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How reliable are the body fat scales?

Should I go get a dexa?
Slate National
  11/20/25
Says 13.8%. Seems plausible.
Slate National
  11/30/25
(guy who just got a bad reading)
Turquoise Stubborn Spot Candlestick Maker
  11/30/25
Opposite. It was 14.0% when I posted now it is 13.8%.
Slate National
  12/01/25
Got down to 12.9%
Slate National
  12/16/25
12.8%
Slate National
  01/02/26
Not particularly accurate in terms of the actual number but ...
Lake internal respiration
  01/02/26


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Date: November 20th, 2025 2:08 PM
Author: Slate National

Should I go get a dexa?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5800346&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49446997)



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Date: November 30th, 2025 11:08 PM
Author: Slate National

Says 13.8%. Seems plausible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5800346&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49473387)



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Date: November 30th, 2025 11:28 PM
Author: Turquoise Stubborn Spot Candlestick Maker

(guy who just got a bad reading)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5800346&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49473418)



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Date: December 1st, 2025 12:13 AM
Author: Slate National

Opposite. It was 14.0% when I posted now it is 13.8%.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5800346&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49473481)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 12:08 AM
Author: Slate National

Got down to 12.9%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5800346&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49512894)



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Date: January 2nd, 2026 9:33 AM
Author: Slate National

12.8%

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5800346&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49556002)



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Date: January 2nd, 2026 9:41 AM
Author: Lake internal respiration

Not particularly accurate in terms of the actual number but you can use them to track progress, if it says you've dropped body fat it's prob true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5800346&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#49556012)