How Accurate is the Wii Fit balance Board when Weighing??

if you wear light clothes, say just an oversized tee shirt, you can put down O for the clothes settings. That's not going to affect the reading I tested clothes with my regular scale and it didn't even make a .10 pound difference. Also try to weigh yourself at the same time with the Wii just like a regular scale. And put it on the same spot on the floor everytime. I tested mine in different spots of the room and found up to a 3 pound difference. (this is with wood flooring)

I still use my regular scale as my real weight. The Wii I just do cause basically it will start yelling at you if you don't do a body test for awhile. I do like being able to chart progress on there too. But for me the exercises are a lot more important than the scale part of it.

lol! i get fed up of been nagged about taking the body test!.. I do it around once a fortnight or whenever I have seen a significiant loss on bathroom scales I will go on wii fit to check it shows the same 2 lb loss or whatever before I record it.

I weigh with no clothes so when I wake up naturally early and I've been lighter on bathroom scales I'll go turn wii on, as mine is right in front of lounge window I make sure no-one about first (usually just have dressing gown on and strip it off quick just before it gets my weight!... then slip it back on again! (I do have blinds up, but not sure if you could see an outline from outside if i had light on etc) :blushing: :laugh:

I find the quick weigh more accurate than the body test options to take off pounds for clothes.. what i find confusing is I got another game for xmas it weighs you automatically each time you try a game and I was loads heavier on that than I was on the wii fit game, even when I also redid that with no clothes on!

I weighed in at the moment I woke up. 0 clothes. Difference between bathroom and Wii Balance Board is 7 lbs (with the regular scale saying I weigh more).

One thing I haven't read in this thread is to make sure you have the leg extensions on your wii board if you use it on carpet...

My board used to be very accurate, until I moved it to hardwood floors. Now it says I weigh 25 lbs more. Been on Atkins and just lost a lot a weight I know, because of my clothes fitting me so yeah....talk about frustrated. So all I can say is no, the wii fit is crazy.

i only ever use my wii scales. like everyone says pick one and be consistent. my regualr scale ran out of batteries and i just put them in the cupboard. The wii one doesnt allow me to weigh myself all the time cause i have to plug it into the tv and turn it all on so i think its better cause scales can mess with your head

What I find most disturbing about the Wii Balance Board is that I get 3 different readings when taking 3 successive body tests (on wooden floor). There can be over 3 pounds difference between the readings, so it's impossible to track my weight on a weekly basis.

My wii weight is consistant with my weight loss but is always weighs 5 lbs less than drs office scale. So I always add 5 lbs to my wii weight to get my true weight. I wish it was the other way around but oh well! LOL

I just got my wii today and had such fun with it. Weighed myself 3 times on it and all 3 times it was identical, which was 5 pounds lighter than my bathroom scale from 1950 which seems to always get stuck at 180. I kept getting frustrated plateauing at the same darn weight all the time, now I am hoping my old scale was inaccurate and the wii one is the right one. Either way, if the wii is wrong, I like the way it lies to me so I plan to use it from now on. So much more encouraging to think I am 10 away from my goal weight instead of 15 for the last 4 weeks.

So far I am loving the wii and regardless of right or wrong it'll be awesome just t show those small weight losses to keep myself motivated.

I work with instruments, like scales, for a living. There are two sides of the "accurate" coin. You're comparing yourself to yourself so comparing to some national standard is a distraction.
...There is accurate and precise. Precise means you can repeatably hit the same target. Accurate doesn't mean precise as an "accurate scale" can hit point all around but average out to an accurate reading.

I've been using the Wii fit to measure my weight for 3 years now and I've found it a good "reference" in helping me loose over 50 lbs. I'm very near my goal.


Weight isn't something you shouldn't look at too closely. Drink a glass of water and it changes of course.. doesn't mean you "gained weight. Weigh yourself regularly and consistently using the same clothes... i use my bathrobe... and look at the "scatter" of your readings... average them out over the past few days.

i have wii fit and was using the board and some digital scales they came up the same at the start but i got some slater manual scales now this week it says ive lost a pound on wii fit but on scales it says ive lost four pounds so unsure as to what i have lost but at least ive lost some weight lol but would just like to know how much