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I learned something this week that really surprised me and I thought I should share the info. I have a digital scale that records your weight, fat %, water % and muscle %, and recommends the amount of calories it thinks you should consume to lose weight. Well I always payed attention to the fat and muscle portion obviously knowing fat should go down and muscle should go up. I assumed that my water percentage would go up if I was holding water weight and that I should try to keep this number lower. But to my surprise the healthier and leaner you are the more water percentage will show on your scale. I read that lean muscle mass contains 75% water and body fat is about 25% so that makes sense to me. So all this time I was worried that my water percentage has been increasing every time I get on the scale. It's been a good thing the whole time mean while my fat is dropping and muscle is rising. so if you were like me don't worry if the water is going up its probably good. Here is a list of what some would consider healthy water range. curtsey of bellaonline*com
Based off of this chart I am on track around 38% and I have a lot more water to gain.
Female Body Water Chart
Body Fat % Body Water %
4-20% 58-70%
21-29% 52-58%
30-32% 49-52%
33%+ 37-49%
Male Body Water Chart
Body Fat % Body Water %
4-14% 63-70%
15-21% 57-63%
22-24% 55-57%
25%+ 37-55%
Hope this helps some one, it did for me.
Diet Calendar Entry for 29 June 2011:
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1031 kcal
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Fat: 40.83g | Prot: 35.87g | Carb: 145.00g.
Breakfast: Papaya, Apples. Lunch: Portabella Mushrooms, White Rice, Sun-Dried Tomatoes. Dinner: parm cheese, olive oil, sun dried tomatoes, noodles. more...
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