I have an original Fitbit Aria scale which is connected to my wifi network at home. Every measurement is sent to Fitbit’s server and the app pulls the data to your phone or PC each time you log in. All the weight plots I post are from the data that the scale collected over the past year.
Just now, I weighed in at 86.5 kg and 15.0% body fat. The body fat is measured by sending up a small current up one leg and measuring your body’s electrical resistance across the pelvis and down the other leg. I don’t think it’s that accurate but as long as the scale is consistent, it should be okay for looking at changes over time. Also, this is why the scale can’t measure body fat when I wear socks.
By looking at some random chart on hte Internet, it says I am between lean and ideal. That’s probably not right. Lean is the last word you think of if you see me, though I have lost a lot of weight since the heart surgery. Also, my BMI (probably an even worse measure) says I’m still overweight at ~27-ish. I think to be accurate, you have to get measured with fat calipers or go into a water displacement tank.
The above is a chart from Fitbit with body fat % for the past year. Whatever the number is in real life, the resistance in my legs have gone down over time. It kind of tracks my weight loss over the same time period. The big weird drop was right after heart surgery when I was stuck in the family room living off the recliner sofa. Didn’t really weigh myself that much at the time.
Life with chronic diseases 