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‎07-20-2018 15:45

‎07-20-2018 15:45

Do you lose body fat when your weight changes?

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‎07-20-2018 22:09

‎07-20-2018 22:09

@B3 wrote:

Do you lose body fat when your weight changes?

As a rule of thumb, you lose body fat when you lose weight, and you gain body fat when you gain weight. How much of the weight loss/gain comes from fat depends on a number of factors, like how fast you’re gaining/losing, what you are eating, what physical activity you are doing (or not doing), how much sleep you are getting etc.

 

If you have a scale that estimates body fat %, you shouldn’t be looking at fluctuations day to day (oh, I lost 1 pound of fat since yesterday, or I gain 0.5 pound of muscle since two days ago), but rather as changes over longer periods of time. 

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‎07-20-2018 16:16

‎07-20-2018 16:16

Yes but it will be differernt on the amout of loss. There is no given number as to how much

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‎07-20-2018 16:29 - edited ‎07-20-2018 16:30

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‎07-20-2018 16:29 - edited ‎07-20-2018 16:30

What does that mean?

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‎07-20-2018 22:09

‎07-20-2018 22:09

@B3 wrote:

Do you lose body fat when your weight changes?

As a rule of thumb, you lose body fat when you lose weight, and you gain body fat when you gain weight. How much of the weight loss/gain comes from fat depends on a number of factors, like how fast you’re gaining/losing, what you are eating, what physical activity you are doing (or not doing), how much sleep you are getting etc.

 

If you have a scale that estimates body fat %, you shouldn’t be looking at fluctuations day to day (oh, I lost 1 pound of fat since yesterday, or I gain 0.5 pound of muscle since two days ago), but rather as changes over longer periods of time. 

Dominique | Finland

Ionic, Aria, Flyer, TrendWeight | Windows 7, OS X 10.13.5 | Motorola Moto G6 (Android 9), iPad Air (iOS 12.4.4)

Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.

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‎07-28-2018 06:18

In response to Dominique

‎07-28-2018 06:18

I don't get it.

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‎07-28-2018 09:32

In response to B3

‎07-28-2018 09:32

Meaningful changes in body composition occur over several months, not days.

Dominique | Finland

Ionic, Aria, Flyer, TrendWeight | Windows 7, OS X 10.13.5 | Motorola Moto G6 (Android 9), iPad Air (iOS 12.4.4)

Take a look at the Fitbit help site for further assistance and information.

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