My scales are not accurate

Ameeeeeera

I have 3 scales at home , and all of them give me different reading in different spots at home ,
For example, if I weighed on the same scale in bathroom the reading on the same scale will differ if i weighed myself in the bedroom or living room on the same scale at the same time .
If I tried other scale to have an avarage or to get a close reading they will do the same (different readings in different areas and at the same time) , sometimes if I moved the scale just a step and weighed it will give me a totally different reading than this step before at the same time.

Don't know what to do to know my exact weight so thay I can be able to calculate my calories and track my progress.

Do you have any idea ? Thanks.

Redordeadhead

You should leave the scale in one place and not move it, ideally on a flat, hard floor (no carpet). Different floor surfaces will give different readings.

WholeFoods4Lyfe

Stick with one scale, in the same spot. Don't move it. The number doesn't matter nearly as much as the trend. As long as your weight is going down, that's what matters.

MikePTY

There really is no "exact weight" as all scales can have slight margin of errors. You don't need to wirry about that. Pick one scale, in one place, and use that for your weigh ins. The important part is the trend. So start with that scale weight as your starting weight and subsequent weigh ins will show your progress.

bpetrosky

Don't use three different scales. They will always give a different reading based on their location, calibration, and how they're put together. No home scale is absolutely accurate.

Pick one of the scales that seems to work best, and put it on a flat, hard, level surface. Leave it there if possible. Be sure to use the self calibrate routine (usually step on the scale and step off to let it read 0), before weighing yourself.

bpetrosky

Also, your weight will fluctuate during the day, from eating, drinking, eliminating, sweating, etc. Get used to that idea.

heybales

Ameeeeeera wrote: »

Don't know what to do to know my exact weight so thay I can be able to calculate my calories and track my progress.

Do you have any idea ? Thanks.

Punch in 3 weights that are 5 lbs apart and discover the change in calories is about meaningless.

Meaning the upwards of 20% off nutrition labels are allowed to be is a bigger effect than 5 lbs difference in weight.

amusedmonkey

Put all 3 scales on the same surface, step on each one 3 times. Pick the one that has the least variation in weight in the 3 times you stepped on it. Put that scale in one spot and don't move it, and use it exclusively to track your weight changes (forget about the other two).

slimtuc

Use one scale and ditch the others. There's an adage: A man with a watch knows the time; a man with two watches is never sure.

cwolfman13

Ameeeeeera wrote: »

I have 3 scales at home , and all of them give me different reading in different spots at home ,
For example, if I weighed on the same scale in bathroom the reading on the same scale will differ if i weighed myself in the bedroom or living room on the same scale at the same time .
If I tried other scale to have an avarage or to get a close reading they will do the same (different readings in different areas and at the same time) , sometimes if I moved the scale just a step and weighed it will give me a totally different reading than this step before at the same time.

Don't know what to do to know my exact weight so thay I can be able to calculate my calories and track my progress.

Do you have any idea ? Thanks.

Use one...the number doesn't matter...you don't have an "exact" weight...you watch the overall trend over time. Your weight is going to fluctuate throughout the day and from day to day...this is totally normal...the trend over time is what is important, not the actual number.

Talan79

You can stack weights on one. Use a flat surface, not carpet. I use dumbbells on mine occasionally to see if it’s calibrated.

PAV8888

Talan79 wrote: »

You can stack weights on one. Use a flat surface, not carpet. I use dumbbells on mine occasionally to see if it’s calibrated.

The behavior of a scale at a lower weight range does not necessarily reflect the behavior at a higher weight range.

Hold the dumbbells. Stacking them adds up to less than a child's weight and examines the response of your scale a weight range that is not relevant to you

kimny72

No home scale is perfectly calibrated. Pick a scale, pick a flat surface, pick a level of dressed/undressed, pick a time of day. Then stick with all that for the duration. Plus your weight will fluctuate all day due to water weight and digestion changes. You are never really one weight - you are a living thing full of dynamic processes

The time to worry is when your scale keeps giving you the exact same reading for days at a time - that's a signal your batteries probably need to be changed or your scale has reached it's "replace by" date.

missysippy930

Same scale, same spot, same time of day.

pierinifitness

Close enough is good enough so relax about the scale. Life isn’t as precise as we sometimes want it to be.

Fflpnari

If I move my scale an inch it gives me a different reading. The morning after I've cleaned my bathroom floor my weight is different than the days prior

PAV8888

Fflpnari wrote: »

If I move my scale an inch it gives me a different reading. The morning after I've cleaned my bathroom floor my weight is different than the days prior

and that's why, as I'm sure you'll agree, we use weight trend apps or web sites to observe the change to our weight trend over an appropriate length of time as opposed to relying on individual day to day weigh in data points as meaningful sources of information.

ultra_violets

My mom used to use a 12 lb. bowling ball to test her scales. Get on without it, get on with it, get back off. You can also do it with a 5 lb. bag of sugar or a sleepy cat.

csplatt

Pick one, leave it in one place, and don’t worry about whether other scales would weigh you different. My scale will give me one # when I step on then a lower # if I step off and back on. It’s super consistent in this way. It doesn’t matter which number is right as long as for weight loss that number is decreasing.

lorrpb

You're using 3 scales in multiple locations?! I would go nuts! One and done.

Ameeeeeera

Thanks alot guys will do your advice indeed, your comments are so insightful thanks.