Conair Weight Watchers WW-87 Body Fat Glass Scale

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Instructions for use of Weight Watchers bathroom scale

Congratulations! By purchasing this Weight Watchers Scale, you've made the first step toward taldng control of your weight. To get the greatest benefit from your purchase, please read this entire brochure before using your scale.

Model #WW87

Weight and Body Fat How does it work? While body fat can be measured in many ways, the method used in your scale is bioelectrical impedance. This indirect method of determining body fat starts when a safe and very low electrical current is sent through the lower half of the body. The electrical current flows more quickly through water and muscie than it will through bone and fat. The scale measures the speed of the current. Based on this number, the scale estimates body fat using a mUlti-step, mathematical formula . Is it accurate? Measurements of body fat tend to fluctuate a lot more than simple weigh ing, and different methods of estimating body fat yield very different results . Just as different scales give different resulls, different body fat analyzers can provide

very different body fat estimates. Even with the same scale the numbers will vary because: • Weight loss tends to produce substantial, continuous, and unpredictable changes in body water content. Because body fat analysis is determined by water content in the body, results can vary considerably from day to day. • Hydration status affects body fat results. If you've Just worked out, there is less water for the electrical current to flow through. This may result in a higher body fat result. In the same way, If you measure your body fat after drinking a lot of flu id, it may appear that body fat Is lower than it 'real ly is.

• Skin temperature can have an influence also. Measuring body fat in warm humid weather when skin is moist w ill yield a different result than if skin is cold and dry. • As with weight, when your goal is to change body composition it is better to track trends over time than to use individual daily resu lts. • Results may not be accurate for persons under the age of 16, or persons with an elevated body temperature, diabetes or other health condit ions. What you need to know! • Percent body fat refers to the number of pounds of fat divided by your total body weight and multiplied by 100. • During weight loss, percent body fat doesn't appear to be reduced as quickly as expected because total weight loss and total body fat are decreasing at the

same time (for a more detailed explanation, see next section). • Weight loss in the form of body fat and lean tissue (muscle) is common, and

is normal. • To minimize the loss of lean tissue, include regu lar physical activity, especially strength training, in your weight -loss plan. Why do I lose weight but my body fat percentage doesn't change much? Most body fat monitors show body fat as a percentage only. This body fat monitor shows you not on ly a percentage but the actual number of body fat pounds (in fact, this is the measurement you see after your weight is displayed). Why is that important? When you lose weight , both the numerator (pounds of body fat) and denominator (total body weight) go down, so when it's calculated as a body fat percentage, the number can be small. For example, a person may weigh 200 pounds and have 40% body fat (~ 80 pounds of body fat) . He/She loses 20 pounds, but the body fat has only dropped 4% to 36%. That 4% of body fat was

16 pounds of fat - a very significant amount! So do not be overly concerned if you do not see the percentage change quickly as you are losing weight: monitor the absolute number of body fat pounds lost. Remember, to minimize the loss of lean t issue, include regular physical activity, especially strength training , in your weight-loss plan.

Body water/ hydration levels General health standards indicate that one should consume approximately 64 oz of water per day from food and liquids to maintain a healthy level of hydration. Maintaining a good hydration level wiil help improve your overail health and general feeling of wei