What kind of scale do you use to weigh yourself?

[FearoftheNight]

I just realized that the scale I use to weight myself is 8 lbs off. What do you guys use?

 

[I4AT]

How'd you find out it was 8lbs off? We just have some generic digital scale, no idea if it's accurate or not.

 

[TallBill]

Generic digital scale. Seems accurate. 241 pounds of Bill.

 

[daveshel]

Doesn't really matter if its calibration is off - more important to compare your weight day to day.

 

[Chiropteran]

I measure my weight by carefully calculating my car's gas mileage.

 

[summit]

lab scale. 142 ftw.

 

[Jeff7]

Cheap Kmart special. I don't know if it's accurate, but it's precise.












Accurate = the measurements are generally centered around where they are supposed to be.
Precise = the measurements are clustered really close to one another.
It is possible to be precise, but not accurate. It is also possible to be accurate, but not precise.
Accuracy and precision are where it's at.

 

[Shawn]

$3 walmart scale

 

[Kirby]

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[fatpat268]

I weigh myself throughout the day when I'm bored with a cheap digital scale... and I was surprised to find out that my weight fluctuated up to 6 pounds throughout the day.

Well, you know, with bathroom breaks and all.

 

[rh71]

This one because we had a gift card and were sick of all the crapo ones we've tried through the years. It's been great for a few years so far.

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/...ID=400001&SearchPage=1

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: daveshel
Doesn't really matter if its calibration is off - more important to compare your weight day to day.

Why is it important? A mirror is a better judge of weight. Yep! Still fat as fuck!

 

[TruePaige]

I thought someone would say truck scale.

 

[bigrash]

I use one of the old medical scales at my gym (the ones where you move that metal piece to the left or right).

 

[IronWing]

I use a Richter scale. Then again, I could probably stand to lose a few pounds.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

My scale is off too. It keeps saying I weigh 190, but my driver's license says 155, and you can't lie on those things. That's a government document right there.

Seriously, how do you know your scale is 8 pounds off? Did you put an 8 pound weight on it and it said zero?

 

[Leros]

I use a cheapo digital scale. I've checked with the scale at the gym and doctors office, which both match my home scale.

 

[FearoftheNight]

Originally posted by: I4AT
How'd you find out it was 8lbs off? We just have some generic digital scale, no idea if it's accurate or not.

my friend was weighed on an official scale for an athletic event and came over later

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Electronic. I have this scale that measures your weight, BMI, percent body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, and a slew of other things.

It scares me to go on it