Accurate weighing scales

[oblio]

We are looking to get a new set of scales so we can more accurately monitor our weight.

Can anyone recommend a set without breaking the bank?

Preference would be for stones/pounds rather than Kg (old school ).

I don't need one that links in with a Fitbit or an app...just a standard set of scales really.

Ta

Edited by oblio on Friday 26th July 12:17

[Actual]

Since 2012 we have had a Withings WS01 scale which are Wi-Fi connected and the results appear in the app within seconds and the app shows graphs of previous results and daily steps and more. These scales do metric and imperial and are accurate to 0.1 Kg.

I expect Withings now have an improved model.

[oblio]

Thanks but as I mentioned I want something cheaper and less techy. I don't want/need to link in with apps or owt...

[thebraketester]

Renpho. They will Bluetooth to your phone and load everything into the iPhone health app but you don’t need to use it if you don’t want. Cheap too.

[dudleybloke]

These do 50g increments and are fairly cheap.

https://www.johnlewis.com/salter-ultimate-accuracy...

I have an older Salter digital scale thats been giving faithful service for over 15 years and is like new.

[MurderousCrow]

Hi,

For monitoring fat loss, scales are a blunt tool at best. Body weight fluctuates a surprising amount depending on hydration and bodily fluids. This can easily cause people to become demoralised when dieting - yesterday you were 'losing weight' and today you're a kilo up. Personally I'd advise using a measuring tape - you're actually measuring fat loss here.

If you're going to use a scale, weigh at the same time of day, and use a mean average over say a week. Pretty much any well-built old-fashioned scale will be consistent enough (precision) although not necessarily accurate. Consistency matters more. Ensure the scale is properly adjusted (you can use a spirit level) and make sure it doesn't move.

[Actual]

I weigh every morning and really look forward to it almost as much as checking the Premium Bonds but they are only once a month.

[Jimjimhim]

As has been said above, really accurate just isn't needed due to the fluctuations in weight. Just get something half decent, it will be more than accurate for what you need.

[Desiderata]

Apologies for jumping in to your thread, but I have a vaguely appropriate question.
I have a set of Salter digital scales which give a reading when I first step onto them, but a different reading (approx 1kg lower) if I step off then back on again. This second reading is more stable and doesn't change again no matter how many times I then step off and on again hoping it's more accurate too. Does anyone know which is the accurate one?

[Actual]

Desiderata said:

a different reading (approx 1kg lower) if I step off then back on again.

Our Withings scales sometimes do this so the second chance weigh can be used to give a little morale boost if weight is going the wrong way.

Other tricks are to have another pee or the jackpot is to have a poo and weigh again.

In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter because daily weight fluctuates and it is the weekly and monthly trend that really counts.

Hence many will say don't weigh daily but I always have and I always will cos I love the feeling when I lose weight but I'm not fussed if I put on because I know it will probably come down tomorrow.