Janepie33 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Can anyone recommend a good set of bathroom scales? My old set packed up (they lied to me and told me I was 8lb lighter than I really am, which is fantastic, but not when you go smugly to Weight Watchers and find out the truth!). I bought a lovely new digital set in the John Lewis sale, but the problem is that they are lying too as I can weight 3 different weights within the space of 2 minutes, often over a 1 lb difference! I am going to take them back today and plan to pay a bit more for a reliable set. Any ideas or recommendations gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 sorry I cant recommend any - they are all evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 OH moves them round till he finds a weight he likes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I thought my scales were lying, until I stepped on a friend's set. I suppose they could both be conspiring against me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Are the scales on carpet or hard flooring? Much wider range of results on carpet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 DH cut a piece of wood for ours to sit on........not been near them for too long though Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 They all lie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 ours are used to weight suitcases and pets, sorry can't be more helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I have really cheap 'value' type scales, I think they were from Woollies approx. 15 years ago and around £2. They are fairly accurate and seem to match whatever hospital/GP scales say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 They all lie... I have to agree ....and I don't know about lbs differences......mine are always a couple of stones heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I picked some digital ones up for Aldi last year that seem accurate enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 We bought some Salter digital ones and they are useless, you have to knock them gently to turn them on and then half the time they go off before you step on them. I have to use them in exactly the same place on the bathroom floor to get even a vaugely acurate reading. I preferrred my old ones they said I weighed a stone less than these do, but unfortunately these agree with the doctor's scales. . My biggest guide is what size clothes I fit into, but I hate it when you buy stuff from the charity shop and you find out that it is there because it is wrongly sized. I bought a lovely size 14 shirt the other week and it didn't even fit my size 10 daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I would suggest not worrying so much to be honest, especially over a pound or two - you go up and down several times a day depending on meals/trips to the loo. Consistency over time would be a more accurate measurement of weight loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 My OH bought some fancy all sparkling, all ringing digital scales and in the space of a week you could go up or down by quite a few pounds. It also tells you lots of other things like your bmi (is that the right name for it?) and other stuff. I keep telling him they can't be right, I can't put on 4 or 5 lbs and then loose 7 and then back up again but he won't have it. I know I'm overweight when my clothes don't fit properly (which they don't at the moment) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I never weigh myself, but I do own a pair of bathroom scales, and I have to take them down to the kitchen for a hard floor surface - no scales will weigh accurately on carpet. I gave up weighing myself a few years ago, and I am so glad - as said above, if your clothes fit you're ok, if they're getting tighter then you've probably put on weight. I have never found that knowing the actual amount helps at all with losing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Aah but when you get the suitcaseon you cant see the dial well you cant on ours so we weigh mum or dad alone and then with suitcase and do some maths. The cats dont stand still on the scales so a fat lot of good unless we do the same. But I agree - ours shout "hiya fatty" when I go into the bathroom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Olly has it about right I think! I think the average person's weight goes up and down about 5lb a day - can drive you crazy trying to keep up with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
