SCALES??????? :(

samantha_dawn_81
samantha_dawn_81 Posts: 37
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Which scale is best to use? I bought a Digital "Health o Meter" scale at wal-mart and it's saying I weigh 5 pounds more then my dads scale. He uses the regular scales with the little hand that goes back and forth, cant think of what they are called, anyway it kind of depressed me when my scales said I was 5 pounds more then I should be. Which should I go by? What is best. Thanks in advance.

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  • samantha_dawn_81
    samantha_dawn_81 Posts: 37
    Which scale is best to use? I bought a Digital "Health o Meter" scale at wal-mart and it's saying I weigh 5 pounds more then my dads scale. He uses the regular scales with the little hand that goes back and forth, cant think of what they are called, anyway it kind of depressed me when my scales said I was 5 pounds more then I should be. Which should I go by? What is best. Thanks in advance.
  • ischmelle
    ischmelle Posts: 203 Member
    My mom has one of those scales too and it always weighs me five pounds less (which is why I like it!!) I would stick with a digital scale, the one you listed sounds good. Digital is more accurate, sorry.
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    I use Weight Watchers Brand..cost about 50 bucks its digital
  • macollins79
    macollins79 Posts: 36
    Just use one scale! only weigh yourself on one scale. Digital is easier to read.
    As for the number don't be depressed, its not the number but how you feel. The scale just lets you know what your weight is doing.

    Keep up the good work!

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  • hmo4
    hmo4 Posts: 1,673 Member
    I have the ww one too. It' evil and is out to get me...I hear it laughing when I walk away with my head down. :happy:
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    I have the ww one too. It' evil and is out to get me...I hear it laughing when I walk away with my head down. :happy:
    Ha I love mine ......I would trade ya but yours is growing horns.....lol
  • samantha_dawn_81
    samantha_dawn_81 Posts: 37
    I guess I'll just checkwith my dads b/c I don't want my weight to be off, I know I still lost the weight I'm just not sure how much exactly now. Anyway thanks.
  • nwfamilygal
    nwfamilygal Posts: 635
    I have a health o meter also that I bought at wal-mart. When I weighed on the doctor's scale it said I weighed five pounds more then mine. I just went with the one I have. So each one is different so stay with one scale.
  • Cloudybe
    Cloudybe Posts: 20 Member
    Ugh! That sucks! I don't know what I would do, I think the digital would be more accurate but I'm not sure. Can you go by a dr's office and see what their scale says? I know that sounds kind of extreme but at least you'd have a better guess at which is more accurate. I think I'd rather find out than stick with the old one but maybe thats just me.

    Either way though as long as you are feeling good, it dosn't really matter. :smile:
  • LightenUp_Caro
    LightenUp_Caro Posts: 572 Member
    I have the "health o meter" and it its really 5lbs off like everyone says it is, i'm going to be sad.
  • samantha_dawn_81
    samantha_dawn_81 Posts: 37
    I don't know if the Health o meter is off or not, my dads probably is. I'm just going to go there to see how much I've lost in the past week and add up the total then weigh myself with my scales and add the pounds lost to it to see what I was to start with so I can just use mine and adjust my beginning weight and end weight on here, the pounds lost will still be the same, just means I need to lose 5 pounds more then I originally started with. THANKS!
  • stef_e_b
    stef_e_b Posts: 593
    I use my wii fit scale, and it tells me I'm 4 pounds heavier than the one upstairs fully dressed. I use the wii wit to keep track of my shifting weight, the one upstairs because it measures body fat and my moms because it lists me as the lightest over all. Only when I need a mood boost. lol. I generally trust the wii fit because its the one I use most regularily.
  • sassiebritches
    sassiebritches Posts: 1,861 Member
    I had this problem last week. I just added the weight and and started over.....argh hate that.
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