Recommendations for Scale

Okay, this is it. I stepped on the scale Friday and had, according to the scale, gained 6 pounds in one week! This without eating pie at Thanksgiving and being vigilant about every morsel put in my mouth. I got in the shower and cried. All I could think was that I was right after all. This surgery didn't work for me! Then I got out of the shower and stepped on the scale again...I don't know why...a hunch maybe. WHAT!!!??? I had lost five pounds in the shower (who knew I was that dirty???). Anyway, fifteen minutes later I had shed not only the unwanted pound but another one as well. Heck, this is better than my first three months after WLS. The moral of the story is that I need a new scale...obviously. Although if I lost a pound a day consistently I might keep this one . When it comes to scales, I'm lost. I can't afford a doctor's scale but I want something reliable. Any suggestions? In advance, thanks. Judi

I recommend a Tanita Scale...they are very accurate. I ordered my online, the best deals can be found on by using the Google search engine. Mary

Thank you, Mary. I'll definitely check on them. Judi

I also use a Tanita. I'm not sure if I'd pay that much again for a scale and I don't really care about the fat content in my body that it also measures, but it does seem to be accurate. Jan

I have the Tanita digital scales. No guess work because you don't have that needle to bounce around. I find them to be very accurate based on my surgeon and PCP's scales.

I have a Thinner from Bed and Bath...it wasn't that expensive and is right on target with doctor's scales. It is digital. I use it every day and have for two years and I am always right on it when I go to the doc's.

I did some more checking and ordered a Tanita today. Funny, I read about them last month but didn't remember it until I was looking online last night (when DH leaned over my shoulder and said it was the scale I showed him last month...great memory I've got). Anyway, thanks all. Judi

I have the very utilitarian doctor's scale...the kind that balances by sliding the thingy until the weight balances. Karen

I have no scales in my home. We haven't had one in over 3 1/2 years. Darlene