Scale

MelissaLandreth

I dont currently have a scale.

I am debating to get one or not...

Any advice??

hailzp

Don't do it! lol. Scales are not your friends! My advice would be to use a tape measure and clothes size.

hinzmand

You can use a scale to monitor your weight. If your weight trends up, you need to cut calories.

Masterdo

Well, getting a good reading of your weight once a week or so is pretty important to track your progress. That and make sure it really is progress (with measurements and weight, you can more accurately estimate % of body fat, and track if you lose some of that or only muscle in your diet/work outs).

So if you have another way to get your weight once a week, like at the gym, then save the cash (and the temptation to get on the scale more than you should anyway )

puppycloud

I was debating myself a long time about getting a scale or not, I ended up getting a cheap basic one. It is frustrating when I don't loose for a week, or when my weight fluctuates 2 - 4 pounds up and down, so I've ended up looking at the weightloss graph here on mfp to see my overall weightloss rather than rely on the scale every day.

venetianz

Dont, if you need to weigh yourseld once a week, go to your nearest pharmacy to do it, its free. I almost broke mine the other day, it refuses to move but i lost weight because my clothes fit so much better, I got discouraged so i hid it from myself. And i wint take it out anytime soon.

snookumss

Get one, but get a good one that shows body fat percentage as well as water percentage. Also, if you end up getting in the habit of weighing daily as I do, make sure you wont let fluctuations and sodium bother you! Write everything down

Because I weigh daily with my scale, I can see if my extra sodium intake or strength session caused water retention. Not only in pounds gained, but a higher water percentage actually shows up on my scale Its not perfect, but seriously goes from 49% water typically to 50% or more when retaining water.

I love my scale.

donna_glasgow

I couldn't diet without my scale or my tape measure ... if one "lies" to me the other normally tells me what I want to hear

last weight in I never lost anything but my tape measure told me I had lost inches ., another time my belly was swollen but my scales showed a drop

id say get a scale but don't obsess about the numbers, they do and will fluctuate but as long as the over all trend is down your loosing weight