I need a reliable scale - any suggestions??

I bought a scale (it was not cheap either) thinking it was a top of the line model. It had a digital read-out and you could still see your weight after you stepped off because it stayed on the display for 10 seconds. Long story short - I THREW THE SUCKER OUT! There are so many to choose from so I thought I'd ask the pro's (you guys) for your expert opinions - I want to get one ASAP so I need your help desperately. I want to be able to participate in the Monday Weigh-In so make it with the info everyone! love, briggie

i dont get it....................so you dont want tit to saty on there for ten seconds?? i have a sunbeam digital from walamrt..........and i love it..............I mean LOVE IT!! Im giving it to my MIL tonight because i cant stay off of it!! LOL

i love that it stays on there for 10 seconds, it's just possessed. the numbers change constantly while you're on it, and it's supposed to go up to 330lbs, but my husband got on it and it said he weighed 380lbs and he only weighs 280i**** said my son weighed 240 and he only weighs 180, and when my daughter got on it, it the numbers just kept moving and never stopped. i just want to step on the scale and have it tell me the truth!

Sounds like a lemon. Can't you return it? I recently bought a digital Tanita scale at Bed Bath & Beyond and it seems to be true with the doctor's scale. It has several features that I don't use (like you can program it for more than one person to track their weight). I just push the on button with my toe and step on when it beeps and read my weight when it settles on the number and beeps again. I think it also retains the reading a couple of seconds after you step off. I noted today that the doctor's scale is also manufactured by Tanita - obviously a much more sophisticated model since mine only cost about $40! Good luck!

We have a Tanita that I love. It has settings for up to 3 people that it saves. It also locks in the weight after a certain amount of time and then also gives you the read outs of percentage of water, fat, muscle, etc.

Thanks for the info on the Tanita scale - you guys are awesome and your timing is perfect, I just got my mail and what to my surprise was waiting for me but a Bed Bath and Beyond 20% off coupon!! yippee skippee!!! Time for a road trip to BBB! love ya'll briggie

I bought a Weigh****chers digital scale at Linens and Things.....They are $40-$50 - but they are absolutely accurate. If you get off and get back on - miraculously it says the same number! It also is right on with the Dr.'s scale in my office. My daughter got one also. Hers weighs one pd different than mine - but it too is consistent and always gives you the same number. I wouldn't like that possessed scale that keeps your numbers there for the world to see! Lordy girl - get rid of that baby! Tee hee Carlotta

I have the Weigh****chers digital scale also and love it. I saw it at Linens N' Things for around $40, but then found it at WalMart for $29. Let's all pause for a moment and laugh -- who would have thought we would all own scales, let alone enjoy using them?! I haven't owned a scale in at least 10 years and now I get on mine every day! Yeah for all of us! Alex

Okay, i took everyone's advice and went scale shopping. I started with the Tanita digital scales and saw one for $29 and another for $49. I loved how well they were constructed, however both scales only registered up to 330 pounds and each time I got on one, I got an O L error, meaniing I was over the limit. Needless to say I got very sad and teared up because that meant I haven't really lost any weight since my 7/2 visit with my doctor which had me weighing 333.4 lbs. So, I picked up the Weigh****chers scale that was $59, again good construction but same result - the scale only went up to 330 lbs. Now I am really down and tears are running down my cheeks. I can't understand how I have not lost weight - nearly everything I put in comes back up in minutes, when I do eat I only get in a few teaspoons. I don't drink sugary stuff, jus****er and diet lemonade watered down. Well, now I decide to try my hand at analog scales, and believe me it gets worse! One scale said I was 340 pounds, the other said I was 331 pounds. I then tried a Homedics digital model that goes up to 400 pounds and before I even got on it, it displayed 2.6 pounds, once I got on it read 332.4 pounds which would put me at 329.8 which is right around where my primary doctor's analog scale put me on 7/9. Determined to walk out of there with a scale, I bought the Homedics model. It was $49, has settings for 4 people, takes your height info and gives you your BMI as well. So, I took it out of the box, put in the info and got on. It said I weighed 329.6, well it's better than 331, but considering I was 328 on 7/9 I found no comfort. Just to make sure the spot I put the scale on was level I turned it 180 degrees, got on and now it said I was 328.8, better weight, but not what I was looking for, I wanted it to say 329.6 so I could at least make sure I was getting accurate readings. My floor has 10" ceramic tiles, so I moved the scale up one tile, got on and now it said I was 327.6 - I am now jumping out of my skin I am so frustrated. I made a comment about getting different readings every time and got a discertation from my son and husband on how scales differ, I'm never going to get the same reading as from my doctor, I have to pick a spot on the floor and weigh myself the same exact way, wearing the same clothing and at the same time and that I shouldn't worry about where on the floor I put the scale, just put it in the same spot every time. I tried telling them that I wanted to know where to put the scale to get the most accurate reading, I have to know that I've lost something, and then I got the same lecture again. I got very upset because they're hearing me speak, but not listening to what I was saying and I feel like they just don't understand what I'm going through and when I said this, I just got yelled at louder. The thought of struggling with the throwing up, loose bowels, pain, nausea, being limited to liquid and semi liquids this far after surgery and not seeing the scale move is a bit more than I can bare right now. Rather than try and help me find the best location they just continued to tell me what I was doing wrong and how I should not worry about where I put the scale - I should only focus on what the scale at the doctors office says. I couldn't take it anymore, I got loud and was yelling and then my husband began yelling at me to calm down and my son became angry with me and left the room. When I told them I was at the end of my rope, I was told to go back to the shrink and go back on my meds. Just what I needed to hear! I told my husband the other night I felt like I left one prison for another and now I feel like I've been put into solitary confinement. Sorry, I know it sounds like I'm having a pity party, but I just had to say what I feel. I'm going to stop here for now, I've made myself sick from being so upset. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention my dinner didn't stay down tonight - back to square one... and, as I am about to submit my post, I got a call about a dear dear friend, mentor and man of God, we just learned that he was admitted into emergency surgery and they found he has stomach cancer and had to have his colon removed. This is such a shock because we were originally told it was merely colitis, then possibly a few cancer presenting cells in some polyups in his colon - this is really more than I can bare right now so please forgive me, I must go and get in God's presence - I need His peace right now. Take care and God bless...

Mine was messed up, as well. It lied and said I'd lost a lot more than I actually had, too! I bought a new one. I got the Taylor Lithium Electronic Glass Scale from Target for $34.99. It is one pound over my doctor's scale, and is very consistent. It also displays the weight for a few seconds after you step off. Some of the reviews are bad on Target's website, but it works very well for me.