scale discrepency :(

chazsucks

so last friday i weighed myself for the first time, my scale said 238lbs
during the week the scale stopped working so i dug out another scale and this morning i used that
it says 247.8lbs!!!!!!! I seriously hope i haven't put on nearly 10lbs in a week!! grrr how annoying my first week as well!
Should I just start from scratch this week then?
my progress chart is going to say i've put on 10lbs!
xxx

elainegsd

Hmmmm, I'd probably try a third scale at a doc's office or gym to confirm this second scale is right, then I would adjust my starting weight accordingly.

andybaxta

Don't worry too much, I have a pair of scales from a good manufacturer and it sometimes will read +/- 5 lbs when I get off and back on again straight away so I have to take an average!

I would start from scratch with the same scales all the way through, going to be easier!

pamp1emousse

Argh, I had this problem as well when I bought a new scale. It's so upsetting! It may not even have been an accurate reading (let's say, if you'd consumed too much sodium recently) but either way, what I did when this happened was to go...
Home ->check in -> edit previous entries and change your starting weight to what your new scale says. That way you havent officially put on weight You can change your goal weight up a couple of lbs as well if you'd like, so that the amount you have to lose is still the same.

chazsucks

Argh, I had this problem as well when I bought a new scale. It's so upsetting! It may not even have been an accurate reading (let's say, if you'd consumed too much sodium recently) but either way, what I did when this happened was to go...
Home ->check in -> edit previous entries and change your starting weight to what your new scale says. That way you havent officially put on weight You can change your goal weight up a couple of lbs as well if you'd like, so that the amount you have to lose is still the same.

Thanks that's really helpful!!! You actually just answered another question i had lol xxx

schpanks

I always weigh 3-4 pounds heavier when I go to the doctor, too. It's depressing. I weighed myself on my scale, clothed, before I went the other day so I wasn't sad when I got there, and still was 4 pounds heavier according to the doctor's scale. I'm keeping mine. It likes me better. :happy:

Julezebub

Digital scales can be really tempermental I always get on and off a few times to make sure. Lately before I get on them I put something else with a known weight on it and then you can be a bit more confident cuz you know that inanimate object hasn't put on weight.

MegJo

I had the same issue when I started! My scale died after my first week so I got a new one and was 4lbs heavier! Once I got over the initial devestation I just changed my starting weight with MFP and moved on. Three months later and 14lbs down I kinda forgot that even happened! You can do it - the starting weight doesn't matter - its your starting mindset!

ctraill

I would just readjust your starting weight and make sure that you use the same scale to measure your progress. That way even if your weight is off by a little bit, the total amount of weight that you've lost won't be.

Sorry this happened to you your first week!

Healthyby30

Remember to those people who weigh more when they go to the dr...your weight fluctuates throughout the day. I always weigh more at 10am than I do when I first wake up (your true weight). So its not going to be the same.