Reddit reviews Healthometer 402KL Physician Beam Scale w/ Height Rod (390 lb / 180 kg)
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Scale is just like the one you'd find in your doctor's officeHeavy gauge steel base and platform for professional accuracySilent slide height rod measures from 30-78 inchesWeight capacity 390
If by doctor's scale you mean something like this, then yes. They are very accurate.
Let's just say I would trust the scale in a doctor's office over my bathroom scale any day. Think about it. You question the accuracy of the doctor's scale but how often do you calibrate your bathroom scale? If you're like me then probably never. That said, if you do want to calibrate your own scale it's quite easy. Use weight lifting plates (at least 25 lbs but 50lbs would be better). If you don't have those then use water. 6 US gallons of water ~ 50 lbs.
The most consistent scales are the doctor's office style balance scales like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Healthometer-402KL-Physician-Scale-Height/dp/B0009MFUZY
One nice thing about this type of scale is that you can leave the slider at your previous weight. As soon as you step on, you'll know if you gained or lost without having to adjust the slider since the indicator arm will tilt up or down (or stay the same if your weight hasn't changed).
These are much pricier than the spring or strain gauge scales, but more accurate and more consistent.
For digital bathroom scales, I've found that this one matches my balance scale results fairly well:
http://www.amazon.com/Eatsmart-Precision-Bathroom-Technology-440-Pounds/dp/B0032TNPOE
Bonus is that it handles up to 440 pounds.
I have had a few too many cheat days over the past few weeks, and in addition, I somehow convinced myself that peanut butter was low-carb diet friendly since it didn't have that many carbs and started eating it out of the jar with a spoon, but felt that since a few of the other days I'd been under my calorie threshold, I was probably maintaining my weight.
So I got on the scale the other day just to check.
Turns out I've gained 14lbs in about 2 weeks.
I know that some of that is water weight, but still, HOLY SHIT!
Cue getting back on the diet, obtaining some HTFU supplements, and buying a medical grade balance beam scale for home use.
I am tired of being a fat fuck.
On the plus side, I did DL 330 twice this week.
Sorry I didn't include a price -- I paid around $175 for mine, but obviously the price has gone up. Looks like around $250 now.
I found this health-o-meter scale at amazon which is of similar design for just $158, but I haven't personally used it.
Yes -- cheaper mechanical spring scales, or electrical load-cell based scales may work fine for a long time -- but I'm a fan of precision... you can't beat the accuracy/repeatability of a beam scale.
Maybe not for everyone, but BI4L nonetheless.
My doctor uses something like this. And from my understanding you can't get more precise than a balance beam scale.
Have you tried testing the accuracy of your current scale? Weigh a 5 pound weight and see what shows up. If you're after accuracy without any consistency tricks, get a balance beam scale.
Perhaps a mechanical scale? Something like this.