soccermom23boys's Journal, 03 Sep 13

I'm at work now so can't say exactly what make the scale is - but it also varies by quite a lot in short period of time. My morning routine in the bathroom would have me weighing myself up to 5 times (arriving in bathroom, after toilet, after shower, after hair, after toothbrushing), then averaging that, and that's the one that went in the journal. Then I noticed it also depended on the day of the week - I always weighed more on weekends, but actually that turned out to be only because I got uo later on weekend - actually I vary by about 2kg over the day, lowest weight early in morning (just after exercise), highest in the evening (just before bed). The usual advice I get for all this is to just take the weight at the same time every day but (a) life's just not like that (b) as an engineer - that's rubbish! You don't get better measurement by taking less measurements. So now I use an app from "Hacker's Diet" (http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/#Comptools), and just keep entering all weighings into that. And it shows me the general trendline. It's much easier to understand than weights. Last week I was on track to hit my goal (again) by mid-September. Went over to visit my brother last weekend, concentrated on beer and pizza for a few days, now I'm due to get back to my goal again by about next February! "by September" versus "by February" is much easier for me to grasp - especially now that I am at/near my goal.  

I use an old analog scale that I've had for over 20 yrs. 

Same here! Mine ia about that old too! I also have the WW scale. Same problem. My bathroom is on a sub-floor. Finally moved it to my basement on concrete floor. Don't use it as much. 

I use a digital scale manufactured by Health O Meter. You can see the scale at this web address ---> http://www.healthometer.com/HDM770DQ1-05.html#start=8 I have had mine for over 1 year and it appears to be accurate and doesn't fluctuate.  

The end of the URL is not showing, but you can see it at healthometer.com Mine is black and cost about $20. 

I have a digital scale. Keep in mind the best time to take your weight is in the morning, after using the bathroom and before clothes/eating breakfast. Your weight will fluctuate during the day by a few pounds. I always weigh a bit more during the day.  

I use a really cheap $20 one. I think it was on sale at $17 when I got it though. It's called health o meter. 

Also what time do you weigh yourself? Because in the morning you're lighter. 

Weight watchers, but I have the same problem. I use the average, usually. Unless I need motivation, then I use the lower one ;) 

Thank you all for the wonderful responses! I weigh myself every day in the AM before anything to eat or drink & right after the unmentionable. I bet it fluctuates because of the flooring. Not desperate enough to put it in the basement. I hate going down there. lol 

I used a Taylor scale, The Biggest Loser model. I've only had it for about 4 months, but it seems to be pretty accurate when we go in for our "weigh-ins" at our doc's office. It's a digital scale measuring by tenths of a pound. It can be used just as a weight scale if you just step onto it. If you turn it "on" and wet your feet before you step on, it will give you Body Fat %, Body Water %, Muscle Mass %, Bone Mass %, and Kcal---the total calories you should have in a day to maintain your current weight. I always weigh first thing in the morning, after using the bathroom and slipping out of my p.j.'s. Then I weigh at night just before I put my p.j.'s on.  

I have an old digital scale I got at walmart some time ago. I have to make sure its in one place in my bathroom, as it will fluctuate by up to 1.5 pounds. I only weigh myself 2 days a week, on monday and on friday. Every 2 weeks I record the "official" weight from my Doc. I see him every 2 weeks, and they are monitoring me on my weight loss. I weigh in the morning when I get up, after using the facilities, and before my morning coffee, then I get dressed.  

I have a Tanita! I bought it because previous scale would give a different weight each time.Now the Tanita....unfortunately :-) ....tells me the same result ALL the time:-(  

PS.....somehow it seems to be giving the same result as my GP's!