JJ Virgin
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And an in-body is bioimpedance, which is based on total body water. And it sends a wave up your body and tests the resistance to it. And the resistance to it is how much body fat. It predicts body fat and predicts it in specific areas. So it's predictive.
And an in-body is bioimpedance, which is based on total body water. And it sends a wave up your body and tests the resistance to it. And the resistance to it is how much body fat. It predicts body fat and predicts it in specific areas. So it's predictive.
based on total body water, which means that if your total body water is lower that day, you're dehydrated, you will look like you are fatter, right? You've got more body fat. If you're super hydrated, you'll look like you have less body fat, but your weight will go up. So this is where this is a little bit challenging because we fluctuate, right?
based on total body water, which means that if your total body water is lower that day, you're dehydrated, you will look like you are fatter, right? You've got more body fat. If you're super hydrated, you'll look like you have less body fat, but your weight will go up. So this is where this is a little bit challenging because we fluctuate, right?
based on total body water, which means that if your total body water is lower that day, you're dehydrated, you will look like you are fatter, right? You've got more body fat. If you're super hydrated, you'll look like you have less body fat, but your weight will go up. So this is where this is a little bit challenging because we fluctuate, right?
And this is why what I like to do is have someone have a bioimpedance scale at home They do their DEXA, they come home, they check where they are at home for over a week, every single day, they get that average and they can correlate it. I know that my DEXA reads me lower than my at home scale by a couple percentage points, right?
And this is why what I like to do is have someone have a bioimpedance scale at home They do their DEXA, they come home, they check where they are at home for over a week, every single day, they get that average and they can correlate it. I know that my DEXA reads me lower than my at home scale by a couple percentage points, right?
And this is why what I like to do is have someone have a bioimpedance scale at home They do their DEXA, they come home, they check where they are at home for over a week, every single day, they get that average and they can correlate it. I know that my DEXA reads me lower than my at home scale by a couple percentage points, right?
But I can use my at home scale just to make sure that I'm staying where I wanna be. And what I think we should do is just have a Bluetooth. You don't even have to look at it if this makes you nuts.
But I can use my at home scale just to make sure that I'm staying where I wanna be. And what I think we should do is just have a Bluetooth. You don't even have to look at it if this makes you nuts.
But I can use my at home scale just to make sure that I'm staying where I wanna be. And what I think we should do is just have a Bluetooth. You don't even have to look at it if this makes you nuts.
But you just take the average over a week because you cannot look at your weight every day and make any kind of intelligent decision because weight fluctuates a couple, you know, can go up a couple pounds, down a couple pounds based on what you ate, right? Or if you traveled. So we don't look at the daily to make a decision or beat ourselves up.
But you just take the average over a week because you cannot look at your weight every day and make any kind of intelligent decision because weight fluctuates a couple, you know, can go up a couple pounds, down a couple pounds based on what you ate, right? Or if you traveled. So we don't look at the daily to make a decision or beat ourselves up.
But you just take the average over a week because you cannot look at your weight every day and make any kind of intelligent decision because weight fluctuates a couple, you know, can go up a couple pounds, down a couple pounds based on what you ate, right? Or if you traveled. So we don't look at the daily to make a decision or beat ourselves up.
We look at the average over a week and then once a week do measurements as well, do that waist and hip to look at it as well. But what we're looking for is am I losing body fat and specifically body fat around my waist? Am I able to hold on to or build muscle? Those are the things we've got to look at and make the decisions based on.
We look at the average over a week and then once a week do measurements as well, do that waist and hip to look at it as well. But what we're looking for is am I losing body fat and specifically body fat around my waist? Am I able to hold on to or build muscle? Those are the things we've got to look at and make the decisions based on.
We look at the average over a week and then once a week do measurements as well, do that waist and hip to look at it as well. But what we're looking for is am I losing body fat and specifically body fat around my waist? Am I able to hold on to or build muscle? Those are the things we've got to look at and make the decisions based on.
Right. And I think with this tracking, I'm really talking about food tracking, although I really think we should be tracking food, sleep, stress, movement, and body composition. That's a lot. Now, here's the thing. Don't have to track those all forever. However, as you're learning about your body, these things are fantastic. So step one.
Right. And I think with this tracking, I'm really talking about food tracking, although I really think we should be tracking food, sleep, stress, movement, and body composition. That's a lot. Now, here's the thing. Don't have to track those all forever. However, as you're learning about your body, these things are fantastic. So step one.
Right. And I think with this tracking, I'm really talking about food tracking, although I really think we should be tracking food, sleep, stress, movement, and body composition. That's a lot. Now, here's the thing. Don't have to track those all forever. However, as you're learning about your body, these things are fantastic. So step one.