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Originally Posted by SSMOKINHOT
I use an Omron body fat analyzer. It is a bioelectrical impedance analyzer and only gives you a good estimate your body fat volume and body fat percentage.
I read they have xrays out now that can measure your body fat and they are even more accurate than the hydrostatic testing...but that is too pricey for me and I don't really need that accurate of a measurement for my purposes.
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This could be where the problem is, bioelectrical impedance anylizers are the most inaccurate of all. They are greatly affected by hydration as well as many other factors, a good way to see this is take a reading before you go to bed and then again when you wake up, you will most likely have different readings, or take a reading before you take a shower and one after, body fat didn't change taking a shower but I think you will find your readings will differ. There is a very inexpensive fat anylizer called an accumeasure. It is a simple caliper with a little notch molded into it that helps make sure the pressure at the reading site is constant, all though it is not the most accurate way of measuring it is quite consistant and not affected by hydration or other outside factors. This allows for more accurate comparisons