I am kinda confused and I went to the hospital the other day and I Iweighed myself and I was shocked it said I weighed 20 pounds more than what I thought I weighed and then I go home and weigh myself and it says that I weigh 20 pounds less I have been weighing myself on the same scale and it still has the same thing but I kinda panicked whenever I went to the doctors WHICH one do I need to rely on ????thanks
2006-11-06 07:32:44 · 5 answers · asked by msmelissahernandez28 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
my scale is brand new
2006-11-06 07:37:45 · update #1
It could be when you weigh at the Dr's you weight fully dressed hut there would not be that much of a weight difference. Have you had you scale calibrated to make sure it is weighing accurately. I would say the Dr.s scale is closer to being accurate
2006-11-06 07:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Abby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK- Try this. Get a 10 pound bag of sugar or flour and weigh it on your scale. If it says 10 pound, then go by that scale. If it is off you need a new scale and you should believe the one at the doctors office.
2006-11-06 15:40:40 · answer #2 · answered by Pamela G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always been told to use weight on the one that you will use the most or repetively. I went to the dr. the other day as well and saw my weight on their scale. It was about 37 lbs more than I wanted it to say, so I decided I was going to buy a scale. When I went to buy one, I obviously tried them all out. One of them said I was 20 lbs less than the other one. Of course if I want to feel good about myself I'd buy that one right? Well, I didn't, mostly because the others I tried were closer to the weight of the dr. office scale. So, I would have to assume they may be caliberated more similarly to the dr. scale. If you can't weigh yourself routinely on the scale at the dr. office, it should not be the focus of your diet plan. You have to have something that you can refer back to on a regular basis for validation. Good luck!
2006-11-06 15:39:47 · answer #3 · answered by H S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one at the hospital is most likely the accurate one. Go over to one of your friend's house and step on their scale. Then you'll know which one was right. Sounds like it's time for a new scale though.
2006-11-06 15:35:20 · answer #4 · answered by Annette J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
were you wearing a different amount of clothing at the hospital than at home?
and what she said
2006-11-06 15:37:50 · answer #5 · answered by Julio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋