Over the last 4 weeks, I've changed both my eating habits and my exercise habits pretty drastically. Yet I'm still at the exact same weight and body fat percentage. Why? [more inside]
posted by egeanin on Aug 4, 2009 - 57 answers

Do trainers at gyms lie to sell memberships or classes? [more inside]
posted by timory on Apr 15, 2008 - 38 answers

Why does my Tanita body fat monitor consistently show that I've lost approximately one percent of body fat after I shower? [more inside]
posted by sequential on Jan 9, 2008 - 11 answers

Fat: Insulation, padding, and storage. But are there any drawbacks to having low bodyfat that I might encounter? I'm lowering bodyfat - currently in the realm of fitness but perhaps going to touch on the realm of vanity. There seem to be no drawbacks currently, any exceptions? How much would the benefit be and how much fat involved? Are there optimum amounts (such as a point beyond which increased fat doesn't increase how long you could survive without food)? To what extent (any?) could fat from previous rich eating help nutritionally balance an unbalanced diet later on? To what extent could it not? [more inside]
posted by -harlequin- on Jan 6, 2007 - 24 answers

Help me pick a bathroom scale - with decent BODYFAT SENSOR. Lost url of a review from about a year ago that had good info on common models. The googles do nothing for that particular review, however [more inside]
posted by ernie on Nov 3, 2006 - 13 answers

Help me find a website I used to go to that tracks weight and measurements, and also has a calculator to estimate body fat percentage. [more inside]
posted by ferociouskitty on Mar 13, 2006 - 4 answers

Why do some people have veins that pop out of their biceps and shoulders, while others who work out don't? [more inside]
posted by dead_ on Nov 29, 2005 - 17 answers