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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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