Weighing In on a Higi Station

zacharyc93

I've been using the local Higi Station at my nearby Kroger to check my weight loss. The Higi Station has a seat and a small metal bar that you place your feet on. The bar is only really big enough to fit your heels, so Ive been sitting with my heels on the bar and my toes planted in the floor. The same way as the person on the instructional image.

At the beginning of my current 15 day streak, I was at 354 lbs. When I went to weigh in on Thursday, I was at 331. This made me pretty happy.

Then my friend told me that I was planting my feet wrong, and that my heels should be on the bar and my feet should be parallel to the floor.

I adjusted to sit how he suggested and it felt very unnatural, like I was shifting my weight in such a way that I was putting more pressure on the machine.

But sitting like this gave me a read of 383 lbs. Obviously this was devastating. I don't know if it's correct. I dont know if the machine is accurate, or if I was sitting right originally. Have you guys used one of these before?

DebSozo

I've never heard of a HIGI station. I looked online, and it sounds helpful. I hope we get one at a Rite Aid near us.

jennifer_417

Unfortunately, if you were putting your feet partly on the floor, then the scale wouldn't be able to read all of your weight, because some of it would be off the scale. Sorry, man. You might want to look in to am at-home digital scale, they're not super expensive and tend to be more accurate.

ClubSilencio

I use them and find them to be accurate because my gym has an eye level beam scale and the results are pretty much the same.

You don't want your feet touching the floor. All of your weight should be on the apparatus. Re-check it 2-4 times.

You might be able to find a scale for a few bucks at the thrift store, if you want one. I don't care to own a scale. Just another piece of junk that takes up space. Recycling centers, hospitals, college athletic departments are others good places to use a scale.