wrong readings on my scale. Dissapointed

venetianz
venetianz Posts: 78 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have been using the same scale for the past 4 years. yesterday when my husband stepped on it, it gave him a reading, he went on again almost immidiately and it was 3kg more. He decided it was time for a new scale.

Todaqy i weighed myself on our new electronic scale and it it 2kg more than where i thought i was. I was so dissapointed, I have been working so had and i thought there was progress only to find out my scale was faulty. It really messed up my day, but hey. Life goes on

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  • sallysuze
    sallysuze Posts: 65 Member
    Sometimes it is not a new scale that is needed, but new batteries...
  • Filletsteak
    Filletsteak Posts: 85 Member
    Hi there, same thing happened to me a couple of months ago. My new electronic scales see me as 5lbs heavier. I was upset and annoyed but gotta keep on going. We'll get there.
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    had you had the new scale when you started several months ago, your start weight would probably have been higher.
    the scales arn't the only way of measuring things.
    are your clothes looser, do you feel fitter?? is your face slimmer?
    go by things other than the scale

    (and it looks like you've done great so far, you've lost about 15 lbs, and you're on the right track.)
  • HappyandToned
    HappyandToned Posts: 49 Member
    I hate scales and if I knew I wouldn't regret it a second after, I would throw them against the wall and smash them to pieces. :)
  • head_in_rainbows
    head_in_rainbows Posts: 290 Member
    Body weight fluctuates so maybe you are not really those 2 kg up. I also recently changed a scale from teh analog to digital and here what happened to me: I normally weight myself on monday and last monday I got x on an old scale, on friday I weighted myself again to confirm it and it was the same. On Saturday I weighted myself on a new digital scale and it was 2 kg more than on a new scale. On Sunday I weighted myself because I was worried after crazy Saturday drinking and it was just 0.4 kg more than on friday on the old scale. And today, when I had my weight in day , it showed 1.3 kg more than on friday. It all depands on water and TOM if you are a woman. Check the scales but tape is more reliable :)

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