A good scale is essential for successful dieting, but how do you know when you’ve got it right? Here are my eight tips on buying a good scale, and getting the most out of it!
1. Make sure it is accurate …
As painful as it may be, you need to have an accurate reading of your weight at the start of the diet to be able to log achievements throughout it. Old scales that use a spring mechanism should be avoided, as these will wear out. Instead, choose a scale that is easily set to zero.
2. Measure the accuracy when you get it home …
Buy something that is weighed, such as a bag of sugar, and weigh it on your scales. Allow for a very small amount of extra. If the scales report an inaccuracy, or if they do not return to zero when you pick the item up, take them back.
3. Check the range …
Some scales will only go up to 300 pounds, some will go to 500, and some will do between 300 and 800. Check that your scales have the right range to weigh you now, and as you lose weight.
4. Check the display …
Most scales will require you to stand up straight on them, and will report your weight while you are stood on them. Make sure that the display on yours will be good enough for you to be able to see and make out the numbers without crouching. If you can’t, find some with a better display.
Thanks for this post. My boyfriend and I have been arguing whether the weighing scale we have now is accurate or not. This list will come handy if we find out we have a crazy scale. The jury is still out on that one,though. :D
I love my scale….because I always weigh less at the doctor’s office, than I do at home. So, even if it’s not so accurate….it’s a keeper for me….lol
I hate scales!
Surly in my house it wont enter!
Lol!
Xannyyy,
I hate scales too! But they are a necessary evil. :p
My last scale was bought from my last salary about 2 years ago. I wanted to buy a very performant scale that will show me if I loose fat or muscles and many other details, like percent of fat in my body. But after I used it a few time the display just started to make problems, I could not modify my age or add some other people, was very strange.
SG: That scale is definitely a keeper. Haha
Sheila,
Yeah soo evil!
They show you how much fatter you got and make me feel guilty and down for a week!!
Bad Bad Bad… :@