double check your weight?

cailinlowe
cailinlowe Posts: 161 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
who else gets on the scale a couple of times to make sure its right? I always weigh myself when i first wake up after i pee. this morning i got on and the first time it said 178 (NOOO) and when i tried a bunch more times it was saying 175.4 a bunch .. i waited a few minutes and it says 176.. so i recorded at 176.... comments?
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  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    hit the scale with a big hammer until you get the number you really want :wink:
  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    it is nothing but a number. I know it the whole "weight loss" process you want to see that scale move...but trust me STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE! That 1 pound difference means nothing in the grand scheme of things.
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,253 Member
    I do, first time is a ranging shot just to see, then back on a couple of times more, if they are all the same then that is what it is. Luckily my digital scale is mostly consistent, just my weight is not always, but that I expect as I weigh daily, first thing, after a wee
  • lovebizaar
    lovebizaar Posts: 7 Member
    My scale does this too, it's a Weight Watchers scale, but the scale I weigh in at work as soon as I get to work, never changes it's very accurate and I go by that. I can get on my WW scale and weight several times it will flucuate with in 5 pounds, enough to drive me crazy.
  • BaileyP3
    BaileyP3 Posts: 151 Member
    You mean I'm not the only one ;-)...sadly, yes I've done this too. And when I see a significant change UP I can usually pin it on salt in something I've eaten the day before. Not much of a salt person so restaurant food or stir-fries with soy will usually bump the scale up on me but it settles down in a couple of days.
  • ElliInJapan
    ElliInJapan Posts: 286 Member
    who else gets on the scale a couple of times to make sure its right? I always weigh myself when i first wake up after i pee. this morning i got on and the first time it said 178 (NOOO) and when i tried a bunch more times it was saying 175.4 a bunch .. i waited a few minutes and it says 176.. so i recorded at 176.... comments?

    I must admit I do the same. I usually weigh myself 3-4 times to make sure it's right and if the numbers fluctuate I record the average :)
  • Cylinda30
    Cylinda30 Posts: 174 Member
    Thats what I do i get on the scale untill I am happy with what the scales says lol :laugh:
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    I'm guilty.
  • daisiemae123
    daisiemae123 Posts: 277 Member
    OMG. I just did this same thing this morning, lol. I didn't record anything yet though because it said down about 2 lbs. I have been plateaued for 3 weeks and want to try again tomorrow and see if it sticks. Yes, my husband thinks I'm crazy :smile:
  • bokodasu
    bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
    If you have a cheaper spring scale, you should actually step on and off a few times, make sure it 0's, and then weigh yourself. Otherwise, eh, it's just a number.
  • milfy47
    milfy47 Posts: 10 Member
    stand up straight...lean forward...lean backward...put your feet closer to the top...put your feet closer to the bottom...it's a fun exercise in the morning...LOL! I average it out.
  • MoonGypsyQ67
    MoonGypsyQ67 Posts: 121 Member
    I have had this happen to me as well. I was curious because I have read that your weight will go up and down during the day. I weighed myself several times one day just to see and actually had as much as a 4 pound difference. At first I thought something was wrong with the scale. So then I grabbed my 2 pound weights (2 of them) and put them on each time and each time they came up 4 pounds. I wonder if it has something to do with how the weight is being distributed when it actually records it. Remember the scale is just one was to help track progress. Write down all your starting measurements and don't forget to notice how you feel and how your clothes fit.
  • cailinlowe
    cailinlowe Posts: 161 Member
    If you have a cheaper spring scale, you should actually step on and off a few times, make sure it 0's, and then weigh yourself. Otherwise, eh, it's just a number.

    ya, its a cheap scale so that is what i do
  • Love_flowers
    Love_flowers Posts: 365 Member
    I always double check when I weigh-in. Just to be 100%. :wink:
  • MoonGypsyQ67
    MoonGypsyQ67 Posts: 121 Member
    hit the scale with a big hammer until you get the number you really want :wink:

    Tthis one was too funny! Love it!
  • NocturnalGirl
    NocturnalGirl Posts: 1,762
    Yeah I would. Scales are misleading in general though
  • cailinlowe
    cailinlowe Posts: 161 Member
    I have had this happen to me as well. I was curious because I have read that your weight will go up and down during the day. I weighed myself several times one day just to see and actually had as much as a 4 pound difference. At first I thought something was wrong with the scale. So then I grabbed my 2 pound weights (2 of them) and put them on each time and each time they came up 4 pounds. I wonder if it has something to do with how the weight is being distributed when it actually records it. Remember the scale is just one was to help track progress. Write down all your starting measurements and don't forget to notice how you feel and how your clothes fit.

    ya, i know your weight fluctuates throughout the day, that is why i only weigh myself first thing in the morning after peeing, because that is the lightest you'll be all day.
  • derekj222
    derekj222 Posts: 370 Member
    maybe replace the scale. Mine is always right on. I usually check it by putting a 25lb weight on it to test for accuracy
  • playitagainsam
    playitagainsam Posts: 84 Member
    I always weigh myself 3 times, take an average and record that number as my weight. The scale is usually a lb. or 2 more when I step on the second time and the third reading is usually the same as the first.
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    I usually only do this if I am several pounds lighter than the last time. I just want to make sure it is for real before I get excited about it!!!
  • demonlullaby
    demonlullaby Posts: 499 Member
    i do this all the time!
  • Time4achange77
    Time4achange77 Posts: 28
    So guilty. My morning routine, weigh when I get out of bed, go to the bathroom, weigh again, stretch for 5-10 mintues, weigh again. Feed the cats ( inside and outside cats), weigh again. Make the bed, weigh again, make a cup of coffee, do not sip just weigh again, curse the scales while drinking my coffee, get dress, and go to work!!!!
  • belladonna786
    belladonna786 Posts: 1,165 Member
    hit the scale with a big hammer until you get the number you really want :wink:


    Ha!!
  • MrsMaui27
    MrsMaui27 Posts: 63 Member
    I'm SOoooo guilty of this also! :embarassed:
  • Lady_Bane
    Lady_Bane Posts: 720 Member
    I used to put one foot on my digi scale till it reset the weight with a different one. Then weighed, making sure I wasnt leaning forwards or backwards....(forwards if heavier, backwards is lighter). Then turn the scale 45 degrees, and do the same thing. One direction (N E S W) gives different weights. Then I realized.....thats exhausting. Now I only weigh once every few days if that.
  • goldenaurea
    goldenaurea Posts: 16
    Ugh OMG ! Ithought that only happened to me.
  • prairiedawg2014
    prairiedawg2014 Posts: 367
    LOL!! yup, especially if its a loss...i always double check to make sure my eyes aren't just being hopeful lol
  • PiperMommy11
    PiperMommy11 Posts: 56
    who else gets on the scale a couple of times to make sure its right? I always weigh myself when i first wake up after i pee. this morning i got on and the first time it said 178 (NOOO) and when i tried a bunch more times it was saying 175.4 a bunch .. i waited a few minutes and it says 176.. so i recorded at 176.... comments?

    I weigh myself first thing in the morning after peeing and completely nekkid. :) TMI But I step on the scale.. see the # and then step off and repeat. If the # is the same as the 1st time, I record that number. If it's different... I step on again and usually it's the same as the 2nd #... so I take that. Best 2 out of 3. :)
  • cmacphee3
    cmacphee3 Posts: 278 Member
    My scale doesn't change because once it weighs you, it won't show you a different number unless it has been a few hours or if you weigh like 5lbs different.
  • mandybliss
    mandybliss Posts: 2 Member
    My scale weighs me heavier the first time I stand on it. It's a digital and it always shows an error message so I stand on it again and it is lower. I also do it 1-2 times after that to make sure. It is enough to drive you batty. I've started measuring myself in inches as well bc I always notice it before the scale and I want to see the number there. Hubby is in the military so I have one of those pt measuring tapes they use.

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