HELP....Need Scale Advice

I'm struggling too with my scale. I lost now 40 some pounds and I started at 238....the other day I stepped on it and it told me I weighed 359!!!! I thought, wow, my foods today were a little off! hahahaha. So I found a cheap one to 'try' from a friend just to see if it works better, but I gained so much on it! lol. I gained 5lbs just yesterday! What is the problem with these scales?! I hope someone has something better!

Our WW scale seems to do the same thing, I think its sensitive to how its sitting on the floor

I just got one from walmart and it works well. ($30) the only thing I have found is if you move it around on the floor I can gain or loose 5 lbs or so. I have my "weigh spot" marked on the floor and it remains consistent. One time it did go crazy on me, but when I replaced the batteries all was well.

I have the same experience with my WW scale and agree it is very sensitive to floor placement.

I have two scales in the house and the one upstairs weighs me about 2 or 3 pounds lighter. They are both consistent though. I have the one upstairs on linoleum and the one downstairs on cement. So they are very consistent. I think the hard surface helps.

Make sure you put the scales on a hard surface and not on carpet or a rug. You could try putting it on a small piece of plywood or something similar if you don't have any hard surface.

I haven't had a scale in my house in a very long time because I didn't trust the output. I'm bumping this topic because I'm ready to purchase one and I am willing to spend a little more to get accuracy.

I use a weight watcher's scale too. I make sure i put on a flat surface, and in that same spot every time i weigh myself.

Here's a link to the manufacturer's page on my scales.

http://www.healthometer.com/Product.aspx?cid=1087&pid=6970



I like mine a lot. I got it at Target for about $45 (I think), but I can't find it listed on Target, Walmart, Kmart, or any other shopping sites anymore. There are similar ones from the same manufacturer and many others that should be similar.

I have a WW scale that is a couple of years old, but when we get on it, the weight varies. We can get on it 3 times and it is different every time. Any suggestions on a good and inexpensive, accurate scale?

Thanks.

Hi, I had some WW scales up until about six months ago, they were several years old and I thought they were okay. However, something happened that made me chuck them away and buy new ones.

Jumping on them I noted that on that particular morning I weighed in at 154lbs.

"okey dokey" thinks me "not too bad, could do with about 7lb loss, but off to the zoo we go" (I was going to the zoo for a day out with hubby).

We get there and stare at some animals and then go to one enclosure that, outside it, had a set of scales that were designed to weigh animals.

Hubby jumps on and looks at the scales

"Yep, they are very accurate, I know this because I weighed myself at the gym yesterday and their scales are spot on!" he exclaims, jumping off.

Pushing past, I jumped on them "Let me see..." I said

"what is 81.6kg in pounds?" I asked

"Er you don't want to know" he said

"Yes, I do" I said

That was the start of my diet, albeit I did fail many times, until I found Myfitnesspal four weeks ago. You see, instead of weighing the 154lbs which I though I did, I actually weighed just under 180lbs.

My scales were far too old and I immediately went out to buy new ones.

I think they eventually lose their "springiness" and stick at various places, hence why the variation in weight.

(Sorry for the mammoth post, I always get bloody carried away LOL)