Any ideas for where to find a public scale?

SoulOfRusalka
SoulOfRusalka Posts: 1,201 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I can't really afford a scale right now, and I don't need one, but I'd like to check my weight once in a while. I don't want to go to my campus health center and ask to get weighed because that would be strange and possibly concerning. Does anyone know where I might find a scale in a public place to get an idea? The grocery store at home (not college) has one but I don't think that's the case here. Not sure how else I might weigh myself but I'd like to check my progress once in a while.

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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited September 2016
    Some pharmacies and Walmarts have the coin operated public scales, or maybe ask a friend or on campus doctor (if there is one).
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    There's one at my fitness center and at my local pool, too
  • Pattycake755
    Pattycake755 Posts: 59 Member
    Here in Houston and in most U.S. cities, drug store chains like CVS and Walgreens, and Walmart and HEB pharmacies have machines that can take your blood pressure, check your weight, and your BMI.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,242 Member
    Student health or the campus gym probably have a scale.

    Infrequent weight ins mean few sampling points.

    Time of day, time of month, what you ate the night before, what you've eaten or drunk since waking up, clothes you're wearing since I assume that naked would not be an option... all these will affect what the scale shows. As such a 5-10lb variation does not provide you with enough information to draw conclusions.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Which is another way of saying, "Don't waste your effort". Take photos of yourself and note the fit of your clothes. That's more reliable.
  • pebble4321
    pebble4321 Posts: 1,132 Member
    Or you could take measurements... a tape measure is cheap and at least you will know it is more consistent than using different public scales.
  • SoulOfRusalka
    SoulOfRusalka Posts: 1,201 Member
    Thank you all for the advice! I can wear light clothes and weigh in the mornings, and I'm small-ish so my weight doesn't fluctuate that much; I just want an approximation to reassure myself that I'm not gaining, basically.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Check out Goodwill or a thrift store. You should be able to find one for a few $
  • CarolF11
    CarolF11 Posts: 67 Member
    I went to Walmart the other day and there were several open ones on the floor.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    At my university, there is a scale in the women's change room at the gym. I assume there's one in the men's change room too.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    SoulOfRusalka wrote: »
    Thank you all for the advice! I can wear light clothes and weigh in the mornings, and I'm small-ish so my weight doesn't fluctuate that much; I just want an approximation to reassure myself that I'm not gaining, basically.

    Fit of clothes is better
  • heaven199125
    heaven199125 Posts: 17 Member
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  • PennWalker
    PennWalker Posts: 554 Member
    edited September 2016
    SoulOfRusalka wrote: »
    I can't really afford a scale right now, and I don't need one, but I'd like to check my weight once in a while. I don't want to go to my campus health center and ask to get weighed because that would be strange and possibly concerning. Does anyone know where I might find a scale in a public place to get an idea? The grocery store at home (not college) has one but I don't think that's the case here. Not sure how else I might weigh myself but I'd like to check my progress once in a while.

    The Rite Aid drugstore (USA) has one in this thing called the Hibi station that also checks blood pressure. Some shopping malls have them, too.

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,242 Member
    Also, do note that two different scales could show a large variation between them independent of the issues of clothes, shoes and what you've eaten.

    I don't understand how being smallish will do anything but exacerbate the measurement issue. A 1lb measurement difference represents a larger % of your total weight as compared to someone who is larger
  • SoulOfRusalka
    SoulOfRusalka Posts: 1,201 Member
    PennWalker wrote: »
    SoulOfRusalka wrote: »
    I can't really afford a scale right now, and I don't need one, but I'd like to check my weight once in a while. I don't want to go to my campus health center and ask to get weighed because that would be strange and possibly concerning. Does anyone know where I might find a scale in a public place to get an idea? The grocery store at home (not college) has one but I don't think that's the case here. Not sure how else I might weigh myself but I'd like to check my progress once in a while.

    The Rite Aid drugstore (USA) has one in this thing called the Hibi station that also checks blood pressure. Some shopping malls have them, too.

    Thank you! There's a rite aid nearby so I'll definitely check it out.
    @Everyone else, I don't really trust my own judgment about how I look, and it's easy to shrink or stretch clothes, so this is my preferred measurement. I just want an approximation. I'm in the healthy range anyway so I'm not terribly worried.

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