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masher
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 Posted - Mar 28 2004 : 20:35:00
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I am trying to find the most accurate and repeatable home bathroom scale I can. I am tired of having to weigh myself 5 or 6 times and taking the "average" because I get 5 or 6 different readings! I am now on my 4th bathroom scale in two years. It is a Thinner digital model that is supposed to be highly accurate, but it is frustrating me every time I weigh. I have seen a few references to the Tanita body fat scale in the forums, but I only want to buy one more, so I want it to be the best I can get for $200 or less. If I get on it 5 times in a row, then I want it give me the same weight all 5 times, and I want it to be an accurate weight. 
Thanks for any experiences or advice any of you have. |
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David Wild
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Posted - Mar 29 2004 : 02:33:03
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| Masher, I can "feel your pain." I also went through several digital scales. Some were Tanita, others were Thinner, and some were other professional brands. Please note that I *don’t* mean to say that the Tanita scales sold through DietPower are not effective. Perhaps other folks on this forum have experienced better luck than I with the Tanita or other digital scales. Nevertheless, in each case I purchased a top of the line digital scale, paying top $$$. Price was not an objective. But I found that for some reason, the digital scales never gave a consistent weight – at which time each respective scale was returned. I wanted a digital scale because of the concept of weighing myself in increments. I finally saved lots of money by simply purchasing a "Taylor Professional Scale." I think it only cost between $30-40. It is not digital, it does not read in increments, but it is consistent. Also, I purchased a device I would highly recommend over similar information from very expensive scales. The device is the "Omron Body Fat Analyzer." It measures your % of body fat and your fat mass/weight (i.e., the body fat I have in pounds as compared with my overall weight). And yes, it is very consistent, and very accurate. It is separate from a body weight scale – and is used by many doctors. Anyway, like my blood pressure, my percent of body fat and my weight of body fat are really more important to me than my total weight in pounds, though I use that factor also as a criterion for how well my overall weight reduction plan is going. I think the Omron Body Fat Analyzer can be purchased at many pharmacies. I purchased my Taylor Professional Scale at Costco. (By the way, the doctors in our office use this scale for their patients – not a digital scale. Come to think of it, I have never seen a digital scale in a doctor's office or in a gym. H-m-m-m-m.) |
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frank
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Posted - Jun 05 2007 : 10:18:57
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| I just went to a Bed, Bath & Beyond and tried every scale on display there. My weight registered anywhere from 158 to 163.5 lbs. What was most disconcerting was that I tried several from the same brand, Health-o-Meter and got the same variances. (There were at least 5 models from this company that I tried.) When I called the company they had no reasonable explanation for the discrepancies. I tied each scale on the same spot, with my shoes off. The results blew my mind. How can this type of consumer fraud be allowed to persist? While it's not life threatening, it's deeply disturbing as it breaks the trust in the brand. |
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troutman
USA
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Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 13:12:23
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I understand the frustration out there. I have a Thinner Sport scale that I've had for 15+ years. I weigh myself at the same time everyday right after my "morning ritual" (too much information? :) )and daily shower. Throughout the month, I come across other scales at my doctor's offices, and even at friend's houses. Of course, my weight varies at each and every one of these places. Some of it is due to clothing and shoes, but I feel as long as I use my own scale as THE only reference point, it will always be in inline with all my previously measured weights. I guess the only "issue" is that if my scale is that far off, I might be fooling myself that I weigh so much/little.
Jeff Jost
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Simonite
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2007 : 14:47:15
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| I have the tanita. Found it on sale / close out at sports authority for $50. It does the body fat % and hydration levels. Seems to be accurate and close to the scales at the Dr. office and fitness center. I weigh in the morning for DP entry and in the evening for body fat composition after I'm better hydrated. |
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Judy Lozano Vera
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2007 : 11:30:12
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Originally posted by masher
I am trying to find the most accurate and repeatable home bathroom scale I can. I am tired of having to weigh myself 5 or 6 times and taking the "average" because I get 5 or 6 different readings! I am now on my 4th bathroom scale in two years. It is a Thinner digital model that is supposed to be highly accurate, but it is frustrating me every time I weigh. I have seen a few references to the Tanita body fat scale in the forums, but I only want to buy one more, so I want it to be the best I can get for $200 or less. If I get on it 5 times in a row, then I want it give me the same weight all 5 times, and I want it to be an accurate weight.
Thanks for any experiences or advice any of you have.
Can you let me know what experience you have encountered with a scale. I would like to know which scale to buy and where.
Judy |
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pcollins
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2007 : 15:34:55
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I am very happy with my Tanita digital "bathroom" scales.
I also have a balance beam Detecto "doctor's scale".
When I first got my Tanita digital,
I began weighing morning and evening with both scales and recording the results in a litle notebook.
I did that for over a year, and both scales weighed exactly the same for all that time..
...except of course, the digital weighed in .2 lb increments,
while the balance beam weighed in 1/4 lb increments.
Since that time I've also had reason to buy a couple more Tanitas,
and they also are extremely accurate.
 Phyllis  |
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JasC
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Posted - Mar 31 2008 : 12:42:20
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I am monitored in home by a HomMed system. I found that the electronic scale which is part of it's system was wildly inconsistent in a range from 9 to 17 lbs. I noticed the problem when I was weighed on several different beam scales at 4 different Dr's offices.
Because I had lost so much weight and I was headed for chemo/radiation treatments, I figured I needed a way more accurate scale.
On eBay I found a professional beam scale from Northshore for 165.00 delivered to my door.
As far as the HomMed scale is concerned, it's built in leveling bubble is dead center, and situated on it's own 3/4 inch plywood platform to insure stability. Still it measures an average of 12.5 LBs lighter than all the beam scales upon which I have been weighed. Go for a beam scale if you want sustainable accuracy. |
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KYhorseygirl
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2008 : 12:24:03
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I am having a lot of trouble finding an accurate scale. I bought a digital Health-O-Meter a few weeks ago that would give me a different reading (varying as much as 4 pounds!) almost every time I stepped on it. I got fed up and returned it and purchased an analog scale instead. I realized shortly thereafter that it is very difficult to see small weight loss, so I have decided to return that one as well.
I have seen in a few posts that DietPower sells scales? I have looked all over the site and I have not found any listed- am I missing something?
Bethany :) |
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Bill Davis
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2008 : 14:43:06
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Originally posted by KYhorseygirl
I have seen in a few posts that DietPower sells scales? I have looked all over the site and I have not found any listed- am I missing something?
Bethany :)
Hi Bethany ...,
Diet Power used to sell scales (and various other weightloss aids), ... however ceased to do so to concentrate just on software sales some years ago. Personally I recommend Tanita scales ...
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KYhorseygirl
USA
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Posted - Apr 02 2008 : 17:17:21
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Originally posted by Bill Davis
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Originally posted by KYhorseygirl
I have seen in a few posts that DietPower sells scales? I have looked all over the site and I have not found any listed- am I missing something?
Bethany :)
Hi Bethany ...,
Diet Power used to sell scales (and various other weightloss aids), ... however ceased to do so to concentrate just on software sales some years ago. Personally I recommend Tanita scales ...
Thanks, Bill. Have you heard anything about Omron scales? I am looking at this model at Costco: Omron Body Composition Monitor with Scale I read mixed reviews on Amazon- they were MOSTLY great, but there were some in there (as with any that I looked at) that said it was inaccurate.
Bethany :) |
Edited by - KYhorseygirl on Apr 02 2008 17:19:01 |
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