Wed, Apr-24-02, 17:38
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Plan: Atkins/CALP
Stats: 135/119/115
BF:23.95/22.1/20.4
Progress: 80%
Location: South Central Missouri
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Wanted: One Decent ACCURATE Scale
What I'd really like to find is a good accurate bathroom scale.
We usually buy the el cheapos ( around $ 6- $ 10) and for the most part they have worked OK. Generally our scales at home would consistantly weigh us 7 lbs LESS than the doctor's offic balance scale. So we would always take those weight s with a grain of salt.
Today I weighed myself...first thing in the AM...nude...after a good first AM pee and before my first cup of joe...scale said 127lbs. I could live with that because I went carb wild last night and ate a bunch of Spanish peanuts while watching TV and ended up with 38 carbs instead of 20-25 carbs.
Later this morning I had a Dr's appt. First thing they do is shove you on the scales. OK, had on the usual attire, denin jeans, underwear, socks, t-shirt but I had removed my shoes. I had had 1 cup of coffee at home, one on the road to work, plus my breakfast of 1 1/2 boiled eggs and three slices of bacon and a couple slurps of Diet Coke.
I figured OK...with the 7 lb discrepancy plus all I ingested so far...I figured well....around 135 on their scale.
WRONG !!!!! The scales ( and they are calibrated monthly ) said that fully clothed less shoes and with all the food and fluids ( OK I did pee once ) an amazing 126 1/2 lbs which should have put me around 120 at home !!!
So is my scale at home terrib;y wrong or what ????
Any recommendations for a good ( less than $ 50.00 ) scale to keep better track of my weight ????
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