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weighing scales
BillieTheBot
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arggggh! i might throw mine out of my bathroom window at this rate...:banghead:
does anyone else's bathroom weighing scales give off different readings? my weighing scales say i'm one weight then when i stand on them again i'm 3lbs heavier. it depends on where i weigh myself. sometimes i move my weighing scales into the kitchen as its a firmer floor but i have the same problem. are my scales broken? should i take the highest weight as being my weight?
its just doing my head in slightly because when i was at my friend's place the other week, i weighed myself on her scales and i was a few pounds heavier than mine say i am yet when i went home this weekend, i weighed myself on my dad's and i was about 3lbs less than mine say i am!!!! :mad:
its actually really bothering me (i know that will probably sound stupid) because i just want to know ACCURATELY what i weigh. i can't go and use one of those weighing machines in boots or whatever. i hate weighing myself in front of other people and get really self concious. plus, i like to weigh myself in my underwear as clothes add weight to you.
does anyone else have this problem? does anyone know of any ACCURATE bathroom weighing scales out there because i'm just getting really fed up now
does anyone else's bathroom weighing scales give off different readings? my weighing scales say i'm one weight then when i stand on them again i'm 3lbs heavier. it depends on where i weigh myself. sometimes i move my weighing scales into the kitchen as its a firmer floor but i have the same problem. are my scales broken? should i take the highest weight as being my weight?
its just doing my head in slightly because when i was at my friend's place the other week, i weighed myself on her scales and i was a few pounds heavier than mine say i am yet when i went home this weekend, i weighed myself on my dad's and i was about 3lbs less than mine say i am!!!! :mad:
its actually really bothering me (i know that will probably sound stupid) because i just want to know ACCURATELY what i weigh. i can't go and use one of those weighing machines in boots or whatever. i hate weighing myself in front of other people and get really self concious. plus, i like to weigh myself in my underwear as clothes add weight to you.
does anyone else have this problem? does anyone know of any ACCURATE bathroom weighing scales out there because i'm just getting really fed up now
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You should probably concentrate on trying not to be as bothered by the odd pound up or down, than by trying to get some super accurate scales. I know you will find it hard to accept, because you're conditioned to want to achieve some value or other, but it's an utterly meaningless number, and chasing the numbers won't ever bring you any satisfaction, you only get frustrations like this out of it.
I think it depends on a number of factors; you should weigh yourself on a firm/level floor but I think that the time of day that you weigh yourself makes a difference as well (think you are heaviest in the morning). I remember weighing myself at my grandmas once and her scales weren't set to zero so it gave a lower reading, but this was because they were so old they didn't want to stay on zero! I think the big ones you get like at gyms and boots etc are probably the best, I hate weighing myself in front of others too as I'm so skinny but I think they probably give you the most accurate reading. Or make an appointment for a health check with your nurse or GP, they can weigh you there and will most likely be more accurate.
i am always heavier in the evening so i always weigh myself first thing in the morning. it just does my head in that every single morning, i get 2 or 3 different results and one result makes me 2/3lbs heavier. i just wanna know what i weigh accurately
When/what you eat/drink and all sorts of factors will affect the result so as Mist said, imo you should concentrate more on how you feel/look than a meaningless numbers game.
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Well, surely your weight in the morning is the most accurate?
If you weigh yourself in the evening, you'll be heavier because you'll have eaten and drank. I drink 2 litres of water a day and I know that 1 litre of water weighs about 2lbs? I'm always heavier in the evening purely because of how much I drink. I'm always lighter in the morning after I've slept.
Plus, I was advised somewhere that its best to weigh yourself in the morning...can't remember where though!
But why are you so hung up on accuracy?
What matters is that your weight is remaining consistently within its healthy range. If your scales tell you that you weigh three pounds more than my scales tell you you weigh, that's a pretty irrelevant and meaningless statistic. What matters is that when you weigh yourself on your own scales, at the same time of day, on the same surface, that your weight is relatively consistent. It's never going to be exactly accurate or exactly the same every day, unless you invest in some super duper expensive highly accurate scales, but really, there is no need and I'm sure you have better, more fun things to blow 100 quid on.
If it's telling you different things every time you stand on it, even when you weigh yourself in the morning, pre-breakfast, post-dump, then if it really matters to you, you can always stand on the scales three times each morning, and take an average of those three readings as your weight. Over time, this will give you a pretty reliable idea of what your weight is doing.
This is probably bad advice however, as you strike me as someone who needs to spend a lot less time and energy obsessing about the numbers on the scales, not even more than you are already.
So yes, throwing them out of the bathroom window sounds like a great idea. Just don't bother replacing them.
I always put the scales in the same place when I weigh myself u doubt it makes a difference but meh.
I doubt you need to even be bothering about your weight though, but who am I to judge.
What's the point of weighing the food you've eaten in the last few hours? what does it tell you about your health?
http://www.tinajuanfitness.info/articles/071205.htm