Doctors scales or home ones?

chubbytojumpy

Hi all.
I weighed myself yesterday and was 156.6lb (71kg) at home. However today I had a doctors appointment were I was weighed and was 68kg (149.9lb). I have only been recording my eating for a week and only started weighing myself on Wednesday. Which scale is more reliable? I doubt I would have had a whoosh moment and have lost that much in a day..
Thank

L1zardQueen

Will you be weighing at the doctor’s office everyday? Or at home?

cwolfman13

Whatever scale you're going to be stepping on most of the time

TavistockToad

All scales are different, pick one and use it consistently.

777Gemma888

When I'd started out my doctor's scale maxed out @500lbs. I had to get weighed at the UPS (United Parcel Service) to gauge my initial progress. The DHL office near me at the time maxed out @800lbs. I was 995lbs. I laughed out loud at the time ... Suppose it's better than bawling out crying.

I'm going to agree with previous posters @scale location.

Lounmoun

Choose one scale to use and compare weights from only that scale. Probably want to use your home scale unless you go to the doctor pretty often.
You could put a weight on your scale to see how accurate it is. What matters is not the exact number but the change over time though.

NovusDies

You should use the scale you are going to use most often. It doesn't hurt to troubleshoot the location of your scale. Make sure it is on a hard even surface. Make sure that if it is in a closet your are not being touched by hanging clothes when you weigh. But if all that is okay it is ultimately what @Lounmoun said about the change in weight over time.