Any recommendations for an accurate scale?
 

Hello all...

We are serious about watching our weight but are frustrated by the
scales we've bought. It seems we can vary the displayed weight as much 2-5
pounds simply by shifting our weight or slightly moving our feet while
standing on it. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a scale, analog
or digital, that displays consistent measurement? Is there such a thing as a
"smart scale" that detects whether your body weight distribution on the
scale is proper for an accurate measurement? Or a scale that detects whether
it is not perfectly level (we have quarry tile in the bathroom)?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Bob & Flo

Any recommendations for an accurate scale?
 

On 2008-12-15, SX-25 wrote:
Hello all...

We are serious about watching our weight but are frustrated by the
scales we've bought.

I use the following scale: can I do ten clean wide-grip pullups? If not, I'm
too heavy for my strength.

Any recommendations for an accurate scale?
 

On Dec 14, 10:42*pm, "SX-25" wrote:
Hello all...

* * *We are serious about watching our weight but are frustrated by the
scales we've bought. It seems we can vary the displayed weight as much 2-5
pounds simply by shifting our weight or slightly moving our feet while
standing on it. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a scale, analog
or digital, that displays consistent measurement? Is there such a thing as a
"smart scale" that detects whether your body weight distribution on the
scale is proper for an accurate measurement? Or a scale that detects whether
it is not perfectly level (we have quarry tile in the bathroom)?

* * *Thanks for any help you can offer.

* * *Bob & Flo

Easy to avoid weight shifting problems. Just don't shift your weight
when you're on it.


It sounds like you're buying cheap scales ($25). If you want a nice
scale, spend the money and actually get the nice one. I personally
have a weight-watchers body fat scale manufactured by Conair, but I
can't find it on amazon or the WW website. They have plenty of
scales, though, so just shop around. You can't really go wrong, as
long as you're not trading actual quality for the price.

If you can't keep a hard level surface in the bathroom, find another
place to put the scale. It's a little inconvenient weighing yourself
somewhere else, but a lot of the time, the surface is to blame for the
lack of precision.

Any recommendations for an accurate scale?
 

"SX-25" wrote in message
m...
Hello all...

We are serious about watching our weight but are frustrated by
the
scales we've bought. It seems we can vary the displayed weight as
much 2-5
pounds simply by shifting our weight or slightly moving our feet
while
standing on it. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a scale,
analog
or digital, that displays consistent measurement? Is there such a
thing as a
"smart scale" that detects whether your body weight distribution on
the
scale is proper for an accurate measurement? Or a scale that detects
whether
it is not perfectly level (we have quarry tile in the bathroom)?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Bob & Flo

Consumer Reports tests this kind of stuff. Their buyer's guide and
back issues are usually available at the local public library. The
digital scales seem to work pretty well these days, although the good
old balance type is still probably the best.

Try it in the store before you buy it, although the digital ones have
a trick where they remember the last reading for a period of time and
redisplay it. So have two people step on it in turn for several
cycles to see if it is consistent.