Question:
Does anyone know where I can get a good, accurate scale to weigh myself on?

Everyone who comes to my house and weighs themselves insists that my scale is about 3 pounds over. The other day I weighed in at 276 on the scale so I guessed that I was around 273. I went to the doctors office though and fully dressed I weighed in at 282. Whats the use of weighing myself if Im always guessing if the scale is working. Id like to buy one of those fancy doctor scales but I dont know where to get one. I just want something accurate.    — [Anonymous] (posted on December 5, 1999)

December 4, 1999
A couple of observations: 1. Clothes add at least 5 pounds. Are you weighing on the same scale consistently, if so the end result will be the same. Also the scale at the doctor's office might be on carpenting which can throw it off. If youre scale is off it can be adjusted at the bottom. My philosophy is to weigh on the same scale every week and use the same clothes. My weigh in clothes, then I feel I get a consistent reading. Going from one scale to the other can be frustrating. You will notice the weight loss in your clothes long before you notice it on the scale. I hope this helps.
   — snicklefritz

December 5, 1999
I found a pretty acurate scale at Sears. However I do not get on scales. This is for several reasons. 1. If I weigh in and I have not lost what I think I should have I find my self not eating. Muscles weigh more than fat. Where I could be losing fat but gaining muscles. Since now I have lost 180 pounds (I only weigh when I go for a followup) I can walk, run, work out, By not eating you lose protiens, vitamins, minerals that are needed to build up muscle. Thus you will start to lose muscle along with your fat. What i concentrate on is my measurements. This way I know I am eating healthy. For example from one follow up to the next I lost a total of 10 in three months (I was disappointed but in reality I went from a size 20 to a 16 Yee Haa)
   — Cathy D.