Would you believe the gym scale or the scale you just bought?

My gym scale says I weigh 12lbs more than the new scale I just bought. The gym scale looks well used and doesnt measure body fat or water like mine does. It is just a normal scale. I called the company of the scale I just bought and they said I didnt need to calibrate it. I also weigh at the gym in full clothes with shoes? Should I believe my scale or the gym?

Public Comments

1. I hate the scale at my gym! It usually says I weight 6 lbs more! I'd stick with your at home scale.
2. I usually believe whichever scale says that I am lightest.
3. Home scale, although I think you should throw it out anyway. Weight isn't as important as how you look and feel. Besides, muscle weighs more than fat. Honestly, why obsess over 5 lbs? It's not going to make any difference.
4. If you weighed yourself in the evening you would be retaining all the water and food you ate throughout the day which normally adds a few pounds, plus the clothes and shoes, it could put you pretty close to 12bls heavier. Weigh yourself 1st thing in the morning for a more accurate reading. Although I have one of those scales, and if you try and tighten all our muscles instead of standing there relaxed it will give you different reading w/ the BF% so be careful and don't get depressed or excited if it changes drastically. Try to only use it once a week.
5. You have to remember the scales at the gym want you to be heavier they want you to keep coming back. There are different settings on different scales you may want to see what setting theres is on. OR you can go to publix, wait till no one is looking, get on it remember the weight, go home get on your scale and see if it is the same. If it is go with that weight. You should try and wear the same thing too. It does dramatically change with what you wear, jean weigh more than cotton.
6. There are multiple reasons to why your scale/gym scale could be reading wrong. First, you need to make sure that the home scale is calibrated. For instance, take a 5 lb dumbbell and weigh it on both the gym scale and your personal scale. This will help you identify which scale is correct. Next, you need to weigh yourself at the same time each day. This is critical for women because our weight flucuates more than guys. Keep in mind that women can gain 2-5 lbs due to water retension, so if your up one week from the next, it isn't the end of the world. If your trying to lose weight and get in shape, I reccomend that you don't focus so much on your weight, and more on your measurements. Take your bust, waist, hips, thigh, arm measurements.