I need a new scale

msfitzy
on 9/4/15 5:14 am
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I've had it with my scale.  This morning I weighed and it gave me the following:

1 pound loss

2 pounds lost

same weight

4 pounds lost

1 pound GAIN

1 pound lost

 

It's a nice scale that does the whole body fat % but even that is all over the place.  It has new batteries and it's on a hard tile floor.  We've had it well over 5 years at least, so it's time for a new scale.  One that won't vary so much with each weigh in.  I'm weighing myself 3-4 times a morning just to get the same weight result once.  That's how I determine what my weight is.  I need something more accurate.

So what scale do you have that would be the best and most accurate? I have a garmin vivofit 2, so if there is a scale that works with that like the fitbit has, that's a plus...but not necessary.  I just need something reliable that will give me the same, or close to the same, every time I weigh.

Age: 35 | Height: 5'9 | Surgery Date: 08/17/15 | Starting Weight: 307 | Surgery Weight: 279 | Goal Weight:150 | Current Weight: 212 | WL so far: 95 lbs

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psychoticparrot
on 9/4/15 6:49 am

The best scale is a balance scale, the kind they have in your doctor's office, but they're pricey and they take up a lot of room. Another minus, which has come back to bite me on the butt, is that if you forget to move the weights back to zero, anyone who sees the scale will see what your latest weight was. 

I'm living on my boat for the summer and fall. It's hard to get an accurate weight on a boat that's always rocking, but the EatSmart Precision scale does it as long as the boat isn't rocking too much. It's a standard-type bathroom scale.

In case you're interested: http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=eatsmart+precision +plus+scale&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=44109596859&hvp os=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5625729031520583987&hvpone=&h vptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_1j72je129n_b

 

psychoticparrot

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iloveravens
on 9/4/15 12:07 am, edited 9/4/15 12:09 am
RNY on 08/13/14

My brother gave me a Withings scale for Christmas and it was the best gift ever.  It syncs to my iphone and other apps like myfitnesspal and my Jawbone's Up app.  However, I think it was around $100...it may have gone down in price now.

Edited to add:  I just looked it up, it's $150 at Best Buy:

Withings Smart Body Analyzer

Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;

Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)

M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4

5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)

califsleevin
on 9/4/15 8:13 am - CA

I've been using a Tanita for the past ten years or so , and it has been very stable and consistent with other scales in my world (gym, doctors' offices, etc.)

http://www.amazon.com/Tanita-BC554-Ironman-InnerScan-Composition/dp/B0007ZH18M/ref=sr_1_4?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1441379297&sr=1-4&keywords=tanita+scale

That one has more bells and whistles than one really needs, but their cheaper, less feature laden models will use the same mechanics.

1st support group/seminar - 8/03 (has it been that long?)  

Wife's DS - 5/05 w Dr. Robert Rabkin   VSG on 5/9/11 by Dr. John Rabkin

 

Tracy D.
on 9/4/15 8:33 am - Papillion, NE
VSG on 05/24/13

I also have an EatSmart scale and it is super accurate.  I can bank on the fact that whatever I weigh in the morning (naked after I first get up) will be about 2-3 lbs. less than what my doctor's fancy scale weighs me.  And of course I will weigh more with clothes on and when I'm fully hydrated.  

Very accurate for a great price! 

 

 Tracy  5'3"     HW: 235  SW: 218  CW: 132    M1: -22  M2: -13  M3: -12  M4: -9  M5: -8   M6: -10   M7: -4

 Goal reached in 7 months and 1 week

 Lower Body Lift w/Dr. Barnthouse 7-8-15

   

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Neesie57
on 9/4/15 8:44 am
VSG on 08/04/15

I love my Aria scale that sincs with me FitBit.  I got it at Bed, Bath and Beyond.  It is very accurate and I love seeing the graph that it creates for me to see my weight loss.

5' 5" tall. VSG on August 4, 2015/ Starting weight 239.9/ Surgery weight 210.9/ Current weight 137.4/ Goal weight 140/ No longer overweight, now a NORMAL weight. Now that I'm at goal, it's time to move on to maintenance!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

White Dove
on 9/4/15 1:37 pm - Warren, OH

My Tanita has been accurate and dependable since 1993. 

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