scales help

Becca21
Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
edited January 3 in Health and Weight Loss
So ive moved house. -and ive put my scales in the corner of my bed room and says ive lost 5lb in a week yay . but today it said id lost more weight then i went on again 2 seconds after i was up a pound...

my question if i use the same spot each monday morning will it give me a accurate weight loss reading,

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  • berlynn_j
    berlynn_j Posts: 299 Member
    Make sure it's on hard floor, like tile, and not carpet, or otherwise it will say you weigh less than you do. I also step on my mine two or three times to make sure I get the same weight because it can sometimes be finicky, but is usually pretty accurate as it matches up with what my doctor weighs me as. Leave it in the same place, that'll be the best for accuracy, at least in my opinion. Hope that helps!
  • Italiano7
    Italiano7 Posts: 382 Member
    ^^^^^THIS^^^^
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
    Most scales need to be on a flat surface. Is your bedroom carpeted? If not, then it's just the unreliability of the scale itself. That said, while the number may not be exactly correct, if you weigh at the same time of day every time, the trend should be accurate.

    If it's on carpet, move it to a wood or tile floor.
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