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Scale issues

OK soooo is the scale rigged at the doctors office or what lol....everytime I go for a weigh in I weigh a few pounds less then I do at the scale at home....whats going on....im not sure which to follow....its a bit discouraging when I get on the scale at home and im 5 lbs heavier then the scale at my surgeons office....ughh I have a health ometer digital scale that I purchased at walmart...does this happen to anyone else....

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  • gowalking
    gowalking

    Better still karina...don't focus on the numbers. Focus on the NSVs. They are infinitely more satisfying than a number on a scale.

  • LilMissDiva Irene
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    Always go by the scale at your Dr's office, that's the scale that matters for all official matters. That said it wouldn't be a bad idea to sample other scales immediately after going to your Dr's offi

  • I'm always about 2-3 lbs heavier on my doctors scale, so I go mine haha

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Always go by the scale at your Dr's office, that's the scale that matters for all official matters. That said it wouldn't be a bad idea to sample other scales immediately after going to your Dr's office to one that is as close as possible. That way you feel more confident with it. I have a Taylor scale and I got it from Target for about 25 bucks I think. It's always pretty close to what I weigh in at my surgeons office.

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I'm always about 2-3 lbs heavier on my doctors scale, so I go mine :) haha

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ill go to target and fine one this weekend lol thanks @@LilMissDiva Irene

Better still karina...don't focus on the numbers. Focus on the NSVs. They are infinitely more satisfying than a number on a scale.

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@@gowalking this Is true bc although I have lost 21 lbs I don't feel a really big difference in my clothes yet...

I had a problem with my scale where it would tell me a different weight within a few lbs every time I got on it. I thought it was just cheap! My sister then told me it was because every time I used it I was moving it. I now keep it in one spot and don't have any problems. My drs scale always weighs me at 3 lbs more but that would be the same as if I weighed at home with clothes (which I don't)

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