I have been working a very labor intensive job for about 3 months now and have lost enough inches on my waist to go down two pants sizes yet my total weight when I go on the scale remains around the same. How is it possible that I lost 4 or 5 inches off my waist yet the scale doesn’t change? Is it possible what weight in fat I am loosing is made up for with an increase in muscle mass?

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    1 year ago

    Probably a bio impedance scale, they’re very inaccurate though

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      1 year ago

      Correct answer. I got one on sale. I was really disappointed in just how inaccurate their BMI, bio readings were.

      It’s likely, it wouldn’t have picked up much difference in the OP even…

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        1 year ago

        I would hope BMI is accurate given most impedance scales have you enter your height