Question:
Where could I find a scale that can handle 400 pounds?
Most scales go to 300 or 350, is there anywhere I can find a scale that can handle 400 pounds? — tpalmer (posted on May 30, 2003)
May 30, 2003
Search for scales. You might even be able to try amplestuff.com (if it is
still there). The scales will be expensive but they last longer than the
crappy Wally world brand. Good luck.
Angela
— Angela P.
May 30, 2003
www.balances.net/siltec/ is where i got mine. i orderd it becuase it went
up to 500 pounds becauise i wanted to make sure it would not bog down and
tear up with my body on it often. at my top weight i was 413.
— janetc00
May 30, 2003
Got mine on Ebay. It is a Health o Meter Professional Dial Scale that
weighs upto 400 lb. Good luck!
— Carla I.
May 30, 2003
Try www.scalesonline.com I got a great seca body mass index scale
combination that goes up to 400Lbs, they also have an Ohaus ES Bench scale
that goes up to 400lbs that the guys said you could use as a personal scale
too. They have great prices there!
— Terri B.
May 30, 2003
I purchased a scale on line from Tanita Corp. It goes up to 450. I was at
437. I've been told that Staples office supply has scales also. Good luck.
— Leslie E.
May 30, 2003
Tracy, Save your money - you won't need that scale for long after WLS. I
was 442 at my highest, 421 day of surgery and by 3-1/2 months out I fit on
a 350 lb scale. In the meantime I just weighed at the surgeon's office.
Frequent weighing can really play havoc on your head. It's also nice to
see those bigger jumps that occur between surgeon's visits. Even now that
I fit on a "normal" scale, mine is still buried in the garage. I
weigh at support group instead, which is monthly.
— zoedogcbr
May 30, 2003
Use two scales put one foot on each oine and dd up thew weight. Quick easy
cheap solution. Many folks already have 2 scales but never realized they
could do this.
— bob-haller
May 30, 2003
Tracy,
Most hospitals have at least one set of digital scales that will weigh
over 500 pounds.. you might inquire and see if your local hospital can
accomodate you while you are first losing..
Also, the local post office has scales that go to 1000 pounds I think..
You might also inquire about using those scales as well..
I wouldnt invest any monies into a scale that weighs so much when you are
now losing.. wont be long and you can get a regular scale.. and they are
much more economical
Does your surgeons office have a scale that can weigh you.. you only need
to weigh at your post op appt anyway for the first two years.. no need to
have your own scale ..
IMHO
Hugs,
— Gina Landers
May 31, 2003
I agree with the posters who say forget the scales. Time enough to be scale
obsessed when you are at or near goal. Save your money for new clothes and
buy a 1.99 measuring tape instead! Just my opinion!!!!Peace--terry
— Terry R.
May 31, 2003
One of my goals is to weigh on a 'normal' scale. I figure I may acheive
this goal about 5-6 months post op. Until then, the Docs scale is the only
one for me. Bob, the problem with the 2 scale approach is that to step up,
you must put all your weight on one scale, which could (in my case would)
stress the tension spring, resulting in a faulty (at best) or broken (at
worst) scale.
— [Deactivated Member]
June 1, 2003
I experminted pre op with intentionally severly overloading a cheap
bathroom scale. It just went around a second tie and didnt mess it up at
all. All 313 pounds of me was holding a steel I beam at the time. The scale
OLD was good to 200 something and I had to weight over 500 at that point.
They are designed to tolerate such use abuse.My friend scale owner checked
his weight before and after. His didnt change. His daughter a old
girlfriend uses 2 scales now for weighing. She rarely does get weighed. She
no longer fits on many amsemebnt park rides her favorite fun thing to do.
Her dad my best friend thinks she should have surgery, her mom is totally
against it. So sad:(
— bob-haller
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