Scale

fatchimom

Any suggestions for a new bathroom scale? I read on another post that the scales with the body fat feature aren't very accurate. Thanks

wabmester

Yeah, those fat monitors aren't accurate, but they may be OK for the long-term trend. Especially if you use them at a consistent level of hydration (like the same time each morning).

I bought a new digital scale, but it broke after a couple months. So I just weigh myself at the gym on one of those nice medical-style beam balance scales. I'd get one for home if I had the room for it.

mongoosealamode

I have a regular spring scale that you can adjust. I feel like I have to fix it every time I use it. And I bounce a few time to get an average weight. It's really annoying. I'm sure ballance scales are really expensive but I would LOVE to have one.

mrmdm

Hi, Wabnester is correct that these are good for trends over time. I always made sure to weigh in at the same time each time and wear no clothes or the same clothes each time. I dont use anymore as i get body scanned now x1 month at my medifast office..

Dave

ChairmanWow

We just bought a new one to replace an ancient Tanita that we felt was, shall we say, untrustworthy. We got a HoMedics http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/303534-homedics-glass-digital-bath-scale-bright-white.html

It is ridiculously consistent and fast, has a bright blue light screen for easy reading, and tracks in .2 of a pound increments. That in itself is nice, because they old one only tracked in .5 pound increments. Poorly.

monicapavlick

I bought a NewlineNY model off Amazon. My husband weighed himself at work on a scientific scale, came home and weighed himself again on the new scale & the scale was accurate. I weighed myself the next morning once plain and once holding a 10 pound dumbbell & again it was accurate.
It's just a plain model no bells & whistles, but we like it.

GSD_Mama

I bought plain cheap Health-O-Meter at walmart, it's pretty accurate and i've been using it for about 3 month now with no issues.

TribalmamaEmily

We have
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Weight-Watchers-by-Conair-4-User-Memory-Glass-Body-Analysis-Scale/33616453

Like others said, i would not call it accurate. But it isn't way off either. I just weigh myself at the same time, without clothes to make it simple. The numbers are just confirmation for me ~ not the motivation. The way I feel in my clothes and performance are the real evidence. ;o)

It is cheap and i'd say ok for general readings. We have had it for about 3 months with no problems, yet.

glossbones

I have this one:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Health-O-Meter-Weight-Tracking-Scale/22083846

And I love it! I can step on that scale as many times as I want in a row and it always gives me the same weight. Plus it remembers your last weight, and stores two users so my husband and I can each use it.

I always weigh myself in the morning before I step into the shower.

fatchimom

Wow! Thanks for all the good suggestions!

lisahenneberry83

I have this love/hate relationship with scales lol I have one that does the body fat etc..I have calibrated it to many times to count and it always gives me different readings. The one thing I did notice was that I had a tendency to lean a little to the left or put more weight on my left foot...not sure why. Anyway, I decided to start using the scale at the gym at the same time wearing the same clothes once a month. I tend to worry about the number on the scale more than I should Hopefully you find one that you really like! If you do let us all know:) Good luck!