New Scale: Very Different Readings

ExcelWithMel

I've had the Biggest Loser Body Fat Scale for almost 2 years. When I first got it, I religiously tracked all the stats it gave me, but then after awhile just used the body weight. Since I've been stuck on the same 5 lbs. for over a year, I decided to go back to looking at other stats such as body FAT. But I couldn't get my scale to give me all that great data again (even after using the manual). So I bought another scale. The same kind. And I figured out how to get the first one to work, but the two scales are telling me different results:

Body Weight only off by .6 lbs. - I'm not so worried about that

But the old scale says I have 33.0% BF and the new scale says I have 28.7% BF.

Should I return the new scale and work on decreasing a 33.0% BF reading, or go with the new one, and donate the old which is a perfectly good scale.

Oh, also the Kcals read 1,556 for the old scale (I aim for 1,500 cal/day. and then exercise), but the new scale says 2,396! I would definitely gain weight if I ate that much every day.

buckobuckobucko

Thats a tough one. I have a cheapo Wal Mart digital scales. It will weigh you different every time you get on them. I am thinking about getting a good brand of non digital scales and trying that for a while.

AnaVerasGettingFit

Ugh, don't you hate that? I have a brand-spankin' new, hoity toity one, and I have to step on it three times to know what's real. One time to see what it says, a second time to see if it says the same thing. If it doesn't, a third time to see which it matches up with LOL. Then I step on the one right next to it (2 scales next to each other-demented, I know!) to double check it LOL.