Scale - which do you prefer?

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5/31/12 11:49 A

Digital

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5/31/12 11:30 A

glad to see this post...i need to buy a digital.

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5/31/12 11:08 A

thanks everyone ,its DIGITAL then..

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5/31/12 10:42 A

traditional but I don't own one. if I did, i'd be on it all day, so I use my parents when ever i'm visiting.

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5/31/12 10:26 A

I am all for no scale. Hate them"!!. But I use a digital at home and a doctor type at the Y.

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5/31/12 10:23 A

Honestly? I prefer NO scale. But since you asked... ;)

I'd go with digital. I don't trust the bodyfat part of the digital scales though. They can be off by quite a bit.

Good luck!

Edited by: BUFFYLOVESBIFF at: 5/31/2012 (10:23)

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5/31/12 10:20 A

I bought the WW scale at Costco, it's simple and easy to use. Best part, only $17

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5/31/12 10:08 A

so glad I read these blog sthis morning, I am going to buy a scale today and didn't have a clue WHAT to buy..but seems like didital is the all around fav. I just started SP so everyone wish me luck.. If anyone can tell me how to add friends please...Need to add friends because I really need the moral support.. Thanks everyone and have a super day

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5/31/12 10:01 A

The WW digital

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5/31/12 9:24 A

digital

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5/31/12 8:35 A

Digital, mine is really simple (doesn't keep track of different people or any other fancy stuff) and seems to not change no matter if you are slight off center or not and I don't have to tap it or anything, I just step on.

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5/31/12 8:33 A

digital

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5/31/12 8:27 A

I work in a hospital and use a scale there. It's digital though.

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5/31/12 8:25 A

I had one of those digital scales that supposedly measured body fat percentage, but I found that it was a piece of junk. If I weighed and stepped off and back on the numbers would change and it was almost impossible to get the same numbers twice in a row. I swithced back to an old analog I've had for a long time and I add 5 pounds to whatever it reads so that it is in line with my readings on a doctors scale.

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5/31/12 8:21 A

Digital

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5/31/12 8:11 A

Weight Watchers have a great digital one for $20.

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5/30/12 10:53 P

Digital

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4/6/12 11:48 A

Digital

I need a new one. Any suggestions?

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4/6/12 11:43 A

Digital

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4/6/12 11:41 A

I prefer digital even though the number can change depending on how I stand on the scale

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4/6/12 11:34 A

I prefer the digital scale. I actually have a "Biggest Loser" scale that I caught on clearence, that I really love. I initially purchased it because the maximum weight was 350.

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4/6/12 11:25 A

My digital scales always seem to break...so it may be time for a switch soon!

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4/6/12 10:11 A

digital

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4/6/12 4:46 A

I use a standard scale

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4/5/12 11:56 P

I have both and find them to be spot on with each other.

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4/5/12 8:57 P

digital

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4/5/12 8:52 P

I don't own one, but I like the sliding one at my gym!

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4/5/12 1:39 P

digital

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4/5/12 1:38 P

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4/5/12 1:34 P

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4/5/12 1:31 P

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4/5/12 1:28 P

digital

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4/5/12 12:54 P

I use the standard model and it serves me fine!

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4/5/12 12:46 P

Digital

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4/5/12 12:44 P

I use both...the digital always says I weigh more by at least 1-2 lbs!

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4/5/12 12:31 P

Definitely a digital, like the one I have a Soehnle, with fat and water measures.

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4/3/12 8:34 P

I had trouble reading my old, old analog scale and got a digital one. It only read "even pounds" so a couple years ago I got a digital that reads .2 of a pound. I LOVE IT! I don't think I'll go back.

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4/3/12 2:13 P

We have an analogue scale, but I'm planning on getting a digital scale in the next couple months--I can't read the scale, the lines are too small.

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4/3/12 1:50 P

Digital

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4/3/12 1:45 P

digital is the only way to weigh

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4/3/12 1:27 P

Digital by far

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4/3/12 1:25 P

I prefer digital scales because you can get a readout to 0.1 or 0.2 lb, whereas with an analogue scale, I could spend too long trying to decide whether the needle is at a half-pound, quarter-lb, etc. Moving an analog scale could also affect the reading, so regardless of what type of scale you are using, you'll want to place it on a flat, hard surface. I've played with scales on carpeting and have gotten all sorts of strange readings.

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4/3/12 9:55 A

I work at a nursing home and so I use the scales here. Can someone please tell me how to put the information on my ticker. I can choose the icon and the background but I can't see where I'm suppose to put the information for the ticker. Thanks!

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4/3/12 9:52 A

digital

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4/3/12 9:46 A

digital

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4/3/12 9:45 A

I prefer a digital scale. Mine measures to the 1/2 lb. and seems accurate. Many measure to 2/10 of a lb. I could get used to that. I agree that the Wii body test is pretty accurate too but see it as a supplement, not a substitution.

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3/29/12 1:31 P

WII fitness board seems to be pretty accurate. Have to use the carpet extensions with mine.

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3/29/12 12:40 P

I've found that our analog scale's needle sticks giving a 5# discrepancy.

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3/28/12 7:34 A

analog- digital was being very "kind" for some reason, got on the analog at the gym and home- yikes

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3/28/12 6:58 A

I only use my digital scale. When I do weigh myself, I weigh two or three times in a row to make sure it says the same thing each time before I log that weight. It seems to be very accurate

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3/27/12 6:29 P

Digital because it's the most accurate. (Weigh in grams.)

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3/27/12 6:12 P

My analog does the same thing that your digital does - if i step further back or forward on the scale, I get a noticeably different reading. Kind of annoying, but I just try to make sure to always stand in the same place on it.

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3/27/12 6:00 P

I prefer digital scales. Maybe cause I can't remember the last time I seen anoter type of scale.

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3/27/12 4:40 P

I have a digital and it seems pretty good. All of them seem to vary up or down depending on how I shift my weight, so I don't know how accurate any are.

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3/27/12 4:38 P

I hate to check my weight!!

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3/27/12 4:05 P

I prefer the digital scale, it can measure by the ounce. Analog cant do that and it can get discouraging when you think the scale is not moving

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3/27/12 1:08 P

Digital. But, honestly, a tape measure and a quick check on how you're feeling is probably the best measure (and you never have to replace the batteries :D)

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3/27/12 12:53 P

I have a digital and find it's a little annoying the way it can bounce around no matter what. Like yesterday It said I was 126.8 and today 129....did I actually gain 3 lbs overnight...NOPE.
But that's what it does...bounce around. So I am very interested in seeing the answers to see if one is better then the other.

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3/27/12 10:39 A

i use a digital scale. my analog one never seemed to read right. my digital is pretty close to my doctor's office so i mostly trust it.

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3/27/12 10:29 A

I use a video game system to measure my weight!

I also have an analog "stand on it and look down" type in the bathroom for "quick checks", but it's very old and a little off. I would think a digital scale would be more accurate, but I have never gotten the hang of the doctor's office type where you slide the bars and then get a reading.

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3/27/12 10:22 A

I prefer a digital scale if I can trust it to be accurate. I do understand what you are talking about. I have a Weight Watchers Scale and it seems to work great if I step on it once in the morning. But oddly, I can put on clothes/shoes that would weigh more than a pound more and if I step on again, it will say the same as before the added weight. The same goes for taking off heavy clothing. I don't know why but it seems the scale has a "memory" and wants to repeat the first reading, if you step on again within a few minutes' time.

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3/27/12 9:57 A

I currently have a digital scale, but am considering going back to an analog one. With the digital, if I slide it a few inches to the left or right, the read out changes and I just don't feel like I am getting accurate enough readings. Maybe I just have a crappy scale, idk.

Which do you prefer and why?

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