Scales

Hello fellow Julyer's

Just curious I have a scenario going.. I bought a brand new analog scale.. and health-o-meter digital scale.. I' m curious to which to use to be accurate as my doctor's digital scale and counter weight scale.. anyways.. when I went to my doc's I weight 264lbs, the digital health-o-meter says 295lb,and the analog says 268lbs.. I thought digital are suppose to be accurate I was told by a friend a Wal-mart that people return busted scales all the time and they just tape the boxes and put them right back on the shelf, she said the health-o-meters are the most returned to the store.. I think the analog would be my best bet.. curious to what everyone else uses?

I have a health o meter digital scale from walmart and I wish I would have read this before I bought it! To be honest it has been pretty good and on point all I did was change the battery. There is a 1 or 2 lb difference from that at the surgeon's office.

From the looks of it the analog seem to be the closets to me. Keep doing them both and see what you come up with down the line or just return the one with that 30lb difference!!

Hi,

I have a Health OMeter scale too and it is not acurate and weighs me anywhere from 4 to 9 pounds over what my doctors scale weighs me.  I found that the weigh****chers glass scale is the best and weighs me right on with the doctors scale I also have a taylor digital scale.  (you see what is going on here-- scale obsession)  I own 4 scales because i was in search of one that would actually weigh me exactly like the doctors scale.  So far it has been the WW scale.

Hope this helps!

I thought so too.. but when I return it this morning they had received over 15 scales!! i think something is wrong with mine weighting me at almost 31lbs difference.. I think I'm going to buy the one I found on the web .. it's the same one used on BIGGEST LOSERS but a woophing 75.00!! But least it will be accurate.

Mine did too for the first week then weight  started fluctuating.. the health-o-meters are very delicate I was told.. if you step the wrong way, sling it around, or keep moving it to another location can be off the calibration in them. PLUS I use to work at WAL-MART while in college.. you would be surprise how things come in on there TRUCKS!! OOH well!!

Yeah I believe your right.. I return the scale and got my 35.00 dollars back.. crazy thought when digital should be better.. JUST NOT AT WAL-MART!!. That SUCKS!! but I did purchase the biggest losers scale.. suppose to be very accurate.. WE WILL SEE!!

I don't even own a scale--I just use Wii Fit to keep track of my weight.  I only check once a week at the same time of day so I don't drive myself crazy with fluctuations.  It's usually about 3 pounds less than what the scales at my support group weighs.

The analog scale I stepped on at a local grocery store was spot on with the Wii Fit, though!

I just purchase a Wii & Wii fit got to figure how to use it. Thanks for the info

Although that scale you bought was bananas, I think it's important to pick a scale and stick with it. I bought a scale at target a week before surgery and that is the only scale I really look at to track my weight loss.  The drs office, the surgeon's office and the 2 scales at work all put me within a 5 lb range.  But I also weigh myself at the same time in the same outfit (hubby's t-shirt and underwear;).  So I know it is accurate since it is always the same condition.  Good luck! Hope the Biggest Loser scale is bette!