This is a strange confession, but I was watching "Bridezilla" one evening and the bride in question was desperate to lose weight before her wedding. She and her mom went out to eat in a diner and the bride actually brought her scale along. I kid you not, she weighed herself before she ate and then directly afterwards and then huffed about having "gained a pound" over lunch.
The best ones are the old kind that they used in Doc's offices. I don't like digitals. I don't like digital Blood Pressure cuffs either. We had an EXPENSIVE digital scale at work the kind you can use a wheelchair with. I don't know how much it was probably close to 5 grand. It was a piece of crap, and worse if the weight was off you had to go through all this stuff ( usually over a screwey reading) The hand weight scales you can adjust them which is nice and unless they're dropped or rusty they work great. I have no idea where to get them though or how much they are but if you want accurate thats my 2 cents worth.
Geez, I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one experiencing OCD with my scale! I keep telling myself I am only going to weigh once a week..... but I just can't. I even put it up and away where it is difficult to get to. Next up, I'll have to get my hubby to hide it from me! I have started only recording it once a week so I guess that's an improvement.
Yes- I constantly get different readings up to 3 lbs different. And yes, they typically start out low and get higher. BOO.
Also in the market for a new scale so I'll be interested to see if anyone else has feedback in regards to a specific kind to get.
hello i use a Taylor 5582 Wireless Body Fat Analyzer Scale. i really like it. i did weigh myself three times this morning and i got the same thing all three times. here is some specs on it. i did look in stores for it with not alot of luck but did get it off ebay really cheep and was new still in box.
Wireless body fat analyzer scale with removable display unit. Versatile - multi line display unit attaches to scale OR converts to a hand held remote control (wall mountable too!) Three 0.5" LCDs toggle between body fat %, body water %, weight, calorie information, and personal memory data. LCD displays a clock when scale is not in use. 6 user memories. Athlete Mode option. Uses BIA to measure body fat and body water to the 0.1%. Calculates daily calorie requirements to maintain present and optimal weight. Unique body fat and body water range graph to show if ou are in or out of normal range. Separate scale-only mode. Accurate to 330lbs x .2 lb/150 kgs x .1 kg/23 st 8 lbs x 1/4 lb. Instant on, auto zero, auto off, low battery indicator. Powered by one 9-volt and 4 “AAA” alkaline batteries
I too am OCD, I have a 5 or 6 year old Taylor that I was convinced was off, so I bought a new one, a WW scale. Both give almost identical readings (the WW is a bit different since it reads to 1/10th of a pound and the Taylor does 1/2 pound increments).
Both scales are reliable, since they're giving the same weights, and I'm now a happy weigher! Both were at or under $30.00.
The Taylor sometimes annoys me because I live in a very old drafty cold house (I love it) and when the temperatures are lower it needs to be warmed up or it won't work- I get a 'lo' message if it's too cold and I know it's not talking about my weight! That's the big other reason why I wanted a new one. I must look like a double fool in the mornings shivering, stark naked and holding that scale up to a heating vent.
I have a WW scale too. It measures to 1/10th of a pound and is very reliable. I get the same number each time I step on it (well, in a row. Unfortunately, it still shows fluctuations throughout the day. )
I take mine 3 times and generally go with the lowest weight! Mine usually only fluctuates by 1.5 lbs.
I have a WW scale too and I weigh once a week on Monday's and get on it 3 time to 4 times and take the weight that shows up the most. Oh and I wait until after I take the morning stinky...tmi I know.
I have a WW scale too and I weigh once a week on Monday's and get on it 3 time to 4 times and take the weight that shows up the most. Oh and I wait until after I take the morning stinky...tmi I know.
lol i do that too!!!
I do tend to weigh every day, once in the morning... after said activity lol. I find the fluctuations help keep me on track (if i'm up a couple lbs i know i didn't do so well on my sodium intake, and i'll keep a better eye on it.. i tend to suck up water weight quickly)
I work on Sundays at a Exercise Facility. I keep the nursery, but get to work out for free by working one day a week. Anyways I weigh on their scales every Sunday, because their scales seems more acurate than mine.
Ooops, I never even thought about weighing myself more than once! And I won't start now Is this normal?
I have a digital too. And I can go entire weeks without weighing, but now I'm on a challenge so I just do it to keep track. I always "look" at the way I feel in my clothes, not at the weight.
Wednesday is my weighing day anyway, so I went and did the deed. Girls, it looks like I have the best digital scale around, because it showed the same weight (194.9) 3 times in a row. It's the WW scale they have now at Costco.
Great for me!!! More than 3 pounds in a week! And I'm also at my TOM, and I retain a ton of water (that's why I didn't weigh early in the morning - I thought I should try in 2 days).
LOL! I have a digital scale that does the same thing.
What I have found is mine often does the same readings if I put my feet apart towards the edges. I can get off and on and it always reads the same.
If I stand with my feet in the center I usually weigh a couple pounds less but I can never get the same reading twice. It widely flies all over the place by as much as 20 lbs. I can't see that as accurate at all.
So this week I faced it. If I want a true reading I need to see that little higher weight and face the fact. Now this may not be true for everyone else scale but it is for mine. The good news is I faced the fact and I am down 2 lbs this week. So, I know its really 2 lbs that I have lost.
I have a digital scale, too. I thought I was the only one with a nutty scale! I try to weigh myself once a week or less, because I see it affects me when the numbers are higher than they are supposed to be. This morning I weighed myself and it showed a huge loss. I couldn't believe it, so I hopped on again and it showed a 5 lb. gain. Huh? I got on it one more time and it said I plateaued. I figured it must be the battery, so I bought a new one. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
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