What do you do when you switch scales and your newer one is heavier?

[genepha 47]

I have been using my old, dial scale for a couple of months. Pre surgery both my digital scales broke. I dug out my old dial scale and have been using that one. Well, I realized that my dial scale and my doctor's scale are off by about 6-7 pounds. My dial scale weighs me lighter. So I bought a very nice WW* scale with body fat analysis, Water percentage and BMI (*at the Goodwill for around $12, brand new!) and it weighs me exactly the same as the doctor's scale. Now, my question is: when should I switch to the higher weight on my ticker, on my spreadsheet, etc.? I'm using 2 columns now because I just can't seem to let go of the lower weight I figured I would just stop changing my ticker until the WW scale reflects this weight but I want to be honest with myself because in the past, I have lied to myself about my weight, my eating and food. This is becoming a bigger problem mentally for me than I expected. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks!

[Paul11011 372]

Change it now. It's just the tool we use to measure by; that's it. We always tend to tie so much more to a damn number, our happiness, self confidence, etc. It just shows where we are now, not where we are headed. Change it now and in a month, you'll laugh about having given it a second thought.

[TheOldMeAgain 128]

My digital scale gives me two different weights. When I weight myself in the kitchen it always say one pound heavier than in the bathroom. Both rooms are tiled. When I go to a doc Appt. my weight be three times higher than my heaviest weigh at home. It drives me crazy. I often put my 5lbs dumbbells on my scale at home and its only off by 0.2 lb. It drives me crazy because I make sure not to eat or drink before doc office. So I convince myself something is wrong with my doc office scale.

[NtvTxn 1,262]

I have been using my old, dial scale for a couple of months. Pre surgery both my digital scales broke. I dug out my old dial scale and have been using that one. Well, I realized that my dial scale and my doctor's scale are off by about 6-7 pounds. My dial scale weighs me lighter. So I bought a very nice WW* scale with body fat analysis, Water percentage and BMI (*at the Goodwill for around $12, brand new!) and it weighs me exactly the same as the doctor's scale. Now, my question is: when should I switch to the higher weight on my ticker, on my spreadsheet, etc.? I'm using 2 columns now because I just can't seem to let go of the lower weight I figured I would just stop changing my ticker until the WW scale reflects this weight but I want to be honest with myself because in the past, I have lied to myself about my weight, my eating and food. This is becoming a bigger problem mentally for me than I expected. Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks!

You must have gotten the same WW scale I have. Shows all that 'stuff' and it weighs me very accurately!!! I went for my three year visit and with the same clothes on, I weighed about 4 oz more here at the house. Am glad to know it's right! Unless I go up or down 3 lbs, I don't change the ticker, because my weigh fluctuates a lb or two on any given day, up AND down!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Our weight does fluctuate like NtvTxn stated. I thought that there was something wrong with my WW scale and went and bought another (new) scale. The new scale was 1 lb heavier than my WW scale. I took the new one back. I can step on the scale a few time and each time the number is a little different. If I weigh at different times of the day, it differs. I just live with it and go by the numbers on my scale. It's just a # like Paul said. I do hate it when it goes up though......