Hello,

Can anyone recommend a scale that can handle over 450 pounds?

I have a Taylor scale right now and I cannot get an accurate reading.

It says it can handle 450 pounds but it doesn't seem to work.

Any suggestions on a good brand?

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We have a TAYLOR also. We got it because my hubby weighed over 450#'s. This is the same one that the "BIGGEST LOSERS use". We have had our's for over 5 years and have only changed the baterys 1 time. Not to sound weird but did you check the battery? My hubby had went so long without having a scale to weigh on that when he started losing weight he was jumping on them every few minutes. LOL Myself NOT SO MUCH!!! I have always hated to weigh, in fact I have been known to cancel Dr appointments because I knew they would weigh me. Even now I have been at my goa weight for over 3 years and you would think it shouldn't bother me!! Somethings never change. LOL

Yeah, I just changed them.
It won't lock onto a weight.
It keeps fluctuating the numbers and never stops on one.
So frustrating.

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I don't have experiance, but there is one in walmart that says it can handled up to 700lbs.

Wow, do you remember the brand name?
I might have to check that out.

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10 minutes ago, Walter.Sobchak said:

Wow, do you remember the brand name?
I might have to check that out.

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It is this one https://www.walmart.com/ip/My-Weigh-Xl-700-Talking-Bathroom-Scale-700-Lb-320kg/164150765

Hmmm, I may have to check that out.
Thank you.

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This is the scale I use:

https://www.amazon.com/My-Weigh-XL-550-Talking-Bathroom/dp/B0014ZQH84/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1493916572&sr=8-3-fkmr1&keywords=heavy+duty+scale+550+pounds

It goes up to 550 pounds. I was 540 at my highest.

Funny thing...I didn't know it talked. One day after I had moved it I turned it on and it said "hello" I freaked out! haha

The talking is helpful though because when I was so heavy I would need someone else to look at the weight because I couldn't see it but it just tells me the weight so I could weigh myself on my own.

I still use it and I'm now 290 pounds. I still think the talking is helpful because I feel your weight changes if you bend your head down. I love it.

Cool.
Thank you.

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I noticed some of the reviews say theirs died. I've had mine for 2 years with no problem.

18 minutes ago, Dashofpixiedust8 said:

This is the scale I use:

https://www.amazon.com/My-Weigh-XL-550-Talking-Bathroom/dp/B0014ZQH84/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1493916572&sr=8-3-fkmr1&keywords=heavy+duty+scale+550+pounds

It goes up to 550 pounds. I was 540 at my highest.

Funny thing...I didn't know it talked. One day after I had moved it I turned it on and it said "hello" I freaked out! haha

The talking is helpful though because when I was so heavy I would need someone else to look at the weight because I couldn't see it but it just tells me the weight so I could weigh myself on my own.

I still use it and I'm now 290 pounds. I still think the talking is helpful because I feel your weight changes if you bend your head down. I love it.

LoL I bet you freaked out, reminds me of when my kid had one of those cat toys the rolls on the floor laughing. And one time I was coming home from a night shift IN THE DARK. And when I was at the front door I heard a loud creepy laughter in the dark, my feet literally buckled from fear. And then I realised my kid had left the F*****G toy on the front porch. I disliked it before but after I hated it. hahha

@Big2TinyIt was so scary at first! I was like...what....the..f*** lol Then I found it hilarious!!

2 minutes ago, Dashofpixiedust8 said:

@Big2TinyIt was so scary at first! I was like...what....the..f*** lol Then I found it hilarious!!

Same here, I laugh about it now.

I had a Taylor that went up to 450lbs but was surfable even being digital and then I found a healthometer at Walmart that went to 550lbs. It's very basic and cheap, but it gets the job done fairly accurately. It's within 5lbs of my doctor's scale...usually weighs a little heavier which is good because I don't lie to myself thinking I'm lighter than I actually am. LOL