Did I lose six pounds or does my scale lie?

I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to buy this
crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used to have a super
accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I wish I could get one
that was easier to use than that one, but was accurate.

"Ann in Houston" wrote:

I'll never know unless I get a better scale.

Three completely different answers:

1) The scale does lie. The real answer is gotten from weighing
a week in a row and averaging the results to even out the ever
present water bounce. If you can't be unemotional about the
number on the scale this is not a task for you to do. Using a
fancier signal noise smoothing function is fine but averages are
very easy to calculate.

2) The highest reading near your start is indeed your start weight
and any reading below that is indeed a new low and a lot pound.

3) Some of the loss in the first couple of weeks is water not
fat and there's no way to tell how much. Exactly how real is
water loss when the goal is fat loss? As hard as it is to see when
lookng at the number on the scale water is not fat.

;^)

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:39:34 -0600, "Carol J"
wrote:

But I weigh every morning around the same time of day, after the
bathroom visit, naked and before I've had anything at all to drink or eat.
It's the most accurate in my opinion.

That's how I do it, too.

I rarely miss my morning weighing in, but if it happens that I forget,
I don't make up for it by going and weighing myself later. Too much
food and coffee in the gut.

I find that weighing myself daily keeps me on the straight and narrow.
I'm not so much into weight loss right now - more maintenance than
anything - but if it starts to creep up I want to know right away, so
I can do something about it in a couple of days.

Jo Anne

Ann in Houston wrote:
I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to buy this
crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used to have a super
accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I wish I could get one
that was easier to use than that one, but was accurate.



By all means, go get a better scale.

I had a cheapo ($7) and hated it for inaccuracy, lack of resolution and
just distrust and junky feel.

I bought an electronic scale with 0.5 pound resolution ($13). It would
weigh the same if I stood on it five or so times in a row.

I got to dislike the half pound resolution ,,, no weight loss and then a
half down and then maybe pretty quick a full pound down.

It broke. I said "hurrah" and went to fix my error in being cheap. I
bought a scale with 0.2 pounds resolution($22). I was happy. But after a
while, I began to wish that I had spent $5 or $10 more for a 0.1 pound
resolution scale.

I wanted to be able to weigh other stuff by weighing myself and then
weighing myself holding the object. The 0.2 pound resolution scale gives
an inaccuracy of up to 0.4 pounds in the weight of the object by
successive holding and not holding the object weighings.

The 0.1 pound resolution scale cuts that inaccuracy of the weighted
object in half.

You can get obsessive compulsive with too much resolution in your scale.
You can weigh a body elimination process, or you can weigh the dinner
you just ate. Or you can not drink water all afternoon and by weighing
yourself you can measure your insensible perspiration rate.

Just junk the old one and get a pretty good electronic model.

You can pick the weight resolution you want and be as obsessive as you
desire or use common sense and not get trapped in those games.

Just go solve the problem. And resolve it, if you didn't do the right thing.

Good luck.

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:17:37 -0500, Jbuch wrote:

Ann in Houston wrote:
I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to buy this
crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used to have a super
accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I wish I could get one
that was easier to use than that one, but was accurate.



By all means, go get a better scale.

I had a cheapo ($7) and hated it for inaccuracy, lack of resolution and
just distrust and junky feel.

I bought an electronic scale with 0.5 pound resolution ($13). It would
weigh the same if I stood on it five or so times in a row.

I got to dislike the half pound resolution ,,, no weight loss and then a
half down and then maybe pretty quick a full pound down.

It broke. I said "hurrah" and went to fix my error in being cheap. I
bought a scale with 0.2 pounds resolution($22). I was happy. But after a
while, I began to wish that I had spent $5 or $10 more for a 0.1 pound
resolution scale.

I wanted to be able to weigh other stuff by weighing myself and then
weighing myself holding the object. The 0.2 pound resolution scale gives
an inaccuracy of up to 0.4 pounds in the weight of the object by
successive holding and not holding the object weighings.

The 0.1 pound resolution scale cuts that inaccuracy of the weighted
object in half.

You can get obsessive compulsive with too much resolution in your scale.
You can weigh a body elimination process, or you can weigh the dinner
you just ate. Or you can not drink water all afternoon and by weighing
yourself you can measure your insensible perspiration rate.

Just junk the old one and get a pretty good electronic model.

You can pick the weight resolution you want and be as obsessive as you
desire or use common sense and not get trapped in those games.

Just go solve the problem. And resolve it, if you didn't do the right thing.

Good luck.

We have two scales in our bath and the new one was bought when I
started Atkins and was more expensive ($40) and more accurate.
Unfortunately, it must be wrong because it shows me weighing two more
pounds than the old one so I refused to use it for the first year.

Today, I weighed (on the new scale) and weighed 172.0 three times in
a row. I went back to bed for two hours and got up again. This
time, before I weighed, I used some old Golden Globes boxing tricks I
had used some 50 years ago. I spat until my mouth was dry. I took
off my clothes. I removed my watch. I removed my glasses. I spat
some more. I got on the scales and weighed again. 171.5 Again, I
weighed and it wonderfully registered 171.5. I am happy.

Sure, it is an obsession. But it is an extremely healthy obsession.

I am eating less and therefore feel I must eat healthy. Everything
counts and I only have a limited quantity of food to eat so I choose
very carefully after reading all the latest research.

I would pay for obsessively tighter resolutions than even .1. This morning
was 2 tenths better than yesterday. I know it is meaningless, but I wanna
see it.


"Jbuch" wrote in message
...
Ann in Houston wrote:
I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to buy
this crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used to have a
super accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I wish I could
get one that was easier to use than that one, but was accurate.

By all means, go get a better scale.

I had a cheapo ($7) and hated it for inaccuracy, lack of resolution and
just distrust and junky feel.

I bought an electronic scale with 0.5 pound resolution ($13). It would
weigh the same if I stood on it five or so times in a row.

I got to dislike the half pound resolution ,,, no weight loss and then a
half down and then maybe pretty quick a full pound down.

It broke. I said "hurrah" and went to fix my error in being cheap. I
bought a scale with 0.2 pounds resolution($22). I was happy. But after a
while, I began to wish that I had spent $5 or $10 more for a 0.1 pound
resolution scale.

I wanted to be able to weigh other stuff by weighing myself and then
weighing myself holding the object. The 0.2 pound resolution scale gives
an inaccuracy of up to 0.4 pounds in the weight of the object by
successive holding and not holding the object weighings.

The 0.1 pound resolution scale cuts that inaccuracy of the weighted object
in half.

You can get obsessive compulsive with too much resolution in your scale.
You can weigh a body elimination process, or you can weigh the dinner you
just ate. Or you can not drink water all afternoon and by weighing
yourself you can measure your insensible perspiration rate.

Just junk the old one and get a pretty good electronic model.

You can pick the weight resolution you want and be as obsessive as you
desire or use common sense and not get trapped in those games.

Just go solve the problem. And resolve it, if you didn't do the right
thing.

Good luck.

On Mar 25, 10:06 am, "Cubit" wrote:
I would pay for obsessively tighter resolutions than even .1. This morning
was 2 tenths better than yesterday. I know it is meaningless, but I wanna
see it.

"Jbuch" wrote in message

...



Ann in Houston wrote:
I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to buy
this crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used to have a
super accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I wish I could
get one that was easier to use than that one, but was accurate.

By all means, go get a better scale.

I had a cheapo ($7) and hated it for inaccuracy, lack of resolution and
just distrust and junky feel.

I bought an electronic scale with 0.5 pound resolution ($13). It would
weigh the same if I stood on it five or so times in a row.

I got to dislike the half pound resolution ,,, no weight loss and then a
half down and then maybe pretty quick a full pound down.

It broke. I said "hurrah" and went to fix my error in being cheap. I
bought a scale with 0.2 pounds resolution($22). I was happy. But after a
while, I began to wish that I had spent $5 or $10 more for a 0.1 pound
resolution scale.

I wanted to be able to weigh other stuff by weighing myself and then
weighing myself holding the object. The 0.2 pound resolution scale gives
an inaccuracy of up to 0.4 pounds in the weight of the object by
successive holding and not holding the object weighings.

The 0.1 pound resolution scale cuts that inaccuracy of the weighted object
in half.

You can get obsessive compulsive with too much resolution in your scale.
You can weigh a body elimination process, or you can weigh the dinner you
just ate. Or you can not drink water all afternoon and by weighing
yourself you can measure your insensible perspiration rate.

Just junk the old one and get a pretty good electronic model.

You can pick the weight resolution you want and be as obsessive as you
desire or use common sense and not get trapped in those games.

Just go solve the problem. And resolve it, if you didn't do the right
thing.

Good luck.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


In addition to resolution, there is the issue of accuracy. I'll bet
if you look at a bathroom scale with .1lb resolution you'll find that
it's accuracy is less than that.

I may buy a new scale, and sell the old one on ebay.


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On Mar 25, 10:06 am, "Cubit" wrote:
I would pay for obsessively tighter resolutions than even .1. This
morning
was 2 tenths better than yesterday. I know it is meaningless, but I
wanna
see it.

"Jbuch" wrote in message

...



Ann in Houston wrote:
I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to
buy
this crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used to
have a
super accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I wish I could
get one that was easier to use than that one, but was accurate.

By all means, go get a better scale.

I had a cheapo ($7) and hated it for inaccuracy, lack of resolution and
just distrust and junky feel.

I bought an electronic scale with 0.5 pound resolution ($13). It would
weigh the same if I stood on it five or so times in a row.

I got to dislike the half pound resolution ,,, no weight loss and then
a
half down and then maybe pretty quick a full pound down.

It broke. I said "hurrah" and went to fix my error in being cheap. I
bought a scale with 0.2 pounds resolution($22). I was happy. But after
a
while, I began to wish that I had spent $5 or $10 more for a 0.1 pound
resolution scale.

I wanted to be able to weigh other stuff by weighing myself and then
weighing myself holding the object. The 0.2 pound resolution scale
gives
an inaccuracy of up to 0.4 pounds in the weight of the object by
successive holding and not holding the object weighings.

The 0.1 pound resolution scale cuts that inaccuracy of the weighted
object
in half.

You can get obsessive compulsive with too much resolution in your
scale.
You can weigh a body elimination process, or you can weigh the dinner
you
just ate. Or you can not drink water all afternoon and by weighing
yourself you can measure your insensible perspiration rate.

Just junk the old one and get a pretty good electronic model.

You can pick the weight resolution you want and be as obsessive as you
desire or use common sense and not get trapped in those games.

Just go solve the problem. And resolve it, if you didn't do the right
thing.

Good luck.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


In addition to resolution, there is the issue of accuracy. I'll bet
if you look at a bathroom scale with .1lb resolution you'll find that
it's accuracy is less than that.

On 25 Mar 2007 08:55:01 -0700, "
wrote:

On Mar 25, 10:06 am, "Cubit" wrote:
I would pay for obsessively tighter resolutions than even .1. This morning
was 2 tenths better than yesterday. I know it is meaningless, but I wanna
see it.

"Jbuch" wrote in message

...



Ann in Houston wrote:
I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to buy
this crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used to have a
super accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I wish I could
get one that was easier to use than that one, but was accurate.

By all means, go get a better scale.

I had a cheapo ($7) and hated it for inaccuracy, lack of resolution and
just distrust and junky feel.

I bought an electronic scale with 0.5 pound resolution ($13). It would
weigh the same if I stood on it five or so times in a row.

I got to dislike the half pound resolution ,,, no weight loss and then a
half down and then maybe pretty quick a full pound down.

It broke. I said "hurrah" and went to fix my error in being cheap. I
bought a scale with 0.2 pounds resolution($22). I was happy. But after a
while, I began to wish that I had spent $5 or $10 more for a 0.1 pound
resolution scale.

I wanted to be able to weigh other stuff by weighing myself and then
weighing myself holding the object. The 0.2 pound resolution scale gives
an inaccuracy of up to 0.4 pounds in the weight of the object by
successive holding and not holding the object weighings.

The 0.1 pound resolution scale cuts that inaccuracy of the weighted object
in half.

You can get obsessive compulsive with too much resolution in your scale.
You can weigh a body elimination process, or you can weigh the dinner you
just ate. Or you can not drink water all afternoon and by weighing
yourself you can measure your insensible perspiration rate.

Just junk the old one and get a pretty good electronic model.

You can pick the weight resolution you want and be as obsessive as you
desire or use common sense and not get trapped in those games.

Just go solve the problem. And resolve it, if you didn't do the right
thing.

Good luck.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


In addition to resolution, there is the issue of accuracy. I'll bet
if you look at a bathroom scale with .1lb resolution you'll find that
it's accuracy is less than that.

Accuracy is not important at all.
Consistency is what you want. All that is required is that you
know the scale is showing x and that it is .1 less than y.

Ann in Houston wrote:
:: I'll never know unless I get a better scale. I knew better than to
:: buy this crummy one. This is one time that DH bought junk. I used
:: to have a super accurate balance scale but it was a pain to use. I
:: wish I could get one that was easier to use than that one, but was
:: accurate.

Why do you not trust your scale?

Take what you can get!