What kind of scale do you have???

one like a Dr's office only shorter, a balance/beamscale. It still lies just like the others (not really, it just doesn't tell the truth I want to hear....teehee). It actually is quite accurate. Has an adjustment for when you move it etc. I think most anything would work as long as you don't start obsessing which is WAY to easy to do.

There's a very large club of us MFP'rs who have periodically sworn (at?) to give up using our scales for an hour/day/week/month etc.

A tape measure and your clothes are a better, less frustrating measure....but .....but...but....I wanna see my ticker move!!!!!!

So, not much help I'm sure.....

A dusty one! :laugh:

Even prior to being pregnant I tried to stay away from the scale because I think there is too much emphasis put on numbers when trying to become thinner. My advise? Get a basic digital scale (with a lithium battery) that only tells weight and a measure tape.

The scale I have is a brand called "Thinner" (I got it at Bed, Bath, & Beyond)... the only thing it does it tell you your weight. I think the real numbers that you should look at are on the measure tape.

Good luck!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I have a digital scale that I got at Target that just shows your weight. I don't remember what the brand name is.

Mine is curves, I got it through Avon. It tells me way too much, weight, body fat, water percent, calories.

I bought a $35 digital at target-dont remember the name and we are not on speaking terms at the moment.

The real trick is to ONLY use your scale, and at the same time ever day you weigh. If it is every day (:grumble: :grumble: ) then Am after potty,

You will drive yourself crazy if you weigh at home, then the grocery store, then the gym, then the doctors office. They are all calibrated differently and will flucuate 10 pounds sometimes.

I threw myself in front of a moving buggy at the grocery store once when the 5 foot wide dial went to 168 and I had just lost 10 pounds!! That would have put be right back where I started!

So I think the best advise is to buy a middle of the road digital scale, and only use it....even when it is the devil:devil:

Good luck!:flowerforyou:

I have a Tanika scale that also gives a body fat percentage. The weight is very accurate (matches my doctor's scale), but I don't know how accurate the body fat percentage is. I've had this scale for years and am very happy with it. Although I'm a scale addict (I weigh myself twice a day :blushing: ) I also agree with using the measuring tape (which I do every 4 to 6 weeks).

My last scale was electronic, and it had an unfortunate accident a year ago involving a pitcher of water and gravity. I don't miss it.

I don't like scales. I weigh once a month or so at the gym. Works for me. When I had one, I obsessed over "weight" and weighing at the exact same time of day, etc.

OCD, ya'll.

So I think the best advise is to buy a middle of the road digital scale, and only use it....even when it is the devil

Too funny!! I used to say the scale is the :devil: SPAWN.

Digitial scale that only gives your weight, purchased @ Wal-Mart for under $30. I think it's a Health Meter but I'm not sure.

I personally don't like scales so this one is very, very basic which is all I need. I rather use a tape measure which gives you a different kind of truth.