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Yes, I did a search, and there are a few threads about scales, but I didn't find exactly what I was looking for.
I'm getting ready to toss my digitial scale in the Dumpster. This morning I weighed myself, and the number seemed unrealistically low, so I got off, waited a minute, got back on, and amazingly gained eight pounds in that minute. I moved the scale to a different spot and got a different weight. I then changed the batteries, just in case, and I got yet another number and a few minutes later another number.
It is a digital scale that is supposed to be able to store up to four different people's weights, but that feature hasn't worked for a long time.
I was talking to the coworker with whom I walk at lunchtime, and she remarked that she found that a regular analog scale is just more accurate. I suppose that would also depend upon the quality of the scale, but I was wondering what others here use and what they prefer. I am going to buy a new scale, obviously, but I am thinking maybe I should just get an old-fashioned analog scale and call it a day. I don't need all the fancy features. I just want accuracy in my weight.
That happens with my scale, too. I've seen a 2-3 pound difference just standing on slightly different spots on the scale.
Yep, pretty common occurrence. Best to use the same spot so as to take as many variables out of the equation as possible.
I can't imagine a quality analog scale being any more accurate than a quality digital scale. The only difference is the digital scale will have a different method of output.
Yep, pretty common occurrence. Best to use the same spot so as to take as many variables out of the equation as possible.
I can't imagine a quality analog scale being any more accurate than a quality digital scale. The only difference is the digital scale will have a different method of output.
Probably not. Was just wondering if others had a preference. It's annoying not being able to track weight properly.
I'm also wondering if the floor has anything to do with it. My kitchen and bathroom have stone-type tiles that have a rough-ish surface. The rest of the condo is carpeted except the entryway, which has a different stone tile, so I don't actually have any floor in my home that is smooth and totally flat. I thought about weighing myself outside on the concrete patio but I usually weigh myself first thing in the morning naked, and I don't want to scare any neighbors who might be looking out their windows at 5:15 a.m.
HA I was wondering the same thing about my analog scale as well. And I was thinking the opposite; "Should I get a digital scale?". I've even questioned the scale at my doctor's office, but the nurse assured me that they get regular "calibrations" completed by a third-party company ::shrug::
HA I was wondering the same thing about my analog scale as well. And I was thinking the opposite; "Should I get a digital scale?". I've even questioned the scale at my doctor's office, but the nurse assured me that they get regular "calibrations" completed by a third-party company ::shrug::
Yeah, where's that magic scale that makes the numbers go down every day?
in my experiance it comes down to how you stand. when I do it I try to stand as straight as possible and looking forward untill the digital scale locks the number. I think on any scale if your putting more pressure in one spot it will make the numbers change.
I think the most accurate scale would be one that you hang from like they have for the cranes at my work to weigh jobs. Even then, you would have to stay completly still for it to be accurate. if nothing else, just go with the lowest number you get lol
I agree, try to stand on the same spot (or as close as you can feasibly possible) each reading, and perhaps take multiple readings, and see which you can consistently get. I think there are some scales, depending on type and manufacturer, that can be calibrated as well.
I agree, try to stand on the same spot (or as close as you can feasibly possible) each reading, and perhaps take multiple readings, and see which you can consistently get. I think there are some scales, depending on type and manufacturer, that can be calibrated as well.
Well, I DO strive to stand in the same spot, but EIGHT POUNDS? That's just stupid.
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