checking your scale. . .

lotusfromthemud

I just read this in a magazine, and I decided to try it.

Check your scale with weights. I took my two ten pound dumbells and put them on my scale. And the scale said they weight 20.6 pounds. So, my scale weighs 6 oz heavy. This is how they tested accuracy in a Prevention "review of scales" (my scale tested the highest for accuracy, so go figure)

This little trick would be useful on "old school" scales you just dial down to calibrate.

lotusfromthemud

I just read this in a magazine, and I decided to try it.

Check your scale with weights. I took my two ten pound dumbells and put them on my scale. And the scale said they weight 20.6 pounds. So, my scale weighs 6 oz heavy. This is how they tested accuracy in a Prevention "review of scales" (my scale tested the highest for accuracy, so go figure)

This little trick would be useful on "old school" scales you just dial down to calibrate.

ConnieLynn

Hi Viviakay,

Thank you for that idea. I am going to go check my scale right now.

Blessings,

Connie Lynn

Algrady

Great idea, I've always wondered if my scale is correct. Now I can make sure that it is. Thanks for the post!

ConnieLynn

Darn. My scale is correct.

Happy Sunday everyone,

Connie Lynn

lotusfromthemud

Darn. My scale is correct.

Happy Sunday everyone,

Connie Lynn

LOL, sorry. . . I was hoping mine would be heavy by ten pounds, so I'd be under goal weight. :laugh:

GinaB30

hehehe I am SO gonna try this later!

mydogmesa2

Thats a good idea, but isnt it true that if you always use the same scale it will still be acurate of how much weight your losing even if the numbers arent right?Because if its offone day its gonna always be off right? Its kinda confusing, or would you add like 6 oz or so for each twenty lbs ( just using the example above) or does that matter? Just wondering::huh:

Twinmom413

I know my scale isn't accurate. That's a great way to check...thanks!

Since I'm doing a "diet derby" at work, I'm using the nurse's scale to check in weekly. My first weigh in is on Tuesday. I'm a little nervous. Keeping my fingers crossed that I"m off to a good start

lifesaver

that's a good idea but I don't have weights... any other ideas??

lotusfromthemud

I guess it would work with anything that you knew what it weighed. Like a bag of cat food or something? If it's not heavy enough, the scale won't register at all.

And yes, I know an inaccurate scale tracks the loss accurately, but I'm really, really close to my goal weight, so I'm in a mode that ounces are crucial to me. Also, this lets me know that the scale isn't broken (I had my suspicions about that, but apparently I'm just a world-champion at consistency.) I've been the same weight (to the oz.) every Friday morning for the past six weeks.

deanea

Crack me up, as soon as I read this I ran from the third floor to the basement, grabbed a five lb weight, ran up to the third floor, too light to register, ran back to the basement grabbed a ten lb weight, ran up to the third floor, too light to register, ran back down, and in the end, my scale will not register 20lbs, it's old and cheap. However, the positive..... I just ran up and down three flights of stairs three times carrying weights for half of it!

Thanks!