Comments on: WiThings WiFi Scale http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137415 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137415 Change something. The time you get up. Prepare your food in advance. Start small, get momentum. Walk. Get good sleep. Drink lots. Track your cals, carbs, fat, prot, fibre, sodium. Get fresher food, less processed crap. There are 101 ways to get it going. Why do you think you're struggling? Change something. The time you get up. Prepare your food in advance. Start small, get momentum. Walk. Get good sleep. Drink lots. Track your cals, carbs, fat, prot, fibre, sodium. Get fresher food, less processed crap. There are 101 ways to get it going.

Why do you think you’re struggling?

]]> By: codesuidae http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137417 codesuidae Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137417 Weigh yourself each morning (or afternoon, whenever it is you get out of bed), and then go check the trend of the line on the graph. When the line reaches the top, you win. Weigh yourself each morning (or afternoon, whenever it is you get out of bed), and then go check the trend of the line on the graph.

When the line reaches the top, you win.

]]> By: pidg http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137685 pidg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137685 I got a scale that does all that (without the WiFi) for £10. If you're too lazy to type three numbers into a spreadsheet..... I got a scale that does all that (without the WiFi) for £10.

If you’re too lazy to type three numbers into a spreadsheet…..

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1138206 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1138206 Was it just the act of measuring which caused the weightloss, or were you doing other things too? Was it just the act of measuring which caused the weightloss, or were you doing other things too?

]]> By: Beaver http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1138210 Beaver Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1138210 I love the concept for one reason, to record without activley knowing your weight. I lost 9kg this month. I weigh myself once a week. I would love to be able to weigh myself daily but in the past I have consciously changed my eating habits based on a daily reading. Mentally, when I am aware of the measurement it changes how I go about my day, irrationally. The larger trend is what is important but to only have 4 days a month is not enough resolution to really to go digging around in my food logs and see what works and what doesn't. I would love to get on the scale everyday, have the number dissapear into the wifi, then at the end of the week evaluate my daily results and refine my diet to maximize weight loss. I don't understand the negative reaction. It streamlines the process. It's one step, a literal step and everything is logged for you. Turn off autocorrect/spellcheck, get up to change the television channel, and rip out the auto on feature of your cars headlights if you are so concerend with wastefulness. Let's go back to manual windshield wipers too. This is a step in the right direction. The price will come down when wifi becomes a standard feature on most devices. Before I strap on my jetpack to head to work I will be glad that the toilet weighed me, my morning deposit,tested my urine, and gave me an update while I showered. I love the concept for one reason, to record without activley knowing your weight. I lost 9kg this month. I weigh myself once a week. I would love to be able to weigh myself daily but in the past I have consciously changed my eating habits based on a daily reading. Mentally, when I am aware of the measurement it changes how I go about my day, irrationally. The larger trend is what is important but to only have 4 days a month is not enough resolution to really to go digging around in my food logs and see what works and what doesn’t.

I would love to get on the scale everyday, have the number dissapear into the wifi, then at the end of the week evaluate my daily results and refine my diet to maximize weight loss.

I don’t understand the negative reaction. It streamlines the process. It’s one step, a literal step and everything is logged for you. Turn off autocorrect/spellcheck, get up to change the television channel, and rip out the auto on feature of your cars headlights if you are so concerend with wastefulness. Let’s go back to manual windshield wipers too. This is a step in the right direction. The price will come down when wifi becomes a standard feature on most devices.

Before I strap on my jetpack to head to work I will be glad that the toilet weighed me, my morning deposit,tested my urine, and gave me an update while I showered.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1138777 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1138777 What a coincidence, I just got mine in the mail today! Mt fat is sitting around 17%...let's see if I can lose 5% of that. What a coincidence, I just got mine in the mail today! Mt fat is sitting around 17%…let’s see if I can lose 5% of that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137526 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137526 I started my weight loss quest last monday. I'm starting at 248lbs., and hoping to reach below 180. It's really hard to describe to someone who has not struggled with a weight problem the terrible toll these extra pounds take on every aspect of your life. Self-esteem, sore feet, sore back, mystery pains, all the way to clothing issues. Reading that you were able to get this under control, and incorporating the WiThings scale (which I also purchased) really gives me a boost. Thank you. I started my weight loss quest last monday. I’m starting at 248lbs., and hoping to reach below 180. It’s really hard to describe to someone who has not struggled with a weight problem the terrible toll these extra pounds take on every aspect of your life. Self-esteem, sore feet, sore back, mystery pains, all the way to clothing issues. Reading that you were able to get this under control, and incorporating the WiThings scale (which I also purchased) really gives me a boost. Thank you.

]]> By: futnuh http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137787 futnuh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137787 How can it possibly measure body fat (other than simply guessing based on your height and measured weight)? How can it possibly measure body fat (other than simply guessing based on your height and measured weight)?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137558 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137558 Weight isn't actually a very good unit to go by if you want to measure progress, so I have to say it's pretty cool that this scale does body fat as well. Weight isn’t actually a very good unit to go by if you want to measure progress, so I have to say it’s pretty cool that this scale does body fat as well.

]]> By: winkybb http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137309 winkybb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137309 Dear BB, I've bought a fancy scale and all the exercise equipment advertised on late night television but I'm still lazy. What should I do now? Dear BB,

I’ve bought a fancy scale and all the exercise equipment advertised on late night television but I’m still lazy. What should I do now?

]]> By: The Bus http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1138093 The Bus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1138093 This scale belongs in those horrid airline catalogues, not Boing Boing. Not a "cool" tool at all. Expensive, ridiculous, and wasteful. This scale belongs in those horrid airline catalogues, not Boing Boing. Not a “cool” tool at all. Expensive, ridiculous, and wasteful.

]]> By: emmdeeaych http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1138109 emmdeeaych Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1138109 Your only other option is meth. Ask around, it will find you. Your only other option is meth. Ask around, it will find you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1148352 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1148352 My advice to you is "Just do it!!!". My advice to you is “Just do it!!!”.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137382 bcsizemo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137382 You don't need all that high tech stuff. Just eat your oatz, and do your squatz. /fit/ You don’t need all that high tech stuff.

Just eat your oatz, and do your squatz.

/fit/

]]> By: travtastic http://boingboing.net/2011/06/13/withings-wifi-scale.html#comment-1137902 travtastic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1137902 Most of the scales I've seen do it by electrical resistance. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage#Bioelectrical_impedance_analysis">Body Fat Percentage::Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis</a> Most of the scales I’ve seen do it by electrical resistance.

Body Fat Percentage::Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis

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