In a message dated 2/4/2006 11:54:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
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I'm not concerned about losing weight, but my Tanita scale pegs my body fat % 
at 23 no matter what I do.  I do have a history before 1996 of gaining and 
losing huge amounts of weight so I probably statrted with a very high body fat %.
Don't forget that people who have been fat and lost the weight are frequently 
left with heavier bones, muscles, joints, connective tissue, etc. from carry 
around the extra weight so sometimes someone who has lost a lot of weight will 
carry more weight than someone who has always been slim.

My Tanita was showing me at 28% BF when I was calipered at 21%.

Robyn