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How to tell which scales are accurate?

my3kicks
my3kicks Posts: 8
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
can someone please tell me how to calebrate my scales to make sure they are accurate? I have weighed on 2 different sets (my 1st mistake) now I'm wondering which one is correct

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  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    it doesnt really matter. use the same one every time and get rid of the other one.

    even if its wrong, it will be consistently wrong so 2 pounds less is 2 pounds less.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    both and neither...all scales are going to be calibrated slightly different. Just pick one...the number isn't all that important, the trend is.
  • johnjay1178
    johnjay1178 Posts: 11 Member
    It's just a number. Use one and stick with it to know if you're gaining/losing.
  • ibamosaserreinas
    ibamosaserreinas Posts: 294 Member
    edited March 2015
    I checked my scale by putting some of my dumbbells on it.

    If you put a 10 pound dumbbell on the scale and it says something close to 10 pounds it is probably fairly accurate.
  • marykate_1203
    marykate_1203 Posts: 164 Member
    Just stick to one scale.
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