Does anyone know of any RELIABLE SCALES
Niajon16
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I have a scale called "THINNER". Something that I got a few years ago and it gives me strange reading and fluctuations. Assistance please?
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Eat Smart Precision Pro digital Food Scale had good reviews on Amazon.0
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Eat Smart Precision BATH scale. It had good reviews on Amazon too.0
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I think that most moderately price digital scales are a little whacky. I have a WW one and before it will give a new reading I have to get on with a 10lb weight so it will reset before it will show a loss.
I am going back to just a plain ole analog.0 -
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I really like the Aria scale from fit bit. It is connected to WiFi so it auto logs to fit bit and syncs to MFP. I can go back a year to see weights and patterns. Also has BMI and body fat %0
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Another vote for the Eat Smart Precision Plus. I've had mine for 4 years and love it, zero problems. But if you do get a bad one, I hear their customer service is great.0
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I've been using a Tanita digital scale for years and just love it. I got mine at Bed Bath & Beyond, and there's always a 20% coupon for that store. Here's one like it on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF679W-Scale-Monitor-Water/dp/B0009V1YPK/ref=sr_1_4?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1433962985&sr=1-4&keywords=tanita+scale+with+body+fat+analysis0
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I have an old Tanita and new digital. the Tanita does a great job and the new scales batteries go out frequently. Both are within ounces of each other and both do body composition.0
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I like my Smart Weigh Body Fat Scale. Gives me weight, Body Fat %, Body Water %, Muscle Mass %, Bone Mass, & BMI.0
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I like my Eat Smart. Very well made, although it does have some odd calibration issues from time to time.
Any digital home scale is going to be a bit inaccurate, but it should be consistent. It's the nature of the technology used.
Almost all digital scales use 2 or 4 digital load cells mounted in the feet. The scale measures the reading from the load cells and calculates the weight from those readings. The load cells can be sensitive to temperature, so a cold morning can throw them off. The load cells used in consumer scales are also cheaper and less accurate in general.
The "gold" standard would be a mechanical balance scale like used in a doctor's office, but these do need to be calibrated periodically by a technician who follows a specific procedure. Getting one for home use could be more accurate, but you have to be sure to keep it calibrated.0 -
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Anything digital.
I use Salter MiBody
They even work out your BMI. Muscle, Water and fat content etc. you just stand on the 2 small sensors and it uses a small safe electrical current to work it out. Very cool and I can then upload to my computer to graph. Track etc (can track multi people)0 -
brendasnz1 wrote: »Anything digital.
I use Salter MiBody
They even work out your BMI. Muscle, Water and fat content etc. you just stand on the 2 small sensors and it uses a small safe electrical current to work it out. Very cool and I can then upload to my computer to graph. Track etc (can track multi people)
These bioimpedance measurements are ok, but they're very inaccurate in general. The most you can hope for is that they're at least consistent over time, so you get a quick and easy ballpark estimate of those numbers.
My scale does the same thing, and the BF% is several points lower than I calculate by other methods. Of course, the only way to work these out accurately is an expensive and time consuming hydrostatic test or DEXA scan0 -
I think that most moderately price digital scales are a little whacky. I have a WW one and before it will give a new reading I have to get on with a 10lb weight so it will reset before it will show a loss.
I am going back to just a plain ole analog.
I need to try stepping on mine with a weight. I have a WW one too and mine fluctuates by 2-4 pounds when I step on it five times within seconds of each other. I wouldn't mind daily fluctuations because I know they are normal, but I did not lose 2.3 pounds in five seconds, gain 3.5 pounds in another five seconds, and lose 1.7 pounds in another few seconds.0 -
librarydogmom wrote: »I've been using a Tanita digital scale for years and just love it. I got mine at Bed Bath & Beyond, and there's always a 20% coupon for that store. Here's one like it on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF679W-Scale-Monitor-Water/dp/B0009V1YPK/ref=sr_1_4?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1433962985&sr=1-4&keywords=tanita+scale+with+body+fat+analysis
Thanks for the recommendation!0 -
I vote for the Withings WiFi Scale. I have had mine 3 1/2 years and have zero problems with it and have only changed the batteries once.0
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I like my Eat Smart. Very well made, although it does have some odd calibration issues from time to time.
Any digital home scale is going to be a bit inaccurate, but it should be consistent. It's the nature of the technology used.
Almost all digital scales use 2 or 4 digital load cells mounted in the feet. The scale measures the reading from the load cells and calculates the weight from those readings. The load cells can be sensitive to temperature, so a cold morning can throw them off. The load cells used in consumer scales are also cheaper and less accurate in general.
The "gold" standard would be a mechanical balance scale like used in a doctor's office, but these do need to be calibrated periodically by a technician who follows a specific procedure. Getting one for home use could be more accurate, but you have to be sure to keep it calibrated.
Thank you for the information. I wasn't sure if there was something wrong or not. Ive had the scale for almost 5 or 6 years0 -
I like my Eat Smart. Very well made, although it does have some odd calibration issues from time to time.
Any digital home scale is going to be a bit inaccurate, but it should be consistent. It's the nature of the technology used.
Almost all digital scales use 2 or 4 digital load cells mounted in the feet. The scale measures the reading from the load cells and calculates the weight from those readings. The load cells can be sensitive to temperature, so a cold morning can throw them off. The load cells used in consumer scales are also cheaper and less accurate in general.
The "gold" standard would be a mechanical balance scale like used in a doctor's office, but these do need to be calibrated periodically by a technician who follows a specific procedure. Getting one for home use could be more accurate, but you have to be sure to keep it calibrated.
Thank you for the information. I wasn't sure if there was something wrong or not. Ive had the scale for almost 5 or 6 years
It's quite likely that the load cells on a scale that old are simply wearing out and giving out bad readings to the processor in the scale.
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Im just using a WW scale from 3 years ago. As long as it shows me losing weight it's accurate to me
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isulo_kura wrote: »
.5lbs? I wish. I "lost" 2lbs overnight by weighing at a different time of day and because of my menstrual cycle. LOL!0
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