Wth is up with scales & speed - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

kittie · 08-22-2005, 05:10 PM

lol okay What is with this...I step on the scale very slowly i get a lower number, i step on the scale more fast i get a higher number. How do I know whats right?

JuliaTN · 08-22-2005, 05:47 PM

You may be almost getting a jumping effect onto the scale when you step on quickly which might read as more weight. That's the only thing I can think of. Otherwise it may just be a screwy scale.

kittie · 08-22-2005, 06:53 PM

That sounds good. So I can stick with the stepping on very slowly number. lol. Cause I couldn't see why it would make that much of a difference.

marbleflys · 08-23-2005, 09:52 AM

I always approach my scale in a cauteous manner so I don't *scare* it and it will give me a higher number.... i step on slowly while exhaling and with my eyes closed....

kittie · 08-23-2005, 11:14 AM

Hehe, I scare mine every morning. But that makes sense

I shall step only slowly.

JoyfulVegGirl · 08-23-2005, 11:26 AM

Do you have one of those spring/dial scales or a digital one? My non-digital, extremely low tech scale does the same thing. I've tried weighing 25 lb plates and it's accurate if I set them on slowly, but when I set them on and then jump on them (yes, I am crazy) it's always a bit high.

Leenie · 08-23-2005, 01:14 PM

Put a 5 lb bag of flour or sugar on your scale to see if its correct.

marbleflys · 08-23-2005, 01:20 PM

My cat's weight of 22 lbs. is accurate on my digital scale whether he checks his bodyfat and water weight, I don't know, he's not telling.....

The scale is a highly sensitive animal, probably due to the volatile atmosphere it grew up in, the yelling, the crying, the screaming, it also endures much abuse as I kick it constantly.....the scale welfare worker tried to remove it from my home once, but it returned....it cowers in the corner just waiting for the next tirade.....

FatVictoria · 08-23-2005, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JoyfulVegGirl

Do you have one of those spring/dial scales or a digital one? My non-digital, extremely low tech scale does the same thing. I've tried weighing 25 lb plates and it's accurate if I set them on slowly, but when I set them on and then jump on them (yes, I am crazy) it's always a bit high.

Oh wow....our weight loss number nearly match!

I'm 206/146/140.

kittie · 08-24-2005, 12:35 PM

lol Yea I have one of the low tech ones xD But I don't want to buy a digital cause that extra decimal will make me even more crazy. I already weight 2-3 times a day...So I'm fine just stepping on this one slowly. ^.^