Scale for Sale
May 29, 2007
No, it’s not what you think (even though I did gain a bit).
I despise my new scale because the pound lines are too close together for me to see what exact pound I’m on. When I weigh myself, the best I can tell is that I’m somewhere in a four pound range, and I don’t like that. Seeing if I’ve lost a pound (or half a pound — I’ll take anything!) motivates me to keep going and ignore the chocolate chip cookies I baked last night. (Someone tell me why I baked cookies at 8 o’clock last night?)
So I’m seriously thinking about splurging and getting one of those digital scales, although I did have one years ago that was never accurate. Really. When you lose and then gain twenty or so pounds in the space of ten seconds, you know the problem isn’t you!
Any brands I should check out? Let me know what you love about your scale, if that’s humanly possible.
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15 Responses to “Scale for Sale”
Hang in there dear one, you will lose this weight.
I feel your pain regarding the digital scales. I spent a week in VA last week and my friend had a digital scale. I fluctuated 10 lbs in 10 minutes. I weighed myself before I got in the shower and it was one weight then I weighed myself dripping wet and I was 10 lbs lighter. Go figure.
I love my digital scales. Well, as much as any gal can love a set of scales that is!! Mine are fairly accurate…I don’t have those big discrepancies you were talking about. I think they came from my neighborhood Wal-mart!
I’m in the same situation, though I can vaguely make out the 1 lb markings on my three-week-old analog scale (bought at Target for $19.99.
I wish I could afford a scale that would record in one-tenth pound increments. I’ve seen so many people over at Tales who can say they lost 0.2 or 0.4. All I know is that my needle is swaying somewhere around the same mark it swayed around last week. [sigh]
Here’s to a better week this week and good results to report next Tuesday!
Something I LOVE about my scales? Sally, puh-leeze!!! The word “scales” and the word “love” should never be used in the same sentence.
Never.
Ever.
I bought a Tanita digital scale at Bed Bath & Beyond. I used one of their 20% off coupons and got it for $25.00. It’s great! It also calculates body fat and has memory for 2 different people to weigh themselves.
See what it looks like on this post.
See I have the digital scales but I miss my old fashion one. On that one I can lean a certain way and get the results I want. That’s my kind of dieting!
Sally I wouldn’t say I love my scale, but it is accurate.
It’s a Weight Watchers Scale (about $50.00), but I got it half price, so not too bad.
Good luck with whole situation. That can be so frustrating!!
Okay, I’m buying a new scale! A nice digital one! Anybody want a new, hardly used, analog scale?
I like my digital because it doesn’t change no matter which way I lean. How’s it coming so far this week? I’m having a tough time, but plan to get back on track. Really.
I “like” my Taylor Body Fat Monitor and Scale (as much as anyone can “like” such a thing). It’s digital and weighes in .5 increments. I don’t remember where I bought it or what it cost (it was a few years ago), but it seems reliable. I always know that whatever it says I weigh, Weight Watchers will say I weigh about 2.5 lb. more. I have been avoiding it because of stress eating, but after reading your blog decided to bite the bullet and find out the painful truth. It wasn’t pretty, but about what I expected. Hopefully seeing the number will help motivate me to take better care of myself. Best wishes on the “war.” Just think — no scales in heaven!
No scales in heaven–wow, that thought never occurred to me before!
I have a fairly run-of-the-mill digital scale. One of the things I wish I had thought of before I bought it is how big the readout numbers are. I am fairly blind without my contacts so I have to get on, weigh, get off and then bend over to read the numbers. I sure hope nobody has a hidden camera in my bathroom! LOL
I love my new digital scale. Numbers are nice and big. And you can program 4 different users. I weigh myself twice to make sure it’s correct. If I’m leaning or shifting weight, it does give me a false weight.
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If your scale can make me lose 20 lbs. in 10 seconds, I want it! LOL. Let me know what you buy; I NEED one for people who have to be able to see BIG numbers between their feet.