn bi's tri's shoulders chest and yesterday abs and forearms and today im doing legs and when i got on the scale this morning i was suprised to see my weight be up 2 pounds? im thinking this is probly water because when you workout u rip ur muscles and then liquid is stored in the muscle? am i right? Im wondering because im eating enough to maintain and im also eating alot of protein tho. And if it is just fluid retention in m,y muscles which i think it is because my muscles are sore, when will that come off and was wondering if i dont increase calories but put more protein in my diet and get toned, thats gunna make me gain muscle weight right? thanx

Fat belly Goldfish? I just bought my daughter a new goldfish for her tank. A 10 gallon with 2 small goldfish and a snail. Water tested fine. Now the new fish is very swollen in the belly so much that the scales on her body are sticking out. The fish lays at the bottom of the tank or when it trys to swim it flips upside down. I fed them some small bloodworms the other day. But I dont think that could have caused this. Is there anything I could give the fish to help? And what might have caused this? Well I'm going to change the water. I also didn't know that these fish would need a 40 gallon tank for the fish. That sure would look empty with just two goldfish. They are the 2 tailed kind. they are about 2 inches long. Also the sick fish will still eat.

What am I doing wrong? I lift weights 30minutes-1hour a day and I have seen no results. I haven't even lost any body fat percentage according to my scale. What am I doing wrong? Example of what I eat a day--- Breakfast: Yoplait yogert(Light,fat free),Cereal(wheaties), water,carrots(if still hungry.) Snack: Water, 1 breakfast oatmeail raisen cookie(quacker, and it has the green little check mark thing saying it's healthy), grapes and carrots Lunch: 1 egg white sandwhich(wheat bread, Healthy life), water,milk,carrots Snack: Grapes,Carrots,water, 1Healthy living icecream bar Dinner: 1 small manwhich(same bread, smaller then a size of the palm of a hand),milk,water,carrots, yogert(if still hungry and same as above) snack:cereal(wheaties), water, yogert or grapes. Icecream bar nutrition: http://www.healthychoice.com/products/ew_product_detail.jsp?m=products&s=Ice%20Cream&t=NA&ProductId=2003&Product=Vanilla%20Ice%20Cream%20Sandwich&ProductTypeId=46&IngredientId=21&RegionId=15&ProductCatId=5&ProductSubCatId=2 Age:16 Weight: 113lbs Body fat: 24% Height: 5ft 4.5inches I've been lifting weights for about 3 1/2 months now. I don't know why it doesn't say it on the page but the box states that the icecream bar has like 0.5 grams for the good fats(each of them have 0.5) I'm sort of a weakling.... Bench Press: 40lbs 10 times Squats: 45lbs 10times Dumb bell lateral pulls: 10lb each arm 10 times D.B. Frontal : 15lb each arm 10times Leg Press: 150lbs 50times (Strong on legs I guess but otherwise i'm weak.)

Confused about calories!! they say you need to burn 3500 kcal to lase a pound? I read somewhere that you need to burn 3500 calories to lose a pound, but when a eat 200 calories less than usual I lose about a pound,there are nothing wrong with the scales because I weigh myself on several different ones just to be sure, and I have a body fat monitor so I know I'm not just loosing water or muscle mass, I drink about 8 glasses of water each day and I usualy weigh about 8.5 stone but if one day for one reason for another I eat a couple of hundred calories less than usaual, I drop like a pound and my clothes are looser and everything, and I don't have a particularly fast metabolism,I would like to stop this because It's wierd and means I have very little control over my weight.i am 20 years old and 5"6.5

I got a question about my Muscle Mass Percentage? I just got a new scale and its all pimped out, high-tech, and all that good stuff. Anyways it typed in my gender, height, age, then it weighed me at 148, and told me the percentage of water in my body, muscle, minerals, fluids, and the weight of my bones (or something like that.) So I weighed in as 52% pure muscle. I'm 5'6, 15, 148, and got 9% body fat, So I was expecting much more muscle. Probably it was because it wasn't in the morning or something, or whatever I need help determiningwhether 52% for me is good, bad, medium, etc.

Who wants to build six packs abs? I have been receiving a lot of e-mail lately about diet. In the past, I was never concerned about what I ate. I just went to the gym, trained hard, and that was the extent of my routine. Not until recently did I realize the power diet has over the way your body looks and performs. I believe that diet is at least 75% of the fitness equation. In this article, I'm going to describe in detail what I have learned about diet during my 12-week transition period. When to Eat and How Often This might sound strange, but you have to eat more often to lose fat and gain muscle. During my transition period, I never ate less than 6 meals a day. •Try to eat every 2 to 3 hours. •Do not eat complex carbohydrates after 6:00 p.m. or four to five hours before going to bed. •Try to eat one gram of protein per pound of lean body mass on lifting days and .8 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass on non-lifting days. •Never eat more than 70 grams of protein in one meal. Carbohydrates When I think of carbohydrates, I think of energy. Carbohydrates supply our bodies with the energy it needs to make it through a workout. Without an adequate supply of carbohydrates, the body goes into carbohydrate deprivation. This is called a state of ketosis (meaning our body is using protein as energy). This is not a good state to be in for long because it will rob the body of muscle tissue in an effort to create energy. On the other hand, if too many carbohydrates are consumed, they convert into stored fat. The idea is to consume just enough carbohydrates to make it through our workouts with sufficient energy. I have broken down carbohydrates into these three categories: •Simple carbs: These are sugars, or quick energy. They are absorbed very quickly into the body. Ex. Anything with sugar, also fruit •Complex carbs: This is where you get long-term energy for the day. These are long chained carbohydrates that brake down slower, giving us energy over a prolonged period of time. Ex. Oatmeal, potatoes, pasta, rice, breads •Fibrous carbs: These are things like vegetables. I think of them as roughage in order to stay regular. Make sure you include them in you later meals when you can't eat complex carbs. They are also a good source of vitamins. Ex. Leafy vegetables like lettuce. Protein Proteins are the building blocks of our muscles. Without a sufficient amount of protein in our diet, our muscles will not have the raw materials that they need to build up, or even hang on to what is already there. Net protein utilization: Not all protein is created equal. Different foods are absorbed more than others. For example, egg white protein is absorbed at 88%. That means we get about 9 eggs to our muscles. On the other hand, chicken breast are absorbed at 68%, meaning we get about 7 breasts to our muscles. It is imported to eat a wide verity of protein foods though; no one protein source has all the amino acids we need. •Whey protein (100%): the best source of whey protein is from protein supplements. It is also absorbed very fast by the body, so it is best to take this when your body needs amino acids quickly: like right after a workout or when you first get up in the morning. •Egg whites (88%) •Fish (78%) •Chicken breast (78%) •Soy protein: My one bit of advice would be to try and stay away from soy protein. It is not absorbed very well by the body. Fats We normally think of fats as being bad. The fact is certain fats are essential to building muscle and carrying out various functions of the body. There are 2 fat types we need to be concerned about: •Saturated fats: these are the bad fats. Avoid these fats as much as possible. You will find these types of fats mostly in meats •Unsaturated fats: these are the good fats. They are a good energy source and help us build muscle. You can find from plant oils. Peanuts are also a good source. Water Do not under estimate the importance of water! If you are looking to get lean, water will be your best friend. Drink as much as you can and as often as you can. Also, it is very important to drink lots of water when you're eating large amounts of protein to clean urea from the system. Vitamins & minerals As resistance training athletes, we have a greater need for vitamins & minerals. When we workout and bring blood to our muscles it is important that our blood is full of those essential vitamins & minerals if we want to grow. Supplements Supplements are just that, meaning they are used to supplement your diet, not replace it. Don't ever think of it that way. Hierarchy of supplements: I developed this hierarchy of supplements based on what I thought were the most important and also by price. •1. Proper diet: Without proper diet you are just wasting money on supplements. Start here! Do not think that supplements are going to do it for you alone. •2. Multi-vitamin & mineral: It is very important to have all your vitamins & minerals when resistance training. Most of us are lacking in some areas, make it a priority to make this your first supplement. •3. Protein powder: It is usually very hard to get all the protein you need from real foods. Powders make it much easier. Also, these powders are absorbed fast by the body making them ideal after workouts or before and after sleep. •4. Creatine: This is great for harder workouts. It also makes you muscles hang on to water, giving them a better environment to grow. •5. L-glutamine: This is an important amino acid in muscle recovery •6. Branch chained amino acid: These are great before and after workouts along with L-glutamine because it gives your muscles all the amino acids it needs to repair and grow. •7. ZMA: This helps you release more growth hormone while you sleep, increasing your size and strength. •8. Thermogenic: These really help in the fat loss process. They also help you hang on to more muscle while dieting due to the fact you can eat more. •9. Meal replacement: Although very expensive, meal replacements make it much more convenient to get some of your meals in. Also, you can get in more meals than if you were to eat only real foods. "The golden hour" Remember "The golden hour" because it will make things so much easier for you. "The golden hour" is a window of opportunity we have to get everything we have depleted in our body back in a short amount of time. Think of your muscles as a gas tank: When you workout, you use gas for energy or in this case glucose. After a workout, our muscles are in a unique state. They are able to fill back up very quickly leaving you full for the next workout. If you wait to long, your muscles don't fill back up as easily and the carbs you eat are more likely to be stored as fat. Doing this will also let you take advantage of insulin's muscle building effects from the simple carbs you have ingested. You want to ingest 50-75 grams of simple carbs right after a workout. Also, this is when you want to take your protein shake because it will absorb quickly and supply your muscles with the amino acids that they need. Insulin This is a very complicated subject, but all we need to know is that insulin can help us build muscle or can make us fat depending on the timing. Insulin is released by the pancreas in response to elevated blood sugar levels. We can achieve a high blood sugar level by ingesting simple carbs. Like "the golden hour" we have a window of opportunity to take advantage of the muscle building effects of the insulin without getting fat. We have about 4 or 5 hours after we workout to take advantage of insulin. If we take in too many simple carbs out of this window, we are very likely to store fat. Cheat day The theory behind the cheat days is you take one day every 2 weeks to eat anything you want and actually get leaner. It might sound crazy, but it worked for me. When you eat low carbs for a time for body begins to think it is not getting all the food it needs (because your not storing any fat) and begins to slow down your metabolism. When you bombard your body with food on that one day, it tricks your body into thinking it has all it needs and speeds your metabolism back up. I can tell you from experience, every day after a cheat day I felt leaner and looked better. Ketosis This is when your body uses protein for energy. This happens when we have too few carbs in the body or when we over train. I went into the state of ketosis for only the last week of my 12-week transition for a couple of reasons: (1) I wanted all of my muscles to shrink down so when I carbed back up, my skin would be tighter. (2) When you go into ketosis it seems to bring the water out from under the skin. Don't go into this state to loose fat. Without carbs your body can not burn fat effectively. You will loose weight rather quickly, but only because you don't have as much glycogen in the muscle. Also, you are simply loosing water. Remember that proteins are the building blocks for muscle and that means they are fair game for energy when in the state of ketosis. I would not recommend going into this state unless you are trying to get into a super ripped state for a short amount of time, like for a bodybuilding contest. Here are some tips: Keep A Training Journal Detail and record your workout routines and poundages. Each week refer to them and select a few lifts on which to increase the weight. A log will provide a good indication of your training progress and of which exercises are working for you. This allows you to eliminate lifts that are not producing results. Eat Several Small Meals A Day Eating this way insures you are providing your body with adequate nutritional support. Frequent small meals provide a consistent supply of nutrients for the most efficient muscle growth. Many diets provide inadequate, below maintenance levels of calories and nutrition. This results in catabolism of muscle tissue. Eat Protein Try to eat at least 1 gram of protein per lean pound of body weight daily. This is critical for people engaging in high-intensity resistance exercise because they need increased amounts of protein to support muscle growth. This goal can be easily met by supplementing the diet with amino acids or protein. Eat right, and treat your body with respect. Proper exercise will not counteract bad eating habits and poor eating patterns. Avoid Distractions Have conversations before and after workouts if you like, but once the workout begins, become self-centered, serious and selfish with time. Vary Your Program You must become your own exercise scientist. After a period of time, muscles become conditioned to the same routine and exercises--in other words they become immune to the workout. Gains become null. This can be overcome by periodically varying the order, exercises, and muscle groups. Keeping new angles and new exercises incorporated into your routine causes "muscle confusion" which forces muscles to break down more easily. Increase Your Weight Only by increasing the weight as often as possible will you provide muscles with the stimulus to protect themselves from future assaults by building up more muscle mass. This is the single most important fact for increasing muscle size and strength. Train Hard, Not Long Cut back on the amount of lifting you do and raise your intensity level. High-intensity muscular contractions are an absolute requirement for stimulating rapid, large-scale increases in muscular size and strength. Muscles respond to stimulus. Completing an arbitrarily chosen set of reps will not make muscle grow. You must take the last rep to failure--this is the most productive lift. Keep workouts relatively short. Overtraining in the quest for size can halt progress. Overtraining is a common and often fatal mistake made by novice and intermediate bodybuilders. Heavy lifting should not exceed much more than 30 minutes. Train For A Complete Physique It is great to develop exceptional muscle mass and tone, but it is a sorry state of affairs when there is so much body fat on your frame that the muscles you have worked for so hard don't even show. Add some aerobic training to your routine. Twenty minutes of aerobics daily is usually plenty. Calculate your aerobic heart rate by taking 220 minus your age and multiplying that by 70%. Focus On The Muscle Group You Are Working By concentrating on a specific muscle, you will automatically isolate it more. Do not rely heavily on machines. Free weights are more efficient for muscle growth. Breath Corectly Proper breathing is very important. Breathing supplies oxygen to the muscle cells, which is necessary for muscle contraction, and helps deliver energy and build the muscle. Exhale when you lift the weight. Inhale when you lower it. Concentrate On The Negative Most of the damage, and thus gains, in muscularity is caused during the negative (eccentric) portion of the lift. It is more important for growth to control the weight when lowering it than when pressing it upwards (concentric/positive). Concentrate on the negative portion of the lift. That is, lower the weight more slowly than you press it up. Maintain Constant Resitance A lift should be preformed with constant tension. Pressure should remain constant on the muscle group you are training throughout the exercise. May times this can be avoided by not locking out the joint in a effort to rest momentarily. Full Range Of Motion People make serious mistakes by not completing a full range of motion in their lifts. They either miss the top or bottom range. Focus On Form, Not Weight While you should always train as heavily as possible and increase the weight as often as you can, you must also perform the exercises using good form. Heaving a lot of weight can make you feel macho, but improper form will keep you from developing the best physique. Achieve Peak Contraction This is a training principle that turns the average "rep" into a growth-producing blitz. Rather than merely moving the weight up and down, you should actively squeeze it hard for a second at the peak of contraction. Rest Is Critical Allow at least 72 hours of rest before training the same muscle group. Some people may need more recovery time. Very few can get by with less.

If you were President of the United States what policies would you create? First I would ensure that the Queen of the South would get the chance to see me 2nd I would ensure that everyone was in compliance with my new overweight law. If you are over weight according to my scale of 1.8 lbs per inch of height for females and 2.5 lbs per inch of body height then you must get your body fat % measured. If you are over 24% then you go onto the American Diet Camp where we throw you in a beautiful camp to lose weight through hard back breaking labor and rice and water for the meals. 3. I would instate a policy where if you committ a crime, punishment is no longer jail but death or maybe an island of inamtes. Except for speeding tickets, you will just get a fine. 4. I would pay off everyones debts and abolish credit cards. 5. I would cut down on motor vehicle pollution by making my people work on a transporter to beam people from point a to point b. 6. I would abolish homo's in everystate except for Iran. They can move to Iran. Cessna, Youre right...invade Canada. We need their ice to ensure we have fresh drinking water in the future. Who ever gave a thumbs down to the Queen of the South is a horrible horrible person and my number 8 would be to dethumb anyone who gives the queen a thumb down. Shame on you....you make your Royal Majesty Sick. Try me gopherboy....I would abolish it unless they move into Iran where it is welcomed.

I got fat over night!? Well, I know it didn't really happen over night but it feels that way. I guess I had a picture in my head of how I use to look when I first got married (back when I wasn't pole skinny but was okay with my body). I woke up this morning and got on the scale...I blew 200 out of the water. It's depressing but I know I did it to myself.I don't know how to eat healthy anymore. Another problem is that my husband and I want another baby BUT I gained almost 40 lbs with my last pregnancy so I would like to loose at least 50lbs to start. I don't feel sexy anymore. I want to get my sexy back! Do you all know any good recipes to help my whole family eat right? Thank you everyone for the feedback in advance!

How long does it take for burning calories to show on the scale? I'm wondering, when you burn calories does the fat burn instantly, or does your body have to process it first? To make this easier to explain, let's say if someone WERE to burn off 3500 calories (1lb) in one workout, would they be a pound less immediately after working out, or would it show up the next morning? Just wondering. I did a pretty vigorous workout today and tonight I'm three pounds lighter than yesterday. Probably water weight, but I'm still curious.... I thought maybe it's just shown up after the last few days of exercise too?