Stupid scale!

[Jenn1214 120]

I'm having scale issues. I weigh myself in one spot and then if I move the scale a couple of inches and weigh myself again, it's a 4 lb difference! How do I know which weight is correct?

[amberakamom 13]

You probably need to replace the batteries.

[mousek 4]

I'm having scale issues. I weigh myself in one spot and then if I move the scale a couple of inches and weigh myself again, it's a 4 lb difference! How do I know which weight is correct?

Whenever i have a chance whether it be at the doctor (best place) I weigh myself in my clothes i'm going to wear to the doctor without my shoes. At the doctor I weigh myself to get real weight (i think doctor is the best bet when it comes to this). I compare the 2 weights. I write down my weight from home and write down the weight the doctor gives me. My scale is precisely 2 pounds and 2 ounces more than the doctor's. Hope this helps.

[Jenn1214 120]

You probably need to replace the batteries.

I considered that but it's a brand new scale.

[Donnaamarie 0]

I'm having scale issues. I weigh myself in one spot and then if I move the scale a couple of inches and weigh myself again, it's a 4 lb difference! How do I know which weight is correct?

Jenn,

I am laughing here, but definitely not at you. It's a running joke in my house. I can step on my scale and then get a certain weight, step off into the bathroom, come back after not doing anything in the bathroom, and "gain" 3 pounds. The other day my boyfriend finally replaced the battery because the scale actually said LO. He put the battery in and then put it down in the living room. I stepped on it and got one weight. We moved it to the bedroom and I stepped on and had again "gained" 3 pounds. I don't know what the real weight is!!! I am using my doctors numbers once a month. I figure that our bodies are changing so much that the scale doesn't even really know from minute to minute what it says!!! According to my scale I have lost 19 pounds since my pre-op bloodwork day on March 23. I find it gratifying that the scale is going down but I don't put that number in stone.

Do what another poster said and check your doctors scale against yours. Heck, bring your scale to the doctor so you have some idea of what a "real" weight is!

Good luck

Donna

[patyann 14]

Make sure you have it on a level surface, not carpeting. If I weigh myself on a hard surface and then again on carpeting, it is very different.

Good luck!

[laurajean1 1]

Whenever i have a chance whether it be at the doctor (best place) I weigh myself in my clothes i'm going to wear to the doctor without my shoes. At the doctor I weigh myself to get real weight (i think doctor is the best bet when it comes to this). I compare the 2 weights. I write down my weight from home and write down the weight the doctor gives me. My scale is precisely 2 pounds and 2 ounces more than the doctor's. Hope this helps.

thankfully,my scale is in sync with the doctor

[JakerT5 8]

Same thing with me , what I do now is leave the scale in the same spot , I use the tiles on the floor to line it up , as far as the doctor scale it's always 5 to 8 pounds heavier then my scale at home

[Saraboo 21]

I can leavee my scale in the exact same place, and get 2 completely different numbers. Sometimes it's because i didn't realize something had gtten under it thanks to the dogs, and sometimes it's just tempermental. I tend to go with the higher number, that way if it stays at that number for awhile, i'm not going to be bummed thinking I gained.