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Dumb scales
| Sat, 01-15-2005 - 7:57pm |
I went out and bought a new scale one that has a ditigal read out instead of the other kind well when i stepped on the scale it said that i weight like 7 pounds heavier then i nornally weigh on my old one and then i had my roomates step on it one was like 10 pounds and one was like 5 pounds heavier then they normally weigh but still this read out means that i now weigh more then i was thinking i was plus it means i gained weight and didnt lose any :(
Heidi
Heidi

I have a digital scale as well and when I first got it, it did weigh me in at more than my regular scale.
Also, you have to be aware that if you move it and you weight yourself if will give you a false weigh in, so you have to step back on.
Someone told me that if you keep it in the bathroom where there is a lot of humidity it could affect the scale after a while and you will get a false reading as well.
A LOOONG time ago I had gotten a digital scale and it weight me in at 140!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Not even close. I returned that one ASAP.
But I'm happy with the one I have now.
At the dr.'s office I weigh even more!!!! YIKES!!!!!
Mine does the same thing as well. So I weight my self three times and the two that are the same that's the one i go with! hahahaha
I don't remember the brand..it's a grey one I bought at walmart for about $20.00
I know it can register weight loss because my daughter has lost four and a half pounds.
I purchased a digital scale at Wal-Mart too...it says I weigh the same as what the doctor's office said. It was the more expensive one about $28. After I chose which one I wanted; I went through all of them and picked out one that I thought was most likely not damaged. Sorta of like looking for an expiration date hehehe.
I got lucky I think.
Sussie_Q
I too, have a digital scale. I think it is reasonably accurate. The most important thing to me,tho is consistancy. If I get on it 3 times in a row, it will give me exactly the same reading each time. I figure, even if it is 10 lbs. off, if it is consistent, it will accurately measure any gain or loss.
I did have a shock one day, tho. I got on the scale and it registered more than a 100 lb. weight loss. This would have been wonderful if it was true, but unfortunately I knew I hadn't dreamed away the lbs. LOL... At first, I thought the scale was broken, but then I checked the bottom and the switch had been changed from pounds to kilograms. My 70 lb. furbaby had jarred it when she was romping around the bedroom. Oh well, back to reality.
Rae
259/247/160
Thanks everyone for making my day.
Helen