HELP! My new scale is 4 pounds heavier!!

b_fit4life
b_fit4life Posts: 105 Member
in Motivation and Support
I have a dilemma and I need your advise! I just got a new fitbit aria scale yesterday and to my dismay is says I am 4 pounds heavier than my previous scale!(which means I was 4 pounds heavier to begin with! yuck!) So, the 31 pound loss is still accurate but that also means i have to lose 4 more pounds for MFP to notice! Is there any way I can "fix" this????

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  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    You can go to setting and then check in. It lets you change your starting weight/date under the edit tab. I had to do this when I bought new scales last month. Very depressing - but fixed and back on track now.
  • Ceffy
    Ceffy Posts: 235
    You can change starting weight on your settings :)
  • tbetts23
    tbetts23 Posts: 303 Member
    This is what I'm afraid of!
  • Allie_71
    Allie_71 Posts: 1,063 Member
    This is what I'm afraid of!
    Kill your new scale with a bat. It's clearly evil :P

    Just go into your settings and change your starting weight. The amount you've lost is the same so don't feel bad! :) You've done great!:flowerforyou:
  • b_fit4life
    b_fit4life Posts: 105 Member
    I FOUND IT! THANKS FOR THE HELP EVERYONE!!
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Yeah, put the scale away and carry on without it!
  • phinphanbill26
    phinphanbill26 Posts: 574 Member
    Throw the new scale away.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,285 Member
    My new scale said I was 2 pounds heavier. So I had to make a decision....and I chose to go by the new scale and just accepted the increase. I am still losing weight...my clothes are getting looser. I am content. :)
  • AlmstHvn
    AlmstHvn Posts: 376 Member
    When we changed scales, i got the same thing. Changing my old data (+4) felt like too much work, so I just waited until my "new" weight was at or lower than the last scale-recorded weight. Took me about a month to lose the 4 lbs, but there ya go. It's all relative, anyway :)

    Besides the # - what do you think of the Aria? I've been eyeing those for awhile (already have a Fitbit Ultra)
  • Cantorgreen
    Cantorgreen Posts: 1
    4 pounds, eh? Well my new scale says 21 pounds heavier. THAT'S upsetting. My wife and I are both depressed. Well, I'm planning on taking the hit up front and moving on. It's the amount LOST that's important, so I'm going to focus on that... and then hopefully I can break out of the slump since I'm not in the last 10 pounds any more!! :-)

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