Are diagnostic scale accurate?

I saw a nutritionist to get a precise % of my bodyfat and my true TDEE, but instead she used a diagnostic scale on me.

The results seems to be utter crap, in order from top to bottom of pic related, it is basically " weight; % bodyfat; mass bodyfat; lean mass; muscular mass; water mass; % water; bone mass; MBR; metabolism age; level of fat; IMC; % obesity".

So, it claim that I have a 11.9% bodyfat, which is impossible to me, here's the imgur link with some pics of me https://imgur.com/a/98Gf9RZ took at night, after meals and lost of water during that day though (I've been doing 5x5 since 3 weeks, before I was lifting weight randomly, tried to stay on maintenance or a little above).

Diagnostic scale are garbare right? Also they got my height wrong by 1 centimeter (she typed 182 centimenters, my height is 181), could change drastically the results maybe.

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I forgot to add again that the diagnostic scale that I used from the nutritionist cost arount 3k dollars, but work like a normal weight scale, just my barefoot on it.
    I dunno if bioelectrical impedance truly do work

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Are diagnostic scale accurate?
    No

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Even if they cost like 3k dollars?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Expensive doesn't mean they aren't shit

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Not him but anything to back up your claim ?

          My dietician found my TDEE through a similar machine, it work

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Oh well, 3k is nothing to me. I owe 3500 to this Argentinian dating coach named Guillermo I found off YouTube to help me approach women and he made me buy chelsea boots and clothes from Zara that make me look like a closeted homosexual

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        What?

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    They're relatively inaccurate, but the expensive ones at least get close enough to make them viable to give you a basic overview, as long as you stick to proper measurement conditions

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >proper measurement conditions
      Which is? It was just my barefoot on, wearing my clothes.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Why are they inaccurate ?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        shit just look at OP’s pics and ask yourself if that’s realistically 11% bf lmao

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Food + water could explain it, also it state 12 percent

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            delusional but ok

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              Are you a nutritionist ? Serious question because OP saw a professional

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >OP saw a proffesional
                They're literally in it for the money, you can charge people good money for stepping on a scale like this, no doubt whatever "expert" he saw made back the 3k initial cost already. Nobody is going to tell you "btw the thing that I'll charge you 20$ for isn't all that accurate to begin with, but it's nice to think it's as easy as this"

                >Fasted
                Not my case

                >no exercise beforehand
                I had to walk a lot to see the nutritionist, so not my case

                >ideally it shouldn't have been a hot day
                It was a hot day, even if inside the temp was ok.
                So I definitely do not meet the criteria.

                So take it with a salt of grain, water and electrolyte status can influence the measurements, but it's probably still within the ballpark of reality

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >ballpark of reality
                Really? Even for BF? Sounds unbelievable to me.

                I'll see another nutritionist tomorrow, I don't pay for it (I have a very good low cost health insurance), it might have a scale like it.

                I'd say 4-8 hours, ideally just do it in the morning and skip breakfast.

                Alright thanks!

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          OP here and I agree, my being 12% seems impossible to me, wondering though is the MBR found by it is accurate or notv(1978 kcal).

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Because the parameter that it uses to assess body composition isn't stable or equally distributed , they just sent electricty through your body, measure the resistance and try to "calculate" your bf% from it, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that there are countless factors that will influence that. The expensive ones are at least calibrated properly, but they're still only a relatively good educated guess, so don't take the results as gospel.

        >proper measurement conditions
        Which is? It was just my barefoot on, wearing my clothes.

        Fasted, no exercise beforehand, no significant drinks beforehand, ideally it shouldn't have been a hot day

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >Fasted
          Not my case

          >no exercise beforehand
          I had to walk a lot to see the nutritionist, so not my case

          >ideally it shouldn't have been a hot day
          It was a hot day, even if inside the temp was ok.
          So I definitely do not meet the criteria.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Btw, how long should I fast before doing anything similar? If ever.

          i dont get it, do you think your true bodyfat is lower than 11%?

          Not at all, seems to be more around 18-19% to me, just wondered why I got those results, sounds like I got it from other anons

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            I'd say 4-8 hours, ideally just do it in the morning and skip breakfast.

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    i dont get it, do you think your true bodyfat is lower than 11%?

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