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peanutmanak47
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« on: January 26, 2012, 07:55:19 PM »
I'd like to invest in a new scale that is very accurate.  The one I have right now, I have to get on it like 10 times to get an average weight and its really annoying.  It will give me a 5lb high/low and its hard to accurately judge my weight loss week by week, which is what I'd like to do.

I'm not looking to drop a crazy amount in the scale, but I'm willing to spend a decent amount on one that will be accurate and last me a long time.  So does anyone have any idea's what are good? 

I'm willing to order online, but if it helps at all I have a target,kmart, and a walmart near my house, so if either of those sell good ones that would be great. 
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 03:53:22 AM »
Do you have some barbell weights ? You can pile some of those onto the scale to see if it is accurate. It's normal for your weight to fluctuate during the day according to how much food & water etc. you have in your body.
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 06:21:31 AM »
No I don't. And I'm not talking about during the day the weight is off.  I'm talking about me stepping on and off and back on 10 times in a row.  Right now it can range from 307-312 and its pretty damn annoying.
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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 07:08:03 AM »
nearly all scale do that
you must put it on a solid surface
not a carpet
but on the floor itself
and try to calibrate it with something you know the exact weight of
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 01:08:53 PM »
My scale was doing that too, but not to the extremes that yours is doing. I found that by stepping gently onto the scale I got more accurate results. I still step onto my scale twice or three times, just to make sure I get the same weight each time. Try stepping onto it more gently, and get back to me and let me know if that worked.
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