[Electronics-talk] Electronics-talk Body Scales

Tue May 14 15:00:29 UTC 2013

Weight can vary as much as 2 pounds during the day due to water and food
intake, etc. You are at your lowest weight early in the morning. You
should weigh yourself at the same time of the day, preferably when you
first get out of bed.

Andy

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Weight does vary through the day depending on whether you've eaten/drank
fluids before you weighed yourself. And this does just make sense. I
mean, if you've eaten, that food is in there, so obviously being weighed
as well. 
I weigh at least a couple of pounds less when I first get up in the am
before eating or drinking anything than I do at the end of the day after
dinner. And my scale is quite accurate, in that I can weigh myself
multiple times in a row and it will give me essentially the same
reading, varying by less than half a pound, and often not at all.

Sarah

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> if your scale is good, it should give you the same weight throughout
the
> day; you will see a decrease in numbers if you're on a diet, but
generally
> weight shouldn't fluctuate; may change a pound or slightly more or
less if
> you exercise heavily, but that is because you are losing body fluid 
> through
> sweat.
>
> I agree with the lister who said they wish scales could talk and
calculate
> your  body fat composition for you.
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> From: Alan Siman
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> Tried the 3X weigh in and the Moshi read identical weights each time.
I
> even tried it one hour later and the darn thing still was the same.
> This is the third scale I have owned and it is definitely the best.
> On 5/8/2013 9:51 AM, Jim Barbour wrote:
>> Hey Alan,
>>
>> <chuckle>, that's pretty funny.
>>
>> I want to be clear though that I'm asking a serious question.  At
>> national convention last year I took every body scale the NFB sold,
>> and a few others I found, and run this simple test 3 times per
scale...
>>
>> 1) Put the scale on the floor (avoid carpets, etc.)
>> 2) Weigh myself on the scale.
>> 3) Wait 30 seconds
>>
>> I could not find a single scale that would give me the same weight,
>> within 3 pounds, 3 times in a row.  Body weights fluxuate throughout
>> the day, but not throughout a 90 second period.
>>
>> So, I'm wondering if the Moshi passes this simple test.  I'd be
really
>> grateful if you could try it out.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 09:31:43PM -0700, Alan Siman wrote:
>>> Unfortunately the moshi gives me the same reading when I try to use
it
>>> several times in succession.  I hoped it would go lower but it
always
>>> stays
>>> the same.
>>> On 5/7/2013 8:37 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
>>>> Here's the link to the Moshi scale from ILA.  Cost is $59.00
>>>>
>>>> http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=756907
>>>>
>>>> Alan, have you tried stepping on the scale 2 or 3 times to see if
you
>>>> get the same wieght?  I've had a hard time with talking scales not
>>>> giving me the same weight when I step on the scale 2 or 3 times in
a 1
>>>> minute period.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 08:04:21PM -0700, Alan Siman wrote:
>>>>> I just purchased the Moshi 756097 talking scale and it is
extremely
>>>>> easy to
>>>>> use, set up and weight is accurate to the 1/10 pound.
>>>>>
>>>>> I forgot which site I used but it was either maci aids or ILA and
it
>>>>> was
>>>>> around $50.
>>>>> On 5/6/2013 5:19 PM, Drew Hunthausen wrote:
>>>>>> Dear list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What are the best talking body scales? Would really appreciate
any
>>>>>> feedback.
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Drew Hunthausen 714 296-7111
>>>>>>
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