Accurate digital bathroom scales?

[radhak]

My old analog (looks like a clock) bathroom scale finally reached a 'too unreliable to ignore' stage, so bought a bathroom scale (Health-O-Meter) from Walmart for $20.

Thing is, it shows a variation of almost 5 pounds for my weight - taken at 8 am in the morning and then again at 11am. The pamphlet did say there might be a small variation, but this is not small . The whole idea was to start getting into a health mode for the entire family, with my 8 year old at around 90%-ile weight. But this scale won't do at all.

So is it a case of 'what you pay for'? Maybe I should go for costlier? Any recommendations?

I did see this one at Costco . Check out it's claim :
"Capacity & Measurement
The ProFIT™ UC-321 has a maximum capacity of 350 pounds. It measures weight to the tenth of a pound. The scale is so accurate that you can weigh yourself, get off the scale and drink a glass of water, weigh yourself again and actually see the difference immediately "

Wow! But for $89, that might as well be true. But isn't there a middle ground in cost?

[cgallery]

Tanita scales are also supposed to be pretty good. Weight Watchers uses them for weighing their members, but the ones WW uses are real spendy doctor's office units. I have read that even the lower-end units are pretty decent.

Most of the low-end scales I've seen (tried) at Wal-Mart and Target have been junk.

Tanitas are hard to find locally.

[Ed62]

If you haven't had the scale for long, you should take it back. I have a Health-O-Meter scale from K-Mart, about 6 or 8 months ago. It's not digital, but it seems very reliable. Every so often, it needs to be zeroed in before weighing, but that's to be expected.

Ed

[HarmsWay]

For most people I know that's not a valid way to test the accurcy of scales. There were times in my life when my weight could vary 10 lbs (+/- 4%) over the course of a day. The only useful measurement to guage weight loss or gain for me was to weigh in first thing in the morning after the first pee. Oh yeah and make sure I was well hydrated when I go to bed.

Does it vary if you step on and off a few times? Take it back if it does. If you think it varies over the day then weigh some object other than yourself.

Bob

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If you think it varies over the day then weigh some object other than yourself.

Bob

Like my wife?

[gary]

Any scale I try seems to indicate my weight is too high. Doesn't anybody make an accurate scale anymore.......

[LCHIEN]

Any scale I try seems to indicate my weight is too high. Doesn't anybody make an accurate scale anymore.......

not like in the old days, eh?