scales have displayed 4 different readings 🤨🤨

Several things to consider

1. Check scales are on a solid surface not carpet or soft vinyl.

2. Check scales are weighing properly. I use a 5kg dumbbell to check accuracy. If they are off you will need to recalibrate or replace batteries.

3. Only weigh once per day, naked, first thing in the morning. Getting on and off during the day only shows water weight gained/lost food intake or waste elimination.

4. Buy better scales

Good luck

My scale was doing the same thing. I changed the batteries and all was good afterwards. Funnily, it was after this change that I started showing a consistent loss via the scales. Prior to that my weight bounced all over the place.

trulyhealy wrote: »

CM_73 wrote: »

manderson27 wrote: »

Several things to consider

1. Check scales are on a solid surface not carpet or soft vinyl.

2. Check scales are weighing properly. I use a 5kg dumbbell to check accuracy. If they are off you will need to recalibrate or replace batteries.

3. Only weigh once per day, naked, first thing in the morning. Getting on and off during the day only shows water weight gained/lost food intake or waste elimination.

4. Buy better scales

Good luck

Absolutely this.

Scales also do not like to be moved and must be on a flat, hard level surface. If you do need to move your scales (I do) then step on and off first to calibrate them before taking your true reading.
If you're doing the above, with fresh batteries and still getting erratic readings then it's time for a new set.

i live in uni halls and my bathroom is tiny and not level but when i weigh myself i do it on the same spots but like i move it around on the same spots to see if the number is consistent which it normally is.

should i weigh myself in the kitchen where the floor is flat? but that means that i can’t weigh myself naked

Your best bet is to use a hard, flat floor and use the same spot each time. Sometimes the first reading is off even so - I always weigh at least twice and three times if the first and second readings differ. If the first 2 are the same then I take that as the reading.

It sounds like the kitchen is your best bet - suggest you allocate a pair of PJs for the purpose and live with the fact they will add minimal ounces. I assume, though, that you will not want your scales to live in the kitchen. If you are carrying them in there each time then you will need to take at least 2 weights because I have found scales generally don't like to be moved around and the first reading is likely to be off.

trulyhealy wrote: »

CM_73 wrote: »

manderson27 wrote: »

Several things to consider

1. Check scales are on a solid surface not carpet or soft vinyl.

2. Check scales are weighing properly. I use a 5kg dumbbell to check accuracy. If they are off you will need to recalibrate or replace batteries.

3. Only weigh once per day, naked, first thing in the morning. Getting on and off during the day only shows water weight gained/lost food intake or waste elimination.

4. Buy better scales

Good luck

Absolutely this.

Scales also do not like to be moved and must be on a flat, hard level surface. If you do need to move your scales (I do) then step on and off first to calibrate them before taking your true reading.
If you're doing the above, with fresh batteries and still getting erratic readings then it's time for a new set.

i live in uni halls and my bathroom is tiny and not level but when i weigh myself i do it on the same spots but like i move it around on the same spots to see if the number is consistent which it normally is.

should i weigh myself in the kitchen where the floor is flat? but that means that i can’t weigh myself naked

You're getting a lot of good advice. If you do go down this road, wear the same clothes every time so it's consistent. 🙂

trulyhealy wrote: »

CM_73 wrote: »

manderson27 wrote: »

Several things to consider

1. Check scales are on a solid surface not carpet or soft vinyl.

2. Check scales are weighing properly. I use a 5kg dumbbell to check accuracy. If they are off you will need to recalibrate or replace batteries.

3. Only weigh once per day, naked, first thing in the morning. Getting on and off during the day only shows water weight gained/lost food intake or waste elimination.

4. Buy better scales

Good luck

Absolutely this.

Scales also do not like to be moved and must be on a flat, hard level surface. If you do need to move your scales (I do) then step on and off first to calibrate them before taking your true reading.
If you're doing the above, with fresh batteries and still getting erratic readings then it's time for a new set.

i live in uni halls and my bathroom is tiny and not level but when i weigh myself i do it on the same spots but like i move it around on the same spots to see if the number is consistent which it normally is.

should i weigh myself in the kitchen where the floor is flat? but that means that i can’t weigh myself naked

I weigh in the kitchen, the floor is uneven but I've found a spot where the scale sits steady and level, just test it by making sure it doesn't rock at all.
The kitchen sounds a better bet for you, I don't weigh naked, just in a T shirt and undercrackers. Yes, there will be some tiny variations from day to day but I can't imagine it would be enough to show on the scale.
It's a good idea to have clothing that you use just for weighing if you can't get away with just a nightie or whatever, it would be too much faff for me personally though.
You could always get an idea of the weight difference by finding a decent spot in your bathroom with consistent weighing's and then just holding the different items of clothing you might be weighing in to see if a difference does show.

how your feet are pronated and where your weight is on your feet (heels/toes) will also affect the reading. try and stand the same way each time, you'll still have some fluctuations though. i'm guessing you use a digital scale and have never stood on a mechanical set (or haven't in a long time) getting the needle to sit still was part of the fun, as well as moving yourself around to see how heavy and light you could make yourself. Just cos it's digital doesn't mean how you stand doesn't affect it.

Do you have a Boots pharmacy near you? Most of them have a body composition scale. It gives you a slip of paper with your weight, height and BMI displayed. It used to be 70p just.