Weighing...

Ok here is my issue. I have been weighing using my Wii, a digital bathroom scale, and occasionally a regular scale. They are ALL different. Not drastically but, I would like to know my exact weight. I DO like to use at least two different scales just to be sure, though. For example, the Wii currently says I weigh 184.9. The digital scale says 188.2 and the regular scales says about 183. Which one is likely the most accurate? I am not sure that I trust the Wii! And I do use the little connectors on the bottom for the carpet, and I always weigh on a hard surface with the others. Any suggestions would be great, thanks!

I can't offer a whole lot of advice, but do you have a large solid object (a huge wood cutting board?) or something similar you can put the Wii scale on to get your weight (something hard, flat, smooth and stable)? I would avg all three weights for your best bet 185.3
Sorry I couldn't help more.

Yeah, you can use something that you know the exact weight of (a 5lb bag of potatoes, or a hand weight or something) and see which scales measures the closest.

Yeah, you can use something that you know the exact weight of (a 5lb bag of potatoes, or a hand weight or something) and see which scales measures the closest.

That is a good idea...I am going to do that tonight...I have always questioned the accuracy of scales.

I've heard the Wii is the most accurate consumer scale out there. OTOH, my two Tanitas have always been very consistent and that's really what matters.

Because it really doesn't matter which one is the "right" weight as long as you just use one scale and that scale is consistent. What you want to measure is how much you've lost compared to where you started and what your body fat percentage is and also what size clothes you fit into and your measurements. If one scale says 185 and one says 184 that isn't going to change how your clothes fit.

Let's put this way, last summer I was heavily into triathlon training. I had a body fat percentage of around 15% and was in a size 2 comfortably, sometimes a zero. My weight on the scale was 115. Then I got injured and the triathlon off-season came around. My exercise was cut drastically for a few months. In that time, my body fat percentage went up 18%, my pants got a little tight and my waist and hips gained an inch. My weight on the scale? 115.

The weight on the scale is a very gross measure of what's going on with your weight loss.