Which would you believe?
 

No, not particularly a calorie counting thread but since this is where I post the most I figured I'd ask here. I have a digital scale and a regular one. The regular one is 4 lbs lighter than the digital one. The regular one I can adjust to be properly calibrated and start at zero, the digital one I can't. So, which would you believe?

I would pick one (probably the lower) and use it consistently! :)

Do you have any hand weights? Or even a pound of noodles or something that you are certain about the weight of. Try it on each scale and see. That's what I've done in the past.

I try weighing actual weights

I always use a Regular weight scale, Never a digital.. My family doctor said that to me especially if you weigh yourself more then 2x's a week.. He said the springs in the digital ones go bad very quick and it will tell you something different each time you get on after a while... I have found this to be true as well.. It is totally your preference but i would go for something other then a digital scale... just my opinion...

My digital has been fine for 5 years and it's still consistant. I do check it for that.

Thank you guys! I totally didn't think about using an actual weight, I'll try that tomorrow :)

You may want to try weighing *yourself* while holding the weights. The reason why I say that is I think the errors can be exponential -- ie, a very low / not noticeable difference at low weights, with the error magnifying itself as the weight gets higher.