Thistoo and Rockinrobin, what makes the Tanita so great? And how expensive is it?
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It's very accurate. You could step on and off of it 3 times and get the same reading each time. Since I now know that, ummm, there's no reason to step on it 3 times . Just once will suffice.
I broke down and bought a digital scale yesterday (cheapy $20) and it doesn't seem to work. I press the corner and it blinks and zeroes out and then I put weight on it and it does nothing at all (just blackness), or the E comes up.
I a digital scale at K-Mart 2 weeks ago. It was on sale (29 bucks) and supposed to measure body weight, water weight & bone mass. What I liked most about it was that the display came off and could be held in your hands. I havent seen my toes in years, theres no way I could see that little dial by my feet. When I first stepped on it I got an error too.
I spent an hour programming and reprogramming the thing to clear the error. No go. I'm thinking the stupid thing is broken. As a last test I programmed my 12 year old son as a user. It works fine!! So I google the error and find online documentation for my scale
prodex-hk.com/pevr-2101.htm
on the bottom of the page it says:
If the results of the analysis exceeds the scales LC display, then >>ERR<< appears in the display. Afterwards the scale switches off immediately
How's THAT for diet motivation! I exceed the scales display capability
I can laugh about it now but I cried like a baby that night. I can get my current weight on it and my first mini-goal is now to get the rest of the scale to work for me
I just got one of the old fashioned beam balance scales (like they have or had in the doctor's office) I love it! Very accurate to a quarter pound. They had it on sale on amazon, with free shipping before Christmas.
So I did it - I broke down and bought a digital. It's a Health O Meter, which funnily enough is the same brand as my old dial one. It does weigh me a couple of pounds heavier, probably the same weight as I clock in at Weight Watchers. I couldn't find a Tanita in my little town, but this one cost $54.00 so it's not a cheapie. I've gotten on and off a couple of times, same weight, so that's good.
Like Violin Jen and Susan B, if I lose an ounce I want to know! Unfortunately I'm also going to know if I've gained an ounce
Twice, it sounds like you also bought a defective scale. I'd take it back, and test them in the store before bringing another one home. I called and they told me it might not work without more weight on mine, so I held two water jugs to throw off my weight (don't want to weigh before the 15th) and it did register a weight (a really scary over 200lb weight ). I got on the dial scale with the water jugs too, and while I can't really tell for sure what that one says, it looks to me like the digital might add about a lb. That's not too bad.
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I have a Weight Watchers scale. It's pretty accurate. Though the one's at the gym weigh me about 4lbs heavier. They're the ones that are in the doctor's office and are extremely old. I strictly use my scale at home for weigh-ins so I don't go crazy. Though the gym scales show the same amount of loss, so who can go wrong with that?
I just got one of the old fashioned beam balance scales (like they have or had in the doctor's office) I love it! Very accurate to a quarter pound. They had it on sale on amazon, with free shipping before Christmas.
i have one of the beam ones, too, where you have to move the thingies manually. i LOVE it. i actually prefer that scale to the digital on. not sure why, but it just seems so much more easier to motivate myself with the older scale.
It's accurate, I think; I got on and off three times this a.m. and it weighed the same each time; unfortunately, despite three days perfectly on-plan, I've GAINED 3/4 of a pound. Yuck.
The balance beam scales sound interesting. Aren't they huge? What were the shipping charges like?
That's the one I got. I really like it. It is big though! I had to move our towel rack to make a place for it but there is something very motivating about it. I have a perfectly fine digital, but it's not the same as getting to move those weights down the line lol There is a little assembly required but that didn't take long.
. Just once will suffice.
I press the corner and it blinks and zeroes out and then I put weight on it and it does nothing at all (just blackness), or the E comes up.
What a story. You go on and kick that bad scale's a**. You can do it girl!!
). I got on the dial scale with the water jugs too, and while I can't really tell for sure what that one says, it looks to me like the digital might add about a lb. That's not too bad.
but there is something very motivating about it. I have a perfectly fine digital, but it's not the same as getting to move those weights down the line lol There is a little assembly required but that didn't take long.
