Scale Accuracy

melonclarinet · December 2012

I bought a scale a couple of months ago, and it all seemed fine. However, lately it seems to vary WIDELY. Example: I weighed myself and it said 173. I thought it couldn't be right...I stepped off and then weighed again...177...did it again...180...again...182. This is literally within one minute. I know our bodies fluctuate, but I did not gain 9 pounds in 2 minutes!!!

Any suggestions? I checked that it was on a flat spot on my tile floor (and I didn't move it around when I weighed). Is there a scale that will be more accurate? I don't just depend on the scale, but I do want to have a clue what I weigh.

alaskaang · December 2012

Probably needs a new battery.

melonclarinet · December 2012

Thanks. I'll try getting a new battery.

allison_noel · December 2012

i have this problem with mine sometimes. it's a taylor digital scale. what i do is i press down on it before i weigh in, wait for it to zero out, and then weigh myself. it always gives me consistent results after that, and will get a variation of up to 2 pounds if i don't.

Eureka175 · December 2012

Yep, mine did that for a few weeks, and then the battery died.

melonclarinet · December 2012

I always wait for the zeros before stepping on it. I think it's probably the battery...now I'm hoping it doesn't show some massive gain when I replace the battery.

melonclarinet · December 2012

Well, I replaced the batteries, and it didn't fix the problem. Any other suggestions?

glitteredgrave · December 2012

My scale was uneven (one of the rubber pads on one of the feet came off) and it was weighing ITSELF + my weight. I almost died until I figured it out. I compared it to my neighbors scale and it's fine now.

auzziecawth66 · December 2012

Check the bottom. I know mine will do that if there's even a little crumb or something on one of the feet lol. It doesnt take much to throw them off.

briannadunn · December 2012

I have a weight watchers scale that has done that since the day I have bought it. As a matter of fact I have two scales to compare results, an analog and a digital. 4 yrs ago I had a 5 to 6 pound difference consistantly between the scales the analog would be heavier so I used it as a guide, then this year the digital is heavier than the analog by 2 to 3 pounds and sometimes smack on, I very rarely see the 6 pound difference, nothing has changed the scales just got older, then if I go to the doctor or to my Mothers, I will see a bigger drop and sometimes a gain and she has a digital scale that reads small amounts gained or lost. In other words use the scale as a generalization, count every 5 pounds as a loss. Also, if you are truely wanting a more accuate scale go with an analog scale, they are for some reason better across the board.