Scales - Opinions and Advice
I know it's not all about the number on the scale- I've heard that forever. :goodscale:
HOWEVER- I'd like to be able to weigh myself daily with some consistency and to be able to keep track of my progress. Seeing my number go down will help motivate me. :cheer: But the scale I have is a wretched beast whom I loathe. :devil: I think my first mistake was buying a digital scale. The second was buying a digital scale when I live in a 100-year-old building where my apartment floors are not all even. So, when I weigh myself I want to pull out my hair, because no matter where I put it on the floor, I get a different reading every single time. :?: And while I know that my weight will fluctuate day by day, it should not fluctuate 5 to 10 pounds. :eek: My scale is a liar and guilty of treason. I'm sentencing it to death. :judge: Therefore, I need some advice and opinions on what scales work best for you. My scale is important to me, but I'd like to spend less than $50 if possible. ;) What are your thoughts? :listen: |
Do you have an alternate place that you could weigh yourself..? Like if you left your scale at a friend's or relative's that you visit often? Or you could rig up a level plank to set it on.
Edit: I realized I also forgot to add my opinion on spring versus digital. When I was using spring I found it to be VERY unreliable (I've used a few), my weight could fluctuate up to 10 pounds on any given day, where as when I use my digital it's been pretty consistent, I use a weight watchers digital scale. |
I have a digital scale, but it can be kind of annoying depending on where I put it on the floor. Which is why I only put it down on ONE spot and don't deviate from that spot. It's consistent there. So even if it were off universally by a few pounds, I am aware that I've still lost 5 pounds total or however much.
You might want to go to a walmart esque store and look at a few different types of scales. Heck, I'd probably even bring the OLD scale to compare on their floors. |
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Check reviews on amazon too. I find that site to be a wealth of information, even when I'm not buying from them.
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Interesting thread , because ive just changed to a digi & gone up 5lbs!
Still i think it is more accurate & closer to a weight i was on another scale. Ive had to get a digi, as my eyesight is so s*it that i was having trouble reading the dial on the other scale! lol |
My flat was built in the 1820s and there isn't a dead level surface or perfect right angle in the place. I just put my scale down on exactly the same tile of the bathroom floor every day and it's fine. You keep talking about "wherever I put it in the apartment": have you actually tried using it at exactly the same spot every day for a reasonable stretch of time?
I'm suspecting that it's just a faulty scale. Get a refund if it's new enough, and make sure that the next scale you buy is a reasonably reliable brand and that you can return it if it's faulty. |
I have a Taylor digital scale that I got on sale at Kohl's and I like it a lot. But you do have to put it on a level surface. My bathroom and kitchen are the only rooms in the house without carpet. I don't want it in the kitchen and the BR is so tiny it would always be in the way. I actually weigh as much as 25 pounds less on the carpet in the guest bedroom - I guess it's the deepest carpet in the house!
I got a piece of plywood and had it cut just a little bigger than the size of the scale. Then I got 4 little wooden knobs like you'd put on your kitchen cabinets and screwed them to the corners like little feet. (Pay attention to where the feet on the scale are located so they don't end up on the screw that holds a knob in place.) Now the scale sits in the corner of my bedroom on the carpet and never gets moved. The feet allow the flat board to "float" above the carpet. I think this is fairly accurate and consistent. I think all scales weigh a bit differently, but all should be consistent. I've never tried to get a comparison between my scale and the doctor's scale, but I guess I could weigh myself in clothes at home and then go straight to an appointment and compare with what I weigh there, but I often go from work hours later. That wouldn't be accurate, anyway. You can check the accuracy of your scale somewhat by picking up something of a specific weight - like a pair of weights - and see if the difference is accurate. If it is, the scale is probably OK. Lin |
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