Scale Fluctuations - within minutes

Every digital scale I've ever owned has done this. Annoying, huh? I don't think you will fix it with a new scale unless you spend a lot of money on one, and even then I'm not sure you will solve this. Hopefully someone else has a better experience!

I bought a brand new scale and it does this - it's really annoying. I step on 3 times in a row and take the middle weight usually...

Mine does the exact same thing
I'm TRYING - and believe me it's hard - to weigh myself only once a week and step on the scale, take that number and that's it!!!!!! I've had my scale go 10 pounds either way in a matter of a few minutes! Ridiculous, I know this Can't happen but it plays tricks with your mind!!!! I have wii fit, which weighs you everytime you play (not such a good thing) but I on my weigh in days I pay attention to the number and it seems to be right on with the first number that shows on my scale! I guess sometimes digital isn't always better?!?!?

i have an expensive digital and it does that, so i weigh three times and take the average.. :flowerforyou:

LOL this happens to me everyyy time. I usually jump on and off 3-5 times straight after each other, and which ever reading comes up the most is what I stick with.

I havent had mine do that the way you are explaining it...i did however have it give me an incredibly low number one morning that freaked me out lol...i wanna lose but not 10 pounds from one morning to the next! Other than that one time though its always given me a pretty correct reading...i have a weight watchers scale,i only paid like 15 bucks for it at big lots.

I've had this problem too! Was wondering if I was the only one! But I'll usually weigh myself a few times in a row and when I get a number (or close to the same number in ouces) I'll usually take that number....like 293.8 or 293.4 and I'll say it's an even 293...

Generally, weight can fluctuate within minutes following any activity. As you use your muscles more, they become primed with fluid to get ready for more use, i.e. brushing your hair, putting on lotion, folding clothes, showering, etc... so it won't ever stay solid at a number. Usually the very first weigh-in, after using the facilities, first thing in the morning should be the one to use, as it is usually the lowest weight of the day. Constantly checking the scale WILL make anyone go crazy, as increased numbers become discouraging to most people.

That said, there are times my digital scale will jump from 0.4 - 1.2 pounds within seconds, then stabilize at some point...probably after 3x of double and triple checking it. Whichever number comes out most consistently within that period of time is the one I would use.

But, anyway, when was the last time you changed the batteries? Also, are you weighing yourself after you breathe in, or breathe out? If you have either heavy or light air in your house that my be throwing off your numbers.

bwah ha ha....I this.

Don't know if it's real or not, but I know in Scuba diving as we use the air in the tanks we weigh less at the end of the dive. But it's enough air for an hour and only adds up to four pounds.

Happens to me every single day with this darn digital Tanita scale. And I have changed the %^$^( batteries! Grrr, I don't know how much I weigh thx to my scale.

My scale does the same. Could it be the Earth's gravitational shift? I don't "check-in" until the weight holds fairly steady for a week. And even then, I estimate somewhere in the middle of the readings.

mine does the same,now i just weigh myself once and thats it.

I only really ever have this problem when I haven't changed the battery in a while.

The scale was more important to me at the beginning of this journey. It marked progress, and it's good at that. Now that I am where I want to be, I am trying to back off of the scale and measure wellness in other more fun and satisfying ways. The number jumps will make you crazy! I am learning that the scale is ONE tool and ONE measure. There are so many others that are important and better for your soul. I'll admit I have curiosity about scales that measure body fat. I think now that would mean more to me than an absolute number. Anyone have any experience with a scale like that? Is it accurate with body fat measurement?

I started using my bosses scale since I didn't have one and hers was perfect everytime, so when I went to buy one I tried to find the exact same one. They didn't have it. I got one based on similiar things...that one, if I stepped on it differently it'd give different readings...I took it back! I had paid $18 for that one. I got one instead that was 27 (or 26, can't remember which), at walmart, by health o meter. Its just a piece of glass so u can see the floor under it, with 2bars on both sides so u can clearly see where ur feet should go. Its the exact same everytime. I did it 10x n a row and no change. I just bought it a few days ago, so chances r ur walmart will have same one. When u first get a scale, tesst it..stand in different positions, multiple times and if it fluctuates by how u stand even a lil, take it back..its a lil bit of hassle but worth it!