guys i bought digital bathroom scale, itried it many times at the store yesterday if its accurate yes i got a same result for many times when i went home i tried it again the result is not accurate
yesterday i tried it i got 157
when i woke up this morning i tried it again i got 156.4
i tried it again for a few mins i got 155.8
is this possibly 157lbs yesterday now morning empty stomach 155.8 ?
so any tips using digital bathroom scale?
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03-04-2011, 03:10 PM #1Registered User
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digital bathroom scale not accurate?
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03-04-2011, 03:12 PM #2Registered User
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your weight could actually be fluctuating, depending on alot of factors. compare the reading on your scale to that of another scale before you blame the scale. i doubt anything is wrong with the scaleOriginally Posted by Skullbreaker
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03-04-2011, 03:16 PM #3Gettin Fat
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You should always way yourself wearing the same clothes and the same time..Originally Posted by Skullbreaker
True store - I wake up at 197, go to bed at 200.5.. My body just holds alot of water during the dayLift, Eat, Sleep, Repeat
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03-04-2011, 03:18 PM #4Registered User
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i weigthed my self at the gym, i got 150lbs it wasnt digital with short and shirt
i weigthed my self fully nude lol
but this
when i woke up this morning i tried it again i got 156.4
i tried it again for a few mins i got 155.8
now i eat my breakfast my weigth up to 156.6 again.
is this scale is not advisable to use or its just fine ?Last edited by Skullbreaker; 03-04-2011 at 03:41 PM.
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03-04-2011, 03:47 PM #5Supplement-Free
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Your weight will fluctuate throughout the day because of water weight, etc. Your scale is fine. As was said earlier, your best way of tracking weight gain/loss would be to weight yourself first thing in the morning after using the bathroom (minimally dressed or nude). If you do that, your weight will still fluctuate but it will be far closer to the same target weight every time.
Personally, I weight myself once at that time every morning, write down what it was, and take the average for the entire week. Then I do the same the following week. If the average weight for week 2 was higher than week 1, I probably did gain some weight in the form of muscle and/or fat, and not just water.My guilty pleasure: excessive cardio.
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ok bro thanks i will try,
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03-04-2011, 05:01 PM #7Registered User
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Hmm... not so bright.Originally Posted by Skullbreaker
Consider what "weight" is. Consider that all the things inside your body right now - not just your bones, muscle, cartilage and fat, but also the water you just drank, the feces sitting in your colon, etc - have weight that will be represented on the scale. Consider that these factors - how much water is contained in your body, how much food in your stomach, and so on - will change throughout the day. Now consider why I'm judging you for asking this question.
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03-04-2011, 05:06 PM #8Registered User
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i did my self to in empty stomach,
i got 156.4
then a few mins empty stomach too i got 155.8 ,
i ask this question to know if its perfectly natural in other digital bathroom scale.
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03-04-2011, 05:11 PM #9Registered User
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don't get to obsessed with the scale, you not going to be able to tell if 1/2lb is water or fat. I don't think much of it unless there is a 4lb difference either way and even then its just a tool to help me get an idea of where I'm going, up or down.Originally Posted by Skullbreaker
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03-04-2011, 05:18 PM #10Registered User
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thanks mam
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03-04-2011, 05:33 PM #11Registered User
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i've gone from 175 one day to about 166 the next due to water weight/eating a lot and other reasons
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03-04-2011, 05:44 PM #12Inquire about Zapnin
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Weigh yourself at the same time of the day no more than a few times a week. Other than that people tend to obsess about minor weight fluctuations (that are normal).
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