Scale suggestions

Currently I have no scales in my house.  I don't plan to weigh until I have my 2 week post op appointment with the surgeon.  However, I do need to buy a good pair of scales. Any suggestions? Thanks! Brenda

Hi Brenda, Scales were something I never thought I would ever buy in all my life. I finally bought some and at first I was getting on them all the time. I have agreed with myself to only weigh once a week. I do and have hit stalls but by weighing once a week I can get a mental note of what is going on. I bought my scales for a good price at Target.                                                  Annie

Hi Brenda: Tanita makes a good set of scales. I believe mine cost somewhere around 50.00 and are quite accurate. I think you can get them at Bed, Bath and Beyond and maybe Linens and Things. Lisa

I also like the Tanita scale. I have the $50 one from bed bath and beyond. This scale also give you your precent body water. My MD uses the profesional version of this in his office.  B

Hi Brenda -

I have two sets of scales ... being 50, I find that the WW scales I have are a little hard to read if I don't have my glasses on ... LOL, but they give me a lot of great information including BMI, change since the last time I weighed, water weight, lean body mass, etc... I got it at Target and I think it ran about $50. I also have a Tanita scale that has bigger numbers on it.

I should warn you that weighing can become addictive and problematic ... I found that weighing daily is okay as long as I just chart my weight once a week. When I was following it on a daily basis, it made me crazy. Charting it once a week allows me to see the trends in my weight loss. I use www.thinnerself.com to track my weight loss. It's a big help because I can see the trends and tell if I'm on 'target' for someone with my demographics.

Good luck with the scales.

Barb

Thanks for all the suggestions. I think weighing daily would drive me crazy - I PLAN (you know those best laid plans) to weigh and chart weekly.  When I did all the other diet plans I lived by the scale results and I refuse to do so this time.  I was alway happy if the scales moved down and depressed if they went the other way or stalled.  I refuse to life my life this way again. My major goals right now are to follow the plan to a tee, get off my meds!!!! and let the weight fall where it falls.  I know I will lose and I plan to help it come off with proper eating and exercise, but I really want the diabetes, high blood pressue, high cholosteral and sleep apnea gone - which I know will happen with the eventual weight loss. Thanks again, Brenda