What kind of scale do you have???

imdawn

Thinking about getting a different scale..what kind (BRAND NAME!) does everybody have. I know there are some high-tech ones out there with body fat % and whatnot...is this helpful? Should I get digital or the old fashion dial kind?? Which is more accurate? Thanks for any and all help!

imdawn

Thinking about getting a different scale..what kind (BRAND NAME!) does everybody have. I know there are some high-tech ones out there with body fat % and whatnot...is this helpful? Should I get digital or the old fashion dial kind?? Which is more accurate? Thanks for any and all help!

msblondy16

Ikea. Dial. I am convinced it was made by skinny gremlins who would never need a scale...

Ezzie

one like a Dr's office only shorter, a balance/beamscale. It still lies just like the others (not really, it just doesn't tell the truth I want to hear....teehee). It actually is quite accurate. Has an adjustment for when you move it etc. I think most anything would work as long as you don't start obsessing which is WAY to easy to do.

There's a very large club of us MFP'rs who have periodically sworn (at?) to give up using our scales for an hour/day/week/month etc.

A tape measure and your clothes are a better, less frustrating measure....but .....but...but....I wanna see my ticker move!!!!!!

So, not much help I'm sure.....

ericarey85

i like my digital, i also have the body fat % thing on there, but i never really pay that much attention to it.

KrisKabob

A dusty one! :laugh:

Even prior to being pregnant I tried to stay away from the scale because I think there is too much emphasis put on numbers when trying to become thinner. My advise? Get a basic digital scale (with a lithium battery) that only tells weight and a measure tape.

The scale I have is a brand called "Thinner" (I got it at Bed, Bath, & Beyond)... the only thing it does it tell you your weight. I think the real numbers that you should look at are on the measure tape.

Good luck!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

imdawn

I only got a couple responses, but I see a lot more people have tickers???

mommared53

I have a digital scale that I got at Target that just shows your weight. I don't remember what the brand name is.

Nonibug

Thanks for starting this thread imdawn! Ive been looking to buy a new scale too, and was just yesterday looking at all the different types. Jeeeeesh!! Who new a scale could be so complex?:ohwell:

Anyway, after all the online "researching" I did yesterday, I agree that just a basic digital scale will do just fine

~Roni

amyalwaysonline6

Mine is curves, I got it through Avon. It tells me way too much, weight, body fat, water percent, calories.

arewethereyet

one like a Dr's office only shorter, a balance/beamscale. It still lies just like the others (not really, it just doesn't tell the truth I want to hear....teehee). It actually is quite accurate. Has an adjustment for when you move it etc. I think most anything would work as long as you don't start obsessing which is WAY to easy to do.

There's a very large club of us MFP'rs who have periodically sworn (at?) to give up using our scales for an hour/day/week/month etc.

A tape measure and your clothes are a better, less frustrating measure....but .....but...but....I wanna see my ticker move!!!!!!

So, not much help I'm sure.....

:grumble: :grumble: please dont talk about me behind my back:grumble: :grumble:
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arewethereyet

I bought a $35 digital at target-dont remember the name and we are not on speaking terms at the moment.

The real trick is to ONLY use your scale, and at the same time ever day you weigh. If it is every day (:grumble: :grumble: ) then Am after potty,

You will drive yourself crazy if you weigh at home, then the grocery store, then the gym, then the doctors office. They are all calibrated differently and will flucuate 10 pounds sometimes.

I threw myself in front of a moving buggy at the grocery store once when the 5 foot wide dial went to 168 and I had just lost 10 pounds!! That would have put be right back where I started!

So I think the best advise is to buy a middle of the road digital scale, and only use it....even when it is the devil:devil:

Good luck!:flowerforyou:

time2wrk

I have a Weight Watchers one that is digital and tells you to the 1/2 pound. It has helped tremendously NOT to use it daily, only weekly (thank you arewethereyet!!!).

nytoaz

I have a Tanika scale that also gives a body fat percentage. The weight is very accurate (matches my doctor's scale), but I don't know how accurate the body fat percentage is. I've had this scale for years and am very happy with it. Although I'm a scale addict (I weigh myself twice a day :blushing: ) I also agree with using the measuring tape (which I do every 4 to 6 weeks).

auntkaren

I have a cheap Wal Mart scale:bigsmile: it matches up with the doctors scale so guess it does the job. :bigsmile:

cmriverside

My last scale was electronic, and it had an unfortunate accident a year ago involving a pitcher of water and gravity. I don't miss it.

I don't like scales. I weigh once a month or so at the gym. Works for me. When I had one, I obsessed over "weight" and weighing at the exact same time of day, etc.

OCD, ya'll.

So I think the best advise is to buy a middle of the road digital scale, and only use it....even when it is the devil

Too funny!! I used to say the scale is the :devil: SPAWN.

TaraJ16

i've had a couple of different digi scales, and i find that they didn't work well. i could step on the scale and it would give me my weight, and i could step on again a min later and it would give me a different weight.

i use just a regular scale that i got for like $10 at walmart, lol

imdawn

i've had a couple of different digi scales, and i find that they didn't work well. i could step on the scale and it would give me my weight, and i could step on again a min later and it would give me a different weight.

i use just a regular scale that i got for like $10 at walmart, lol

Ha I've had this problem with the digital scale (Health O Meter brand)...I'll weigh myself and then I like to make sure so I'll weigh myself again and wouldn't you know the weight manages to drop or gain by like 2 pounds so there I am weighing myself for 5 minutes straight until I get the same weight 3 times in a row (OCD I KNOW!) So I think I'm going to get a dial scale in addition to the digital scale...oh man I'll be in trouble then...but I want to make sure I'm losing weight (or gaining?!) (and yes, I'm going to take measurements once a month as well..) Thanks everyone who answered this..and if you want to keep answering this post, by all means I'll keep checking it to see what kind of scale people have...(I just can't help myself!) LOL :flowerforyou:

EvilPIB

Ikea. Dial. I am convinced it was made by skinny gremlins who would never need a scale...

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EvilPIB

Digitial scale that only gives your weight, purchased @ Wal-Mart for under $30. I think it's a Health Meter but I'm not sure.

I personally don't like scales so this one is very, very basic which is all I need. I rather use a tape measure which gives you a different kind of truth.

DjBliss05

I have a cheap digital one from the drugstore... in fact, we had two at one point and they both gave me different numbers! :laugh:

I was thinking about replacing it, but we've been together for a long time. It has taken a lot of abuse.

ACastle1

I don't have a scale and don't plan on getting one. I weigh myself once a month at my friend's office. She works at a physical therapy clinic as a massage therapist.

arewethereyet

I don't have a scale and don't plan on getting one. I weigh myself once a month at my friend's office. She works at a physical therapy clinic as a massage therapist.

Oh AC if you could just come steal mine so I wouldnt obsess I would greatly appreciate it!

ACastle1

Oh AC if you could just come steal mine so I wouldnt obsess I would greatly appreciate it!

You think I could make some good money being a scale assassin? Sounds like an awesome job to me.

sunshine_girl

I have a broken one. I get weighed in once a month on a proper dr scale. Until then i can just kind of weigh myself at random intervals and guesstimate how much I have lost. If i think it says 3 pounds down I will only mark 1 or whatever until proper weigh in.

arewethereyet

Ok we made up.:smokin:

Mine is a Taylor Super Brite.

It has been accurate for the year I have had it. I check against the Drs scale which is calibrated monthly. :flowerforyou:

tresa1234

I have a Healthometer that I got from WalMart ... it's digital, weighs to 0.2 of a pound, and is supposed to do body fat % and hydration %. But the body fat varies by 10% from day to day, so I pretty much ignore that part. I weigh every morning after potty & before eating or drinking, but try not to worry about what it says... just one more way to see what is going on.

But I have to confess that when it goes down and then goes right back up a pound or two and stays there for days or weeks, it drives me just a little bit nuttier than usual....



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