How much do I weigh? My scale one tell me
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Losingthedamnweight
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My scale has a personality of its own and it's being a indecisive little brat. What the hell number do I go with? I weighed so many times just because it was fascinating how much it changed
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Why step on so many times?0
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Oh good lord...body weight fluctuates constantly...weight isn't static...nobody weighs exactly XXX Lbs.
Step away from the scale...pick a weigh in day and weigh in at the same time and under roughly the same conditions on that selected day and watch the trends.0 -
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Oh good lord...body weight fluctuates constantly...weight isn't static...nobody weighs exactly XXX Lbs.
Step away from the scale...pick a weigh in day and weigh in at the same time and under roughly the same conditions on that selected day and watch the trends.
This was all within a couple minutes man. Not like "oh no this day I'm this. And this day I'm that!" When my number fluctuates within a matter of a minute, it's hard to know what to go with us nah I'm sayin0 -
Step on the scale, check the number and move on with your day. No need to weigh multiple times0
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Mine does that too. I just take the first number and use that. I thought using a scale with tenths would be more accurate but it does vary when you step on it multiple times.0
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My scale was giving me different readings every time I stepped on it. I changed the battery and now it stays at a constant number no matter how many times I step on it. Anyways, I would just pick the lowest weight.0
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How can it fluctuate so much within a matter of a minute or two? I didn't just poop. Or eat a thanksgiving dinner. I just stepped off and back on. Crazy. Scales suck0
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My guess is your body is being influenced by the full moon's gravitational pull.0
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I do see the OP's point though - just as a matter of interest.
I wouldn't have expected that amount of fluctuation in the space of 7 minutes. If the scales were to be believed - the OP gained 3.3 lbs in the space of 5 minutes (08:32 to 08:37)... and then lost almost all of it again 2 minutes later.
Yes, of course - weigh once, record it, and get on with the day - but it was interesting to see the variations...0 -
for me, i'd take the lowest number however, you can just average the ones that you have. From now on, just step on once and call it a day.0
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I thought only mine did that... You're not alone in this! Scales are evil and they want your sanity destroyed!0
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Mine does this too.
Consider a range you weigh between 237 and 239. As you continue the weight loss the range will go down.
. Meanwhile do your measurements as well.0 -
LittleNell107 wrote: »I do see the OP's point though - just as a matter of interest.
I wouldn't have expected that amount of fluctuation in the space of 7 minutes. If the scales were to be believed - the OP gained 3.3 lbs in the space of 5 minutes (08:32 to 08:37)... and then lost almost all of it again 2 minutes later.
Yes, of course - weigh once, record it, and get on with the day - but it was interesting to see the variations...
Exactly my point! I'm not obsessing over the numbers really. I usually only weigh once or twice. Not this many times. But I saw the more I got on the more it changed and I was like "huh? I haven't...done anything different since I stepped on. How can I change that much". It peaked my curiosity. I'll probably just weigh again later and go with the lowest number.
I'm using a Fitbit aria if anybody was curious0 -
Scales can be off slightly depending on how you are standing on it, is the floor perfectly even, there's many reasons it can vary.0
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It's a cheap scale. Get a new one ... OR Make sure you weigh on a completely flat surface. Not on carpet or uneven hardwood.0
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My scale does this. If I were you, I'd take the 237.5 because it came up three times in a row. I step on the scale multiple times, and stop when I get a number that keeps popping up.0
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The only time I've ever had a scale vary this much in such a short amount of time it either wasn't sitting on a completely flat surface or something as small as crumb on one of the foot pedals.0
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