What scale do you have

How big a variation?

I would prefer your current scale as opposed to one that shows fake consistency to make the user happy!

I feel like more information is needed here.

• Do you step on, step off, step right back on and get a wildly different reading? If so, yes that's an issue. Make sure you aren't using the scale on a carpet if this is the case.
• Do you step on, step off, step right back on and get a reading that varies by few tenths of a pound? If so, that's not a big deal.
• Do you weigh yourself, get a reading, then get a completely different reading later in the day? If so, that's normal; weight will fluctuate up and down by a few pounds throughout the day as we eat, drink, and use the bathroom.
• Do you weigh yourself daily and get a different reading every day, sometimes higher than the previous few days? If so, that's normal. Weight loss is not linear and your weight will fluctuate daily for a multitude of reasons.

I step on with weights, then step off wait until it resets then step on without weights , gives me my weight readings.not sure why these scales are like that , but check online about digital scales,

We have an Aria by Fitbit, and it syncs to our Fitbit app. I love it.

I have digital scale and it is a pain. I guess you know I did not. Scales have batteries. Duh me. I used to dislike the Drs scales. They were always 5 pounds more then my scale. Not anymore. My scales is 2 pounds up to the Drs. So I like the Drs. Ya! Are there the normal scales anymore Guys and Gals?

https://healthometer.com/body-scales-and-accessories/health-o-meter-body-fat-monitoring-scale/BFM081DQ1-63.html

This is the set I bought back in 2011 and I still use them twice each morning. I like the BF, BMI and hydration but seldom check those features for years now but they were good teaching tools early on. I think they still have a version with the same features but they may look different.

Never had a weight memory issue because I weight twice each morning and get expected drop of two pounds each day. Now I have found when they or my wrist BP cuff get flakey the batteries need to be replaced and long before Low Battery warning appears.

GaleHawkins wrote: »

https://healthometer.com/body-scales-and-accessories/health-o-meter-body-fat-monitoring-scale/BFM081DQ1-63.html

This is the set I bought back in 2011 and I still use them twice each morning. I like the BF, BMI and hydration but seldom check those features for years now but they were good teaching tools early on. I think they still have a version with the same features but they may look different.

Never had a weight memory issue because I weight twice each morning and get expected drop of two pounds each day. Now I have found when they or my wrist BP cuff get flakey the batteries need to be replaced and long before Low Battery warning appears.

Each week or each day?

GaleHawkins wrote: »

aokoye wrote: »

GaleHawkins wrote: »

https://healthometer.com/body-scales-and-accessories/health-o-meter-body-fat-monitoring-scale/BFM081DQ1-63.html

This is the set I bought back in 2011 and I still use them twice each morning. I like the BF, BMI and hydration but seldom check those features for years now but they were good teaching tools early on. I think they still have a version with the same features but they may look different.

Never had a weight memory issue because I weight twice each morning and get expected drop of two pounds each day. Now I have found when they or my wrist BP cuff get flakey the batteries need to be replaced and long before Low Battery warning appears.

Each week or each day?

The 2 pound different is daily. One is before and one is after the first trip to the bathroom or the horse barn. It is how I track my hydration success or failure daily before my first drink of water each morning.

Ah ok, that makes sense. One of the likely logical reasons for weighing multiple times a day as well as a good example of fluctuations within a small period of time

A local pharmacy was running a promotion in 2013 when I started MFP...very basic no frills digital scales for $3.88 or something ridiculously low like that.

I bought two. One of them is still in its box. I've used mine with no issues and the battery only seems to run out every year or two. I agree with using it on a flat surface, not carpeting. I weigh daily.

I got my digital scale at target, it's the biggest loser brand. It has been working really well for me for over 2 years.

TamaraLoe wrote: »

We have an Aria by Fitbit, and it syncs to our Fitbit app. I love it.

Ditto. I love this scale. I've had it for 3 years I think. It's a little bit pricey, but I don't have any issues with it. I like that you can sync multiple users to their FitBit accounts, so my H and our two daughters can all use it. The boys can use it too, but they don't have FitBits.

Dreamwa1ker wrote: »

I love my Renpho scale! Syncs to my phone Fitbit app automatically, which syncs to myfitnesspal so I don't have to ever type in my weight.

Do you find the body fat % accurate? All the main stats on mine match to the big scale at the gym but the body fat % is out by 10%.

LAM2011 wrote: »

Dreamwa1ker wrote: »

I love my Renpho scale! Syncs to my phone Fitbit app automatically, which syncs to myfitnesspal so I don't have to ever type in my weight.

Do you find the body fat % accurate? All the main stats on mine match to the big scale at the gym but the body fat % is out by 10%.

I really mostly use mine for the weight only. I have absolutely no idea if the body fat% is accurate as I have not gone and paid to have a high-accuracy body fat measurement taken somewhere (e.g. water or air displacement, DEXA). All scales using the bioelectrical impedance method the Renpho uses (and I'm guessing your gym scale uses the same) are supposed to be a fairly inaccurate way of measuring BF%. https://www.consumerreports.org/body-fat-scales/body-fat-scale-review/
What I will say, however, is that the Renpho seems to give me consistent BF% results (e.g. if I step on it two times in a row it gives same reading) so it may at least be accurate enough to show you a trend of decreasing body fat (which mine does over 4-5 months I've been losing weight). However, I've also read that even for trends, the body fat scales may not show you a good estimate depending on where you personally tend to carry your fat, because the electrodes are just on your feet and the path the current flows through your body is from one leg to the other.

Basically, take it with more than a grain of salt. :-)