Accurate body weight scale suggestions?

Triathlon Forum
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Alright time to monitor so I can measure body weight going into the season. Any suggestions on reliable scales? I have a 7yr old Tanita scale and it is so sketchy depending on how I stand on it and the surface underneath.
S

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for actual body wt - the weight watchers model is very accurate- but I thought the model you used was for %age body fat???

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I have had a few thinner brand ones and have not been impressed.

I have had decent luck with tanita brand.

Just bought a homedics model from Bed Bath and Beyond for $49, the same model as one we have at work. They have matched the times I have weighed at home and then at work, so I think so far I’m happy with that one too. At work we had thinner before the homedics and it was all over the place.

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I have never seen a really good home model. I monitor my body weight on a real beam balance scale at the gym where I work (a medical school). Most good gyms have them, and just check it for zero balance before stepping on it. Tim

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tanita digital scales work pretty well.

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Thanks for the suggestions. I will check out more those models out. Yea the one I have is for body fat % and weight but it is all over the place ever since we got it.
S

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The doctor’s office type balance scales (Healthometer?) are suprisingly affordable. It will last forever and you’ll never wonder if it’s right. I bought one years ago at drugstore.com for $120.

Thom