Re: New member with question

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Hey Estela,

Those body fat scales are VERY unreliable, especially since we tend

to be all lopsided during weight loss. I know my weight loss went

from the top down, so my bottom half was much bigger than my top half

for quite a while, which would have thrown any body fat reading off.

I would have your body fat measured by a trained professional, who

will also be the first to tell you that there is no truly accurate

way to measure, since almost no one is perfectly proportioned. But

scales are the least reliable way to go, I promise. I had mine done

at my gym recently and they took at least 5 measurements from

different parts of my body before computing them together to get a

number.

Open RNY Seattle, WA Simonowitz 6/18/01: 270, jeans size 26 women's

Now: 124, jeans size 3 or 5 juniors (bought my first pair of stretch

jeans! Yea!)

> Hello,

>

> I've been lurking for many months but this is my first post. I am

15

> months post-op (Open RNY 4/9/01). I started at 278 lbs, size 26

and

> with diligent exercise have gotten down to 172 lbs, size 10/12. I

> try to stay off the scale because the numbers still bother me; I

> never really had a specific goal other than to get rid of so many

> health problems and they're all gone, so I'm happy about that.

>

> I exercise 4 or 5 times weekly at a gym (high impact step aerobics,

> treadmill, weight machines--love the tone/definition of my arms &

> legs, I can live w/o TT if I have to, not too unsatisfied with how

it

> looks). My main staples have always been beans, chili, deli ham,

> cottage cheese, peanuts, beef jerky, chicken, fish, and tons of

> water. I can eat just about anything, I just prefer to stick to

> those foods because I always feel satisfied.

>

> My concern/question: In Feb I saw a nutritionist and got weighed

on

> the Tanita scale. I was a size 16, 183 lbs and body fat was 29%

> (YEAHHH, only 2% above average). Yesterday I asked to be weighed

at

> the gym on the same type of scale. Here it is 5 months later,

after

> much more exercise and slowly losing the lbs, I'm a size 10/12, 172

> lbs and the stupid scale measured 37.5 % body fat!!! IS THAT EVEN

> POSSIBLE???

>

> I want to say the scale was wrong (but it was right in my weight

> because I know that's what I weigh). Could it have been wrong in

> it's calibration? I think in February they used my height as 5'4 "

> and yesterday they put in 5'3 " would that have made that much

> difference? I don't want to stress too much over this because I

feel

> simply awesome, I feel terrific, never had so much energy and never

> felt so ALIVE!! I will be forever grateful to GOD and my surgeon

for

> giving me my life back and if I never lose another pound, I will be

> very happy. I sure am going to do my best to stay on track and

keep

> it from going up.

>

> Anyone have any answers on the body fat???

>

> Estela in TX

> Open RNY 4/9/01

> 278/172/150 (??)

> Dr. Ashraf Hilmy

> Weslaco, TX