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Confused

aprilh576
aprilh576 Posts: 50 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
one scale told me I was 285 another told me I was 10lbs heavier. What could be causing this. Not sure how much I really weigh.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    The most important thing about weighing is consistency. Same time, place and bat channel!
  • kellicci
    kellicci Posts: 409 Member
    Yep. Time of day is a big one and also clothing/shoes. I always weigh myself right when I get up after my potty break and total nekkid (right be fore I jump in the shower). If I weigh any other time or with clothes on or after the shower (with wet hair) I weigh more. So I use the nekkid weight as my ground zero.
  • arobed53
    arobed53 Posts: 2,010 Member
    Just pick a scale and always use it and believe it.
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    One could be calibrated differently.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    The number doesn't matter. What matters is progress. Pick one scale and stick with it.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    I would use the lower scale :)
  • prattiger65
    prattiger65 Posts: 1,657 Member
    loulamb7 wrote: »
    I would use the lower scale :)

    I'd use the heavy one the first week, then switch to the light one.....;)
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