Can anyone recommend a good scale?

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  • just_a_southern_belle
    just_a_southern_belle Posts: 36 Member
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    We got this one and love it. Very reliable, large glass platform, big numbers, and goes way up to a whopping 425 pounds. It doesn't have bells and whistles like remembering different users,calculating BMI, etc, but if you just want a solid, reliable, digital scale to tell you your weight, this is a really good one for a great price. No, I have no connection with this company. :) I just realized I was starting to sound like an infomercial.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032TNPOE?gclid=CKWA88fyz60CFQ5lhwod5jgNoA

    thank you. I am also scale shopping and I don't need bells and whistles. Just need to see what I weight once a week, lol.
  • aatuin
    aatuin Posts: 5
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    This is the one that I own...

    http://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BF679W-Scale-Monitor-Water/dp/B0009V1YPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326557053&sr=8-1

    The body water and body fat measurements are a little off, because the electric pulses aren't strong enough to run throughout your entire body. I still like the option, though, because it helps me see if I'm losing body fat or just water weight.

    Wow!! Thanks for sharing!! I checked out the description and reviews and really want this model!

    Great! I hope you like it. It's definitely my favorite so far. One day I hope to own one of the more expensive Tanita models that have stronger electric impulses. :]
  • GMPOTS
    GMPOTS Posts: 19 Member
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    I bought one at bed bath beyond, $30.00 , a Beurer Scale., Only because there were so many choices, the clerk said this one is bought the most often. I got home and weight it was 4pounds heavyer than my current scale. So hope it is wrong, We kept weighting on both and decided to go with the new one anyway. Threw the old one out. No way to reset it.
  • Sweetchaos66
    Sweetchaos66 Posts: 59 Member
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    i would avoid scales. they are evil and people tend to weigh themselvs all the time!

    i would only weigh myself like once every 4-6 weeks. bathroom scales? youll be standing on that thing every time you have to pee or even brush your teeth. pretty soon you wwont want to go into the bathroom and youlll end up peeing in the kitchen sink and not brushing your teeth.

    Thats me with a scale. I weigh at a doctors office once a week. I broke my own rule and weighed when I exercised today. Bad move. It put me in a bad mood all day.
  • SwtKittN
    SwtKittN Posts: 176 Member
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    I bought this one:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032TNPOE/ref=oh_o06_s00_i01_details

    Goes up to 440, and also when my brother stepped on it, he said it measured him the same as he does at his gym :) So is pretty accurate!
  • jesterguy25
    jesterguy25 Posts: 1 Member
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    My Tanita scale was very very close to the numbers I got when tested by Air Displacement Plethysmography. I got a good deal on it at bed bath and beyond.
  • Lolamako
    Lolamako Posts: 89 Member
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    FYI if you get one at Bed Bath & Beyond, they take expired coupons. You can usually find coupons in most household/design type magazines, they are usually for 20% off.
  • PeggysDad
    PeggysDad Posts: 105
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    I'd say Withings...if only MFP would pull their fingers out and sort the integration!
  • abbychick
    abbychick Posts: 118 Member
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    I have a Weight Watchers digital scale and love it! It's very accurate and you can track your weight loss progress if you want once you set up the program. It's very similar to this one.
    http://www.conair-store.com/product_detail.asp?T1=CON+WW43D&HDR=WELLNESS#back
  • Nosila0815
    Nosila0815 Posts: 143 Member
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    I own two of them.

    The first one I bought is this one: http://www.amazon.com/Weight-Watchers-Digital-Glass-Capacity/dp/B004HX11MC/ref=sr_1_13?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1326576035&sr=1-13

    I like it because it is pretty accurate and I got it at Costco (they have a coupon this month for $5 off it too). This scale measures the same way that my doctor's scale does. I got it at Costco 7 months ago for $15 I believe.

    My second scale which I bought because I wanted to know my body fat % is this one: http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Bowflex-5728F-Digital-Scale/dp/B006NZ6Q36/ref=sr_1_5?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1326576180&sr=1-5

    Mine is silver though and I also got it at Costco. It tells you what your last weigh in was before it will measure you. I have found this really helpful. It also tells you your daily calories to maintain your current weight. It tells you your BMI. It tells you the % of water you have as well as the % of fat. I believe I bought it for like $30.

    I love both scales and have actually used them to make sure the measurements are correct. My bathroom floor is not completely flat (tiles) and sometimes the scales don't weigh correctly so having them in different parts of the bathroom has made me feel more comfortable with my weigh in numbers.

    I hope everyone finds a scale they love. I know I have.
  • SexyMamaC
    SexyMamaC Posts: 2
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    I purchased a weight watcher scale a couple of years ago. It is digital and easy to use. It appears to be very accurate.:smile:
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
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    If a Wii with a Wii Fit board is on the "to-buy" list any time in the near future, that is the absolute best set of scales in my opinion. The tracking feature is really useful, and as a bonus, there are a bunch of great fitness games that you can use to get a great workout.

    If not, I'd say pick up a set of cheap digital scales at Walmart.
  • eudemonia
    eudemonia Posts: 149 Member
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    i got mine from ikea, it's about $15 i think, and it's a dial scale, but it works really well in my opinion! as long as you zero it, the scale is pretty accurate and it's also consistent. i put 6 lb weights on mine, and it gave me the proper reading.

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