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Aria body fat % unaccountably increased

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‎03-15-2017 00:33 - last edited on ‎09-10-2019 14:53 by Fitbit Moderator

‎03-15-2017 00:33 - last edited on ‎09-10-2019 14:53 by Fitbit Moderator

Hi, I moved my aria from one house to another, and connected it to the new home's network. All seemed fine.

 

However, my body fat went up overnight from 21.2% to 32.2%! Obviously that's not a genuine gain in body fat. The next day (today) it's at 31.7%

 

Historically in three previous houses, my body fat has fluctuated from mid-teens to early-twenties, in line with my weight at any given time, and never affected at all by move in location.

 

I always weigh naked, post shower (but dry) first thing in the morning.

 

Any ideas?

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‎11-29-2020 11:02

In response to Ronnyk

‎11-29-2020 11:02

Seems pointless writing this here as there's obviously no solution from fitbit but I too have the same situation after changing my router.

Was 14 percent, now 32 percent.

Pointless having them if this isn't resolved. Body fat percentage was the only reason I bought the scales in the first place and now they're useless. 

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‎05-27-2021 07:32 - last edited on ‎05-29-2021 04:20 by Fitbit Moderator

In response to KBDAN

‎05-27-2021 07:32 - last edited on ‎05-29-2021 04:20 by Fitbit Moderator

HUGE disappointment Fitbit.  Why is it that so many users change their WiFi and the body fat increases without explanation.

 

I have the same issue.  I changed the Wifi and my bodyfat increased from 18% to 30%.  Why did my bodyfat increase by 12% overnight?  I have removed the batteries three times and no resolution.  

 

I have been using my Aria consistently since 2015 and my bodyfat has predictably, and incrementally, changed overtime.  I changed my Wifi in April 2021 and it's late May and I still have 12% bodyfat gain.  This is unacceptable.  Fitbit needs a better answer.

 

 

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‎06-02-2021 13:19

In response to TLBAPTISTA

‎06-02-2021 13:19

I have the opposite problem, overnight mine says I’ve lost 15% body fat. Which I know I most definitely have not. 
Any ideas please? 

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‎11-14-2022 17:09

In response to MrMadmario

‎11-14-2022 17:09

Hello from 2022. I came here to see if anyone else had this issue. I went from 20% body fat to 31% in ONE DAY. It stayed there. I recharged the batteries, weighed 5 times, nada. I’ll give it a week or two to correct itself after reading your post. If that doesn’t work, I’ll be done with Fitbit, because this seems to be a known defect and it seems they do not post a solution that works. 

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‎12-15-2022 16:26

In response to PJ_pop

‎12-15-2022 16:26

Same thing with me. I changed batteries and it shot up 8 points overnight. I don't believe that is possible.

While BF% is debatable on its accuracy, I am tracking trendlines. 

It has since returned to something around what I think is correct. but at this point who knows.

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