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I'm thinking about buying a scale to weigh myself every day and play
with the some of the statistics I've been learning about in The Hacker's
Diet by John Walker.

Looking into scales on the web, I see there are scales that can measure
how much water you have in your body, how much fat and muscles and
possibly other stuff. Sounds fancy and would likely give me even more
data to play with. They're very cheap, which surprised me. I was
wondering if anyone has any experience with this and would make a recommendation.

I love stuff that's high quality. I surely care about precision and durability. I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one. But, yeah, I
did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance. Thanks for any information.

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Ethan Carter wrote:

I'm thinking about buying a scale to weigh myself every day and play
with the some of the statistics I've been learning about in The Hacker's
Diet by John Walker.

Looking into scales on the web, I see there are scales that can measure
how much water you have in your body, how much fat and muscles and
possibly other stuff. Sounds fancy and would likely give me even more
data to play with. They're very cheap, which surprised me. I was
wondering if anyone has any experience with this and would make a recommendation.

I love stuff that's high quality. I surely care about precision and durability. I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one. But, yeah, I
did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance. Thanks for any information.

I have some Tayna scales that measure (estimate would be a better term)
body fat, I suspect measuring muscle is just the opposite side of the
same coin. They only measure resistance between your feet, they're not exactly CAT scanners!

Sure, there's the old adage "You can't improve what you don't measure",
but if you want to lose weight, I'd concentrate on the weight reading
from the scales and the mileometer reading on your bike ... the water/fat/muscle numbers are for added interest only.

There was only one year in my life when my entire body (not just my
brain) properly understood the food/exercise/weight triangle, the level
of feedback and encouragement was great, if only it had stuck
overwinter, rather than the ursine hibernation genes kicking in :-(

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Andy Burns wrote:

I have some Tayna scales

Err no, Tayna sell batteries, I have some Tanita scales ...
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On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:02:52 -0300
Ethan Carter <ec1828@gmail.com> wrote:

I love stuff that's high quality. I surely care about precision and durability. I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one. But, yeah, I
did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance. Thanks for any information.

The last time I bought a scale, all I wanted to know was my weight in
KG. All the new scales provide new features like this one, and in
exchange, require the usual: internet enabled, create a user profile,
log in before use, agree to a terms of service that is updated
frequently. Then they sell your biodata.

I didn't buy one, but I'd expect that within a week of first use, many companies that have a financial interest in knowing your medical
condition will be updated on things like your biomass, water intake,
etc. and you'll start getting interesting adverts for medical
"supplements," "try this one weird trick," and the usual garbage.

The same business model, in sum.
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> writes:

Andy Burns wrote:

I have some Tayna scales

Err no, Tayna sell batteries, I have some Tanita scales ...

Are they pretty good? I never ever bought a scale in my life.
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Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> writes:

On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:02:52 -0300
Ethan Carter <ec1828@gmail.com> wrote:

I love stuff that's high quality. I surely care about precision and
durability. I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one. But, yeah, I
did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance. Thanks for any
information.

The last time I bought a scale, all I wanted to know was my weight in
KG. All the new scales provide new features like this one, and in
exchange, require the usual: internet enabled, create a user profile,
log in before use, agree to a terms of service that is updated
frequently. Then they sell your biodata.

I didn't buy one, but I'd expect that within a week of first use, many companies that have a financial interest in knowing your medical
condition will be updated on things like your biomass, water intake,
etc. and you'll start getting interesting adverts for medical
"supplements," "try this one weird trick," and the usual garbage.

The same business model, in sum.

Omg, I had not thought of that. Thank you! So my question
becomes---can I buy any scale with bioimpedance that gives me the data
without also stealing it from me?
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Ethan Carter wrote:

Andy Burns writes:

I have some Tanita scales ...

Are they pretty good? I never ever bought a scale in my life.

I think they're pretty accurate as weighing scales, the novelty has worn
off for other features, and they're not "connected" in any way.

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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> writes:

Ethan Carter wrote:

Andy Burns writes:

I have some Tanita scales ...

Are they pretty good? I never ever bought a scale in my life.

I think they're pretty accurate as weighing scales, the novelty has
worn off for other features, and they're not "connected" in any way.

You know, sadly, I'm convincing myself not to buy one with
bioimpedance. I couldn't quite find one that would work disconnected.
Perhaps there is one out there, but it's not even easy to tell from
the ads. It seems privacy is of such little concern that commerce
doesn't even talk about it.
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Ethan Carter <ec1828@gmail.com> writes:

Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> writes:

On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:02:52 -0300
Ethan Carter <ec1828@gmail.com> wrote:

I love stuff that's high quality. I surely care about precision and
durability. I wouldn't mind buying a more expensive one. But, yeah, I
did like the idea of having a scale with bioimpedance. Thanks for any
information.

The last time I bought a scale, all I wanted to know was my weight in
KG. All the new scales provide new features like this one, and in
exchange, require the usual: internet enabled, create a user profile,
log in before use, agree to a terms of service that is updated
frequently. Then they sell your biodata.

I didn't buy one, but I'd expect that within a week of first use, many
companies that have a financial interest in knowing your medical
condition will be updated on things like your biomass, water intake,
etc. and you'll start getting interesting adverts for medical
"supplements," "try this one weird trick," and the usual garbage.

The same business model, in sum.

Omg, I had not thought of that. Thank you! So my question
becomes---can I buy any scale with bioimpedance that gives me the data without also stealing it from me?

I found a candidate. Check this one out:

https://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF-679/dp/B0009V1YPK

It's a $56 with bioimpedance and it doesn't seem to talk about bluetooth
or app of any sort, so I assume it doesn't need one, so my data doesn't
out of my home, I should be safe. The videos and pictures seem to show
that the measurements are shown on the display. It's also a bit more
expensive than the typical ones.
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Ethan Carter wrote:

I found a candidate. Check this one out:

https://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF-679/dp/B0009V1YPK

That looks like a re-vstyled version of mine, no connectivity, just
gives you numbers to type into your spreadsheet ...

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Ethan Carter <ec1828@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm thinking about buying a scale to weigh myself every day and play
with the some of the statistics I've been learning about in The Hacker's
Diet by John Walker.

[...]

Caveat: I bought a digital scale and sent it back. It was so sensitive
to slight body movements on the footplate that the displayed digits were
always rapidly changing; it made reading the weight almost impossible.

I have an old-fashioned mechanical scale now. Body movements on
the footplate make the needle on the dial vibrate slightly but it's
still perfectly legible.
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> writes:

Ethan Carter wrote:

I found a candidate. Check this one out:
https://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF-679/dp/B0009V1YPK

That looks like a re-vstyled version of mine, no connectivity, just
gives you numbers to type into your spreadsheet ...

Thank you for this confirmation! That's exactly what I want. I also
just noticed that one customer review implies it has no connectivity.

``I don't need (or want) a scale that syncs with my other devices
and I'm not an athlete [...]'' -- mmaterials_girl, 2016

Now I haven't bought it yet because I've been a little afraid of its
precision. Sniper, in another post in this thread, complained about a
digital one he bought. I'm often so suspicious of digital equipment.
But I guess spending money and discovering that perhaps was bad
investment is part of learning what to buy. I will try to test it
somehow, but I think the fact is that we can't buy things with 100%
certainty. Some risk is always involved.
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Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu> wrote:

[...]

Sniper, in another post in this thread

[...]

I'm Sn!pe, as in a wading bird, not Sniper like a sharpshooter.
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snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) writes:

Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu> wrote:

[...]

Sniper, in another post in this thread

[...]

I'm Sn!pe, as in a wading bird, not Sniper like a sharpshooter.

Oh, I'm so sorry! Thanks!

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Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu> wrote:

snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) writes:

Ethan Carter <ec1828@somewhere.edu> wrote:

[...]

Sniper, in another post in this thread

[...]

I'm Sn!pe, as in a wading bird, not Sniper like a sharpshooter.

Oh, I'm so sorry! Thanks!

No problem. :)
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