Scale frustration

Ne0Indigo

So I just came back from my work trip which weight loss wise was depressing. I don't usually weight myself everyday, my aim was once a fortnight. But while away I got into the habit of weighing myself every two days. It started on the first day to compare scales at a gym I would go to casually nearby my hotel. It said I was 2kg over what my home and home gym scales were saying (which match mind you). This caused me to get into this habit out of desperation as I was doing my best to eat sensibly - which I feel I did aside from my breakfast being different and my vegetable portions being a bit bigger but I figured it's vegies it can't hurt.

Anyway my weight didn't budge a single bit according to the holiday gym scales. I've come home today, weighed myself. And according to my home scales Im about 0.4kg less the amount I weighed when I was last home.

What scales am I suppoSed to trust? I want to log weight accurately but this is getting a little frustrating. I've not lost enough weight to visually see it even if my home scales are accurate

kommodevaran

Stick to one scale.

trigden1991

Pick one set of scales and stick to them. Changing scales is a quick way to get demotivated or confused! If you weigh on your home scales 90% of the time then use those and only those.

PAV8888

Stick to a single set of scales.
Used at the same spot of floor (with no give).
after using the bathroom and before eating or drinking anything in the morning.
Enter the information in a trending weight application or web site... and observe the trend.
Water retention due to: hormones; sodium from eating out; water retention to repair muscles after exercise will ALL impact that number. WAY more than 0.4 lb of fat loss will.

Math says that multiple daily observations on a trendline will yield much more reliable results than fewer observations even if taken weeks apart!

rickc74

Stick to one, or at the very least, two that you can use regularly. The scale at my gym shows me a couple pounds heavier than the one at home. They are both steadily showing decreases, which is really all that matters. I currently weigh 177.5 at home - I don't care if I actually weigh 179.5lbs, I'm just glad I'm no longer the 250.5lbs I started at at home, or the 252.5lbs the gym would have had me at. The number is just a number, the progress is what is truly important.
Echoing the advice above - weigh at the same time of day each time, in the same conditions.

courtneyfabulous

Just use home scale and alwaysweigh first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom and before eating or drinking anything.

Every scale is a little different just like every clock is not exactly the same. You also fluctuate weight a lot during the day so try to weigh first thing in the morning only and NEVER at the end of the day.

Seffell

Every scale would show a slightly different weight. Your absolute weight is irrelevant. Your relative weight is what matters. In other words you should care if you're losing weight according to one scale regardles of the actual numbers it shows comparing to another.