Scale discrepancies

beth_kai

So I weighed myself on the scales at the gym and they place me 3lbs heavier than my own. I went to my sisters and used hers and they weighed me 7lbs heavier. I took my scales to my sister and we weighed a bag of dog food and the weights were similar e.g 6.3 on mine 6.7 on my sisters.
So I feel like a fraud when I weigh myself on my own but they're the ones I've always used.
I have this fear that I'm a lot heavier than I think I am.
Should i continue to listen to my scales?

sugaraddict4321

I think we can drive ourselves crazy with the scale. In order to avoid that, I use the same scale all the time. Whether it's off by a pound or two doesn't matter, because my weight is only measured by one scale.

If you're using a digital scale, it can give a different reading if the battery is getting low. Try to make sure the scale is level and on a firm, flat surface (not on carpet). If your two scales aren't reading the same, look at whether they need calibration and/or new batteries.

88olds

You want to lose weight?

Pick a scale. If you don’t have any confidence in your scale, get a new digital scale. Set up an official weekly weigh in. Control as many conditions as possible. Stay away from other scales. They don’t count because using another scale is comparing is comparing apples to oranges. If you can’t stay off of the scale it’s OK, but official weigh in is the only one that counts.

A scale is just a feedback machine. Focus on the weight loss process and the scale will follow.

missysippy930

Different scales, different times of the day, different places, not unusual to have different weights. Even using the same scale in the same place can give different weights throughout the day. Stick with the same scale, in the same place, at the same time of day for weighing yourself. Different scales will almost always give different weights. Most of us don’t have our scales professionally calibrated, so I wouldn’t be too concerned.