Doctor's Scales

[YngGram 73]

Went in on Fri. for an appointment with PA and a Flora fill. In the office the scale showed 174...great news down 19lbs since Oct. I think hmmm my scale said 178 this morning. I had asked about this once before and was told that it was calibrated every morning. I think they take off 3-4 lbs for clothes. Get downstairs at the pain center and the scale says 178 lbs. hmmmmmm. At home I weighed the same NAKED, soooo how much do I weigh? Also, I don't usually weight the same at 9 am and 2 pm weather I have eaten or not.l Anybody else run into this?

[jurhee19 2]

I weigh the same at the sugeron and nutrition office. They have these special scales that show how much is fat free mass, bmi, Water, and some other things. Oh and they take 3 pounds off for clothes. When I had to see my PCM I weigh about 3 or 4 pounds more. They do not use the same type of scales. I weigh at the house in between I was able to change some settings and mine weigh me what the sugeron and nutrition office does. Oh and I weigh at the same time and day that we do those monthly challenges.

[readytolosemomof5 0]

Your body weight can flucutate 2-3 lbs throughout the day due to various processes going on inside your body, which accounts for the difference in the time of day. The only thing I can think of for the difference between the scales at the office and at home is just the difference in the scales. I have the same issue with my regular scale, and my Wii. There is usually a 4lb difference between the two. And I don't account for my clothes just to make it even.

[papoose 48]

My doctor's scale is normally 3 or 4 pound difference than my at home scale. Except my last visit, I noticed a 20 lb difference. I kept weighing myself at home and the scale kept getting lower and lower, I was happy thinking I was losing a lot of weight. The other morning my scale wouldn't work, then I remembered to change the battery. Spent $10 on new batteries, scale wouldn't work at all. Went to Walmart and bought a new scale. Finally got it to work and I was up 20 lbs. So I guess my scale has been broken since my last visit in July to Dr's office. Uggghh, now I am upset. I have to stop depending on those scale numbers. But the good thing is I am down 100 lbs. Now I have to get off the last 30 lbs.

[windycitywids 5]

My doc's office doesn't take off anything for clothes and my appt's are usually in the early evening so I always weigh more at their ofice than at home.