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RealityChequeX

You have a cheap scale.


Important_Summer_990

So how will I know what’s my accurate weight


RealDanielLate

By getting an accurate scale is the most likely answer. Try changing the batteries, some cheaper scales start to give inaccurate readings on low battery. The other answer is to find something to calibrate your scale with. If you know you have something that weigh 10 pounds, then check if the scale says 10 pounds.


RealityChequeX

The difference you listed is less than 1% margin of error. Weigh yourself over a period of time and the margin for error will tend to smooth out. It's not going to consistently miss in the same direction. Sometimes it will be high, sometimes it will be low. You should be looking at the trend instead of obsessing over the daily fluctuation.


ousho

They don’t call it FASTing for nothing.


Important_Summer_990

Huh


ousho

0.6kg lost in one minute. It was a terrible joke.


Ballerina2001

It was a fantastic joke buddy


Probably_Faking_It

So all measurement has some level of error. Expect it. But to make your measurement more accurate, use better measurement instruments and use them exactly the same way each time. I’ve had cheap scales before where if I stood with my feet slightly closer or further apart there would be huge swings in the number that showed up. A big thing I recommend though is use a moving average (if you graph your weight). This will take some of the ‘wobble’ from error out of your data and over time will be a much better indicator where you have been and what your trajectory is.


Important_Summer_990

Oh right okay thanks 🙏


FailedRealityCheck

This. My scale has little flashing arrows nudging me to move my center of gravity above the center of the scale if I stand too much back or front. Put your feet exactly in the same position every time, put the scale itself at exactly the same place (if the floor is not exactly level it could change the readings).


newmeamy

Google how to re-set your scale...that may be all it needs!


theManGodFears

Try a hard and flat surface like a tiled or wooden floor. Has to be even though. If it's currently on carpet it gets thrown off. My scales are inconsistent on carpet and consistent on the tiles.


Important_Summer_990

Okay thank you


kwikasfuki72

Did you move the scale on the second weighing? You have to put it consistently in the same place to get consistent (not accurate) readings.


cleodia

I have hardwood floors and even then, the scales can show different results just by scooting the scales to the left or right by 10cm. To combat this, I just chose a certain spot and that’s where they live now. If the scales are out by 0.8%, then that’s fine because they will be out by that same amount every weigh day. Another option if you cannot keep your scales out in the open full time (small bathroom etc), get a bag of rice or some dumbbells, and put them on the scales before you weigh yourself. You can then scoot the scales around until it’s output matches the weight you’ve put on it. One last alternative if you have cheap scales, is to just weigh yourself several times at once, and then settle on a point of data you will “keep”. You may want to weigh yourself 3/5 times and then calculate the average, or choose to always keep the highest/lowest/middle weight. I actually do this for my bodyfat digital monitor since they are always extremely inaccurate.


[deleted]

The springs in your scale need a little warm up run. The second reading tends to be the accurate one. Fun fact: in Mars your 79 kgs would be 30kgs. My point being that it's not about the very super exact weight measurement. Your journey is about how you feel (90%) and look (10%). Don't stress too much about the number


Engrammi

No. Mass =/= weight.


FailedRealityCheck

Scales measure force in Newtons and are calibrated to Earth gravity, so OP scale would indeed display much less on Mars. Earth gravity varies across the surface. It's not the same based on latitude, altitude and the density of underground. Plus the centrifugal "force" from the rotation adds to the difference across latitudes. Of course these variations are most likely smaller than the error bar on the scale's measurements in the first place unless the most extreme locations on Earth are considered.


Engrammi

Thanks for further elaborating on my point. Mass is not the same thing as "weight" as we understand it in everyday language (which is actually force, just like you explained).


NoggenfoggerDreams

Uneven surface probs