confused about scale?

MayaSPapaya
MayaSPapaya Posts: 735 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I stepped on it today, and it read 184, which is a lot lower than I'm used to seeing. Shocked, I stepped off and stepped back on, and it read 191. Is there something going on with my scale? could it be broken? I don't know which number to believe.

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  • katyejean
    katyejean Posts: 233 Member
    Could just be the battery. I'm pretty sure mine needs a new one. I step on multiple times until it gives me a repeating number. It gives me 4 different answers until it's a repeated one. Then I regret stepping on again. Lmfao!
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    I agree, it could be the batteries or it could be the floor-carpet won't be even, I've even had issues with certain hard wood floors :laugh:
  • 55sc
    55sc Posts: 46 Member
    If it is battery operated, it may need new batteries. If it is on carpet, move it to a hard surface. If it isn't level, level it. If it is electronic, you probably have to stand on it evenly. Mine has indicators to show when I am off center, if I squirm, it doesn't show the correct value.

    If that doesn't do it, it may be time to replace it.
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    Throw it out and buy a tape measure. A person can fluctuate several pounds in a day, but a tape measure will show every 1/8th inch. I threw mine out and weigh myself once a month at the mom in laws house. Tape measure is much more encouraging!
  • lmd1676
    lmd1676 Posts: 17
    This happens to me ALL the time!!! First it says 189 in the morning then it says 186 in the afternoon???? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE??!!?!??!!?!?!?!? I pretty much just go with the one that repeats the most when I step on the scale. So if 188 is it that's what I go with....
  • LovesDoctorWho
    LovesDoctorWho Posts: 33
    Throw it out and buy a tape measure. A person can fluctuate several pounds in a day, but a tape measure will show every 1/8th inch. I threw mine out and weigh myself once a month at the mom in laws house. Tape measure is much more encouraging!

    I just have to say I love your profile picture!
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,334 Member
    My old digital scale did that, too....and I only had it a few months. So I got a new scale that not only shows your weight but calculates fat, water and muscle mass. I haven't had a problem with that one. I did pay more for it than the other. Maybe you do get what you pay for.
  • deathbypretzel
    deathbypretzel Posts: 45
    This happens to me ALL the time!!! First it says 189 in the morning then it says 186 in the afternoon???? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE??!!?!??!!?!?!?!? I pretty much just go with the one that repeats the most when I step on the scale. So if 188 is it that's what I go with....

    In that case, I'd say it's because you're weighing at different times of the day. Your body weight fluctuates naturally quite a bit during the day.

    My scale gives me lots of error messages. lol.
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    Throw it out and buy a tape measure. A person can fluctuate several pounds in a day, but a tape measure will show every 1/8th inch. I threw mine out and weigh myself once a month at the mom in laws house. Tape measure is much more encouraging!

    I just have to say I love your profile picture!

    Thanks! :flowerforyou:
  • kvossandrews
    kvossandrews Posts: 210 Member
    Throw it out and buy a tape measure. A person can fluctuate several pounds in a day, but a tape measure will show every 1/8th inch. I threw mine out and weigh myself once a month at the mom in laws house. Tape measure is much more encouraging!

    Have to agree there. I weigh every three months and I am the happiest I have been in a long time. My clothes are fulling off and its cause I dont let the scales play mind games with me any more.......

    Dont replace them measure and be happy......
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    i agree with those that say to throw it out and use a tape measure. the scale's numbers aren't that helpful. when you see you lost 2 inches on your waist, that makes a lot more sense than if you dropped 10 lbs (which could be water weight or even because you had undigested food in your digestive system or some other reasons).

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