Higher weight on new scales

KayTeeOne
KayTeeOne Posts: 122 Member
edited 6:26AM in Health and Weight Loss
Which one is right? There is a pound difference but is kind a depressing when you are losing half a pound in a week

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  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    pick one scale and stick with it - no way of telling which is "right"
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Neither.... Or both. It doesn't matter... Just stick with one scale.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    Probably neither is EXACTLY right. Don't pay attention to the absolute number but only to the relative change.
  • cenafan
    cenafan Posts: 398 Member
    My scale died. I had to go buy a new one. It was a 2.5 difference higher. I was not a happy camper. I adjusted my weight and now use this ones numbers. I just "relost" the 2.5. I know in my head I didn't gain anything.
  • KayTeeOne
    KayTeeOne Posts: 122 Member
    Thanks everyone I will stick with the new scale one
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    Lol... a 1 lb difference! When I updated scales several years back, it read *12 lbs* higher.

    No one has a *true* weight. Our weight fluctuates constantly. The 1 lb could be scale variance or it could just be a fluctuation within your body (water). Don't expect to see a loss every week. :)
  • davidylin
    davidylin Posts: 228 Member
    I agree with all of the above posters, both scales are off. With luck, each scale is consistent with itself, so if you stick with one of them, over time, they will tell you how much you've lost.
  • soon2beeskinny
    soon2beeskinny Posts: 28 Member
    Use a 5 pound weight and check
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,743 Member
    A few years ago we bought a new scale. That one had me seven pounds heavier. It was really frustrating. My husband checked it by weighing himself at the doctor's office and then immediately going home and weighing himself. The new one was correct.
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