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[caper_dj]

I bought a Conair Weight Watchers scale last month in hopes of monitoring my progress mid-week before my JC weigh in on Saturdays. It is a 4 person scale that measures body fat, water retention, BMI, etc. So yes, I paid a lot for it.

It was working well until this past week. I got weights that were stubbornly staying high despite my activity levels. So I figured I was plateauing.

My weigh in at JC was a shocker because despite my weight watchers scale misreading, I had actually lost 2.8 pounds. Good news, yes. But now I am going crazy.

I went home and decided to weigh myself on my scale to see if I got the same reading. My WW scale said I gained 6 pounds!!!! Six pounds in under an hour? Dang... O_o That is some fattening air I was breathing!

So now I am going nuts trying to figure out what is wrong with it. Every time I step on it, it gives me a different reading. I can vary from 3 to 6 pounds from my JC weigh in within the same day.

Now I am even starting to question if I was standing correctly on the scale at the JC office...maybe I didn't lose that weight?

So I have decided that I am just not going to touch that scale! I will change the battery even though it is practically brand new. I haven't changed anything and I won't, I will keep following my plan. Needless to say, I can't wait for my next weigh in to verify that I actually lost the weight!!

I hate that this has caused me to focus so heavily on the number. The number never mattered before, just as long as I lost something. Now I have no idea what I weigh!!!!

[BelugaBabe]

Honestly, it sounds like your scale is broken. I know it's brand new but it really is acting like a busted scale. The only thing I can think of that would make a scale act like that, besides it being outright broken, is if it is placed on an uneven surface (uneven tile, for example) or a soft surface (carpet).
I have a Conair WW scale that I have had for at least four years and it is amazingly accurate---pretty much EXACTLY the same as the JC scale, every time. It only cost me about $25, on sale. But if I don't have all four feet placed squarely on a solid surface I'll get erratic readings.
If the nutty weights continue after changing the battery and making sure you're on a solid hard surface I would bring the scale back to the store and demand an exchange or a refund.

[duckieq1967]

plus..the scale at jenny is tested by the department of weights and measures, so it's hard to argue with it!!

[caper_dj]

Very true, I am more likely to believe the JC scale at this point. I don't think I kept the receipt. I've heard a lot of complaints about these type of scales. I am getting weighed on my bathroom floor, which is simple linoleum. I suppose I could try it out in the kitchen. I'd hate to think that expensive monster is broken already!

Thanks for the advice