Re: Different Scales, different weights

[Guest guest]

I do. We have these rather hefty scales in most of our local

supermarkets, and I racked up about an 8 lb difference between

that and the one I do my WI's on, at home!

Thought I was losing my mind. Thanks for mentioning it, Kitty!

:-)

Tony Florida

259/247.5/155 (since Oct 9, '02)

1st 10% goal = 233; WAYOOM goal 246

=============================

Different Scales, different

weights

> Do any of you notice a huge difference in your weight on

different

> scales? I'm not talking about home scales (I never weigh

myself at

> home) but on supposedly accurate scales that are used at the

doctors

> etc. Last week I was weighed 3 times: at my regular ww

meeting, at

> the doctors and during my re-assessment with the gym I go to.

In

> ascending order I was 238 at the gym, 240 at the Doctors and

247.5 at

> WW - nearly 10lbs difference from lowest to highest. Now

although I

> know the numbers themselves are not important it got me to

wondering

> how much I really weigh and why the huge difference on

supposedly

> professional scales.

>

> Kitty

>

> 290/247.5/145

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I do not go to meetings and only weigh officially at home. I do weight at

church Wednesday nights with some other ladies but their scale has me

weighing about 5-7 pounds more than my at home scale. I guess the thing is

even though it is great to have a numerical goal our primary goal should be

to look healthy. Think about the folks that are working out with weights.

They will end up weighing more (check the discussion as of late with Covert

, Fit or Fat) then the person not using weight bearing exercise.

Muscle does weigh more than fat. I have a picture in my head of how I want

to look and will stop when I get there. My goal weight of 130 is an educated

guess of what weight I think I will need to get to. But if I look great at

135 I am good with that. I don't put too much stock into scales because they

do vary so much. That is why I use the same one every time. If it doesn't

give me an accurate weight at least it gives me an accurate weight loss, if

that makes sense. I weigh in wearing the same thing, at the same time, on

the same scale every week therefore I believe I am getting a true picture of

how much I have lost, not necessarily how much I weigh.

215/203/130

Started October 16, 2002

Thanksgiving challenge 202/12 currently 203/2

> I do. We have these rather hefty scales in most of our local

> supermarkets, and I racked up about an 8 lb difference between

> that and the one I do my WI's on, at home!

>

> Thought I was losing my mind. Thanks for mentioning it, Kitty!

> :-)

>

> Tony Florida

> 259/247.5/155 (since Oct 9, '02)

> 1st 10% goal = 233; WAYOOM goal 246

[Guest guest]

I used to have one of those, and it was quite a happy day for me when the

battery would get low, as it would give me a weight 30 or 40 pounds less!

On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:18:19 -0500 " Charlie " writes:

> I also only weigh in at home. I have digital scale which I think is

> fairly

> accurate but sometimes I wonder. I do weigh in every morning but

> only record

> my Sunday weight and don't get hung up on the daily flucuations.

> Here is

> what sometimes happens to me. I weigh in immediately after getting

> up and

> will step on the scale 4-5 times, sometimes it will vary a pound or

> even two

> depending on it's mood. This is what happened the other day.

>

> Stepped on scale

> weighed............................................................226

> Went to kitchen put on some coffee came back and

> weighed............................225

> Went to computer room d/l e-mail, went to kitchen got coffee came

> back and

> weighed..227

> Went to computer room, decided to weigh again before drinking

> coffee................224.5

>

> Figured if I walked to the kitchen several more times I could either

> be at

> goal(184) by 10am or back where I started at 286.5. Wasn't sure

> which.

>

> Charlie

[Guest guest]

I also only weigh in at home. I have digital scale which I think is fairly

accurate but sometimes I wonder. I do weigh in every morning but only record

my Sunday weight and don't get hung up on the daily flucuations. Here is

what sometimes happens to me. I weigh in immediately after getting up and

will step on the scale 4-5 times, sometimes it will vary a pound or even two

depending on it's mood. This is what happened the other day.

Stepped on scale

weighed............................................................226

Went to kitchen put on some coffee came back and

weighed............................225

Went to computer room d/l e-mail, went to kitchen got coffee came back and

weighed..227

Went to computer room, decided to weigh again before drinking

coffee................224.5

Figured if I walked to the kitchen several more times I could either be at

goal(184) by 10am or back where I started at 286.5. Wasn't sure which.

Charlie

> Re: Different Scales, different

> weights

>

>

> I do not go to meetings and only weigh officially at home. I do weight at

> church Wednesday nights with some other ladies but their scale has me

> weighing about 5-7 pounds more than my at home scale. I guess the thing is

> even though it is great to have a numerical goal our primary goal

> should be

> to look healthy. Think about the folks that are working out with weights.

> They will end up weighing more (check the discussion as of late

> with Covert

> , Fit or Fat) then the person not using weight bearing exercise.

> Muscle does weigh more than fat. I have a picture in my head of how I want

> to look and will stop when I get there. My goal weight of 130 is

> an educated

> guess of what weight I think I will need to get to. But if I look great at

> 135 I am good with that. I don't put too much stock into scales

> because they

> do vary so much. That is why I use the same one every time. If it doesn't

> give me an accurate weight at least it gives me an accurate

> weight loss, if

> that makes sense. I weigh in wearing the same thing, at the same time, on

> the same scale every week therefore I believe I am getting a true

> picture of

> how much I have lost, not necessarily how much I weigh.

>

>

> 215/203/130

> Started October 16, 2002

> Thanksgiving challenge 202/12 currently 203/2

>

> > I do. We have these rather hefty scales in most of our local

> > supermarkets, and I racked up about an 8 lb difference between

> > that and the one I do my WI's on, at home!

> >

> > Thought I was losing my mind. Thanks for mentioning it, Kitty!

> > :-)

> >

> > Tony Florida

> > 259/247.5/155 (since Oct 9, '02)

> > 1st 10% goal = 233; WAYOOM goal 246

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Stepped on scale

>

> Figured if I walked to the kitchen several more times I could

either be at

> goal(184) by 10am or back where I started at 286.5. Wasn't sure

which.

>

> Charlie

>

Oh Charlie, that is SO FUNNY!

reminds me of that add I see on E-bay every day. " lose 75 lbs in 30

days - guaranteed " so Im thinking, " OK, I'll spend my money on THIS,

and be totally invisible in 90 days " yeah RIGHT!

Good thing you're not weighing like that everyday!

I think the water gain just from drinking all your water would really

mess with your mind. You know, drink 2 glasses of water, gain a lb,

go pee,wow, down a lb, I think I'd go nutz!

I tossed out my scales at home, and I only allow myself to weigh in

at meetings. I can feel a bit of a diff. in my clothes already, and

thats all Im going to go by at home.

Life changes can be stressful enough, with out a smart-alec scale

messing with your mind!

Have a great day!

Bev

Start Oct 22 2002

216.8/204.6/130

" of all the things I've ever lost, I miss my mind the most "

Tyler - Aerosmith

[Guest guest]

That's how I feel, . The Curves scale is about 4 pounds lighter,

but I figure that if I am weighing on the same scale every week at about

the same time in the same state of undress, the part that matters is

that I am losing and I'm looking and most of all feeling better.

Re: Different Scales, different

weights

I do not go to meetings and only weigh officially at home. I do weight

at

church Wednesday nights with some other ladies but their scale has me

weighing about 5-7 pounds more than my at home scale. I guess the thing

is

even though it is great to have a numerical goal our primary goal should

be

to look healthy. Think about the folks that are working out with

weights.

They will end up weighing more (check the discussion as of late with

Covert

, Fit or Fat) then the person not using weight bearing exercise.

Muscle does weigh more than fat. I have a picture in my head of how I

want

to look and will stop when I get there. My goal weight of 130 is an

educated

guess of what weight I think I will need to get to. But if I look great

at

135 I am good with that. I don't put too much stock into scales because

they

do vary so much. That is why I use the same one every time. If it

doesn't

give me an accurate weight at least it gives me an accurate weight loss,

if

that makes sense. I weigh in wearing the same thing, at the same time,

on

the same scale every week therefore I believe I am getting a true

picture of

how much I have lost, not necessarily how much I weigh.

215/203/130

Started October 16, 2002

Thanksgiving challenge 202/12 currently 203/2

> I do. We have these rather hefty scales in most of our local

> supermarkets, and I racked up about an 8 lb difference between

> that and the one I do my WI's on, at home!

>

> Thought I was losing my mind. Thanks for mentioning it, Kitty!

> :-)

>

> Tony Florida

> 259/247.5/155 (since Oct 9, '02)

> 1st 10% goal = 233; WAYOOM goal 246

[Guest guest]

Different scales DO weigh differently - make no mistake.

We had an at-work program, and they brought two scales. The leaders SWORE

the scales were identical, but refused to let us prove them right. I always

weighed on a medical, sliding weight scale immediately before meetings. One

of their scales was a pound below the nurse's scales, and the other was two

pounds above! We all knew this - it isn't rocket science - but the leaders

refused to mark the scales so we could use the same one each time, or to

bring only one of the two scales. In the course of the meetings, we saw

those scales dropped, rained on and dried off, and nudged around by countless

toes. You tell me... were we nuts? I just don't think so.

Pick a scale, and stick with it. I'm partial to scales where you have to

stand centered and upright - they tend to be more accurate. That's just me.

-Crys-

[Guest guest]

I weigh myself every day on my scale at home, and I have noticed that I

weigh significantly different on different days, and at different times of

the day..

Semalee Bilbrey

PROUD wife of ,

a dedicated police officer who risks his life everyday for people he doesn't

even know...

>

>Reply-To: Serious-Weight-Watchers

>To: Serious-Weight-Watchers

>Subject: Different Scales, different weights

>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:34:41 -0000

>

>Do any of you notice a huge difference in your weight on different

>scales? I'm not talking about home scales (I never weigh myself at

>home) but on supposedly accurate scales that are used at the doctors

>etc. Last week I was weighed 3 times: at my regular ww meeting, at

>the doctors and during my re-assessment with the gym I go to. In

>ascending order I was 238 at the gym, 240 at the Doctors and 247.5 at

>WW - nearly 10lbs difference from lowest to highest. Now although I

>know the numbers themselves are not important it got me to wondering

>how much I really weigh and why the huge difference on supposedly

>professional scales.

>

>Kitty

>

>290/247.5/145

>

>

>

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