Doctors scales or home ones?

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chubbytojumpy
chubbytojumpy Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
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 :)

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    Whatever scale you're going to be stepping on most of the time
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    All scales are different, pick one and use it consistently.
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
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    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
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    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
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    edited June 2018
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    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.

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