New Bathroom Scale - Help!

dleivis87
dleivis87 Posts: 41 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just purchased a new digital bathroom scale and discarding my old scale. When I stepped on the new scale it is registering my weight appx. 7 lbs heaver than my old scale. :/ How should I log this? Is there a way to 'reset' my original weight so that I can track my weight going forward. I've lost 2.5 lbs since starting MFP and don't want to lose this progress but I'm not sure how to rest my original weight. Any thoughts or ideas?? Thanks!

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    dleiviska wrote: »
    I just purchased a new digital bathroom scale and discarding my old scale. When I stepped on the new scale it is registering my weight appx. 7 lbs heaver than my old scale. :/ How should I log this? Is there a way to 'reset' my original weight so that I can track my weight going forward. I've lost 2.5 lbs since starting MFP and don't want to lose this progress but I'm not sure how to rest my original weight. Any thoughts or ideas?? Thanks!

    I wouldn't worry about it. All scales do not weigh the same. Did you weigh yourself first thing this morning or when you brought the new scale home?
  • dleivis87
    dleivis87 Posts: 41 Member
    I weighed myself both times u mentioned. I want to use this scale going forward but don't want to lose my progress and not sure how to "start over" and log my total weight while keeping my progress.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    But two scales will not weigh the same.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    But two scales will not weigh the same.

    that.

    the 3 scales i routinely get on, all read different.

    you can reset your ticker with a higher starting weight, but keep in mind, its possible your old scale was inaccurate.
  • RunRachelleRun
    RunRachelleRun Posts: 1,854 Member
    If you go to check-in on a desktop computer, you can change any old weight posts, adding 7 pounds to each previous weigh-in to reflect the new scale difference.
  • dleivis87
    dleivis87 Posts: 41 Member
    RunRachelleRun wrote: »
    If you go to check-in on a desktop computer, you can change any old weight posts, adding 7 pounds to each previous weigh-in to reflect the new scale difference.
    Thank u Rachelle!! This is the solution I was looking for !!
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