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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 10:25
janetz janetz is offline
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 160/134/130 Female 5'7"
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Progress: 87%
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Lightbulb Looking to Replace my Scale, Any suggestions?

My scale has served me well for over 20 years, and I need a new one as this one is starting to stick- I have tried to replace it with some digital ones, but with little luck, the last effort weighed me, my husband, and both of my kids at 222 lbs- not a great sign. Tell me what works for you. I am looking to find a good scale that will record my small successes, as I have been losing really slowly, lately seems like an ounce a week. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Janet
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 10:33
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Plan: Low Carb
Stats: 210/174/145 Female 5 ft 5 in
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Progress: 55%
Location: Kentucky
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I am in the market for a new scale myself and would be interested in finding out what the preferences are out there.
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 11:24
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Plan: Atkins, Maintenance
Stats: 221/172/147 Female 5'6"
BF:Sizes over scale!
Progress: 66%
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I order a doctor scale, the one with the water level slide on it, from drugstore.com Wasn't that bad priced and it works great.
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 11:29
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 185/143/145 Male 69 inches
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 12:14
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Plan: Atkin's
Stats: 276/258/180 Female 66 inches
BF:Yep, gots to go
Progress: 19%
Location: Spokane, WA
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PM Potatofree-she found a good one at Kmart-then again, you can search the forum-she's mentioned it several times.
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 12:21
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Plan: Low Carb
Stats: 210/174/145 Female 5 ft 5 in
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Progress: 55%
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Thanks for the info... I went to drugstore.com and it is showing what I think is the same scale for almost 1/2 the price... I am not sure if it the same scale exactly, but it is a tanita ultimate??? and is only 29 right now, ima ordering, thanks!
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 12:24
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Plan: No gluten, CAD
Stats: 196.0/158.5/149.0 Female 62
BF:36/29.0/27.3
Progress: 80%
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I have the Tanita, I really like it because you can put it on carpet. The bodyfat part doesn't seem to accurate at all though.
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 12:32
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 217/203/150 Female 5'1"
BF:not/quite/sure
Progress: 21%
Location: California
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ooh, i am also interested in any suggestions. i need a new one, too.
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 12:47
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 229/205/170 Female 5'6"
BF:I have Body Fat!??
Progress: 41%
Location: Idaho
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I can't really say what's a good scale to buy, but I think I can say what to avoid!

I bought a Taylor brand, with this absolutely HUGE face on it--supposed to be easier to read, you know. I paid $30 for it at WalMart, figured it would be a halfway decent scale. If I still had the box I would take it back!

It's a dial scale, not an electronic. The needle never sets straight on zero--just won't stay there. When I get up in the morning I can't hardly even see the lines between the numbers to figure out how much I weigh--it's a pain. I have to rub my eyes, get on the scale, try to read the number, rub my eyes some more, etc., etc.

I know Health-o-Meter used to be a really good brand, and I think that's the brand Potatofree's new scales are. My mom had a Health-o-Meter set she bought back in the 60s and those scales still work perfectly today!
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 12:54
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 140/135/125 Female 5'5
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I have a Tanita digital scale. It measures by half pound incriments. I love the scale, but I agree with nawchem, the fat monitor part of it is not accurate.
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 13:04
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 160/134/130 Female 5'7"
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Progress: 87%
Location: Sonoma County, CA
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I will look into drugstore.com and Tanita- many thanks to all for your suggestions!
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Old Fri, Nov-14-03, 19:47
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 146/121.5/120 Female 63
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Progress: 94%
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I bought one at Bed, Bath, Beyond. It is all glass, digital, and measures with 1/2 pound increments. Used a 20% off coupon and am pretty happy with it.
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Old Sat, Nov-15-03, 16:28
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Plan: Whatever works
Stats: 300.5/200/135 Female 5'1"
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Progress: 61%
Location: The Beaver State
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One word: TANITA

It really is the best ... I bought mine at one of the sports stores.....I'm happy....
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Old Sat, Nov-15-03, 19:18
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 273/145/160 Female 5 feet 4 inches
BF:49%/24%/24%
Progress: 113%
Location: North Carolina
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My Healthometer drives me nuts, so I need to get a new one, too. I can weigh 3 times and get the same weight, then weigh again 3 more times and get a higher weight. ARRGGH!
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Old Sun, Nov-16-03, 08:27
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Plan: atkins
Stats: 214/177/140 Female 5'6''
BF:35/28/23
Progress: 50%
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I need a new one too, but my big fear is that a new scale will tell me I've weighed more all along than my old one did. Has this happened to any of you?
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