Wtf........ put weight on?

[phil_hg_uk]

Get some decent scales I had a similar erratic weight measurement problem a couple of years ago and I found that it was the scales, they would give a different reading everytime I got on them. I tried loads of sets from argos before I found some that gave consistant readings.

Also as Rob3rt says put them in the same place everytime, I tend to weight myself on a monday morning.

I find that I lose around an pound a week most weeks as long as I stick to around 2600 cals and get around 100 miles of cycling in per week, which is fine by me as there is more chance of weight staying off if I can change my eating/exercising habits and keep it that way.

 

[TheBoyBilly]

Loads of good advice for you in this thread mate. Jimbo will sort you out, lol. Regarding the scales, ColinJ of this parish recommended Salter scales from Argos that calculate your BMI (I don't think that will impress too many mind) but perhaps more importantly will give you your Base Metabolic Rate as a starting point for your calorie intake calculations. I bought a set of said scales for IIRC £29.99. Good value.

Bill

 

[Mark82]

The missus works in the docs, that's not a problem

 

[slugonabike]

Or forget the scales completely and just measure yourself once a month?

edited typo

 

[Mark82]

Take it You had her as well then Pmsl... no in Nottingham

 

[carpiste]

If you lost 14 lbs in 2 weeks, something is wrong! Thats not sustainable,

Mate, I`ve been to the docs, and he seems to think it is normal,as do others, to lose a lot of weight in the first days of any diet.This,however,is an initial loss and he told me not to expect the same to happen the following weeks.This has been confirmed in the fact I only lost a pound last week.
I`ve not changed anything in respect of eating/exercise last week so assume that some weight is added as a result of muscle build up.Maybe its just a metabolism thing.I`m no doctor but happy that mine has advised to continue along the same path and I will(eventually) reach a healthy weight.

 

[ColinJ]

Regarding the scales, ColinJ of this parish recommended Salter scales from Argos that calculate your BMI (I don't think that will impress too many mind) but perhaps more importantly will give you your Base Metabolic Rate as a starting point for your calorie intake calculations. I bought a set of said scales for IIRC £29.99. Good value.

Either my bad memory is even worse than I thought it was, or you've got that wrong!    I think BMI is a load of old crap so I would never suggest a product that made a feature of it. Any chance of a link to what I said?

I do remember commenting on somebody saying that they wanted to buy scales to display body fat percentage and I said that those things weren't accurate so don't bother.

 

[Ben M]

Ignore the scales, what you need to pay attention to is the mirror and your fitness.

 

[Mark82]

Bmi in my opinion is wrong as it only takes into account the height to weight ratio and not the persons build, as I said in a previous thread both me and my cousin are 6.3 he is built like a bean pole and I have have the shoulder width 1/3 larger than his ????? But our ideal weight is 13 half stone.... I'd look I'll if I was 13 stone and he'd look fat... Bmi my arse... :-)

 

[walker]

If you lost 14 lbs in 2 weeks, something is wrong! Thats not sustainable, 7lbs a week is ridiculous weight loss,

Depends how big you are to start with, it is possible

 

[Mark82]

Very true, if its there to lose you can lose that much easy,

 

[Rob3rt]

Depends how big you are to start with, it is possible

Of course its possible he has done it. But trying to dodge the offensive, it doesnt sound like a sensible weight loss to me unless you were pretty big.

But if his doctor says its okay, who am I to argue. Im an engineer, not a sports nutritionist.

 

[TheBoyBilly]

Sorry Colin, I wasn't suggesting you recommended those particular Salter scales for their BMI reading. I mentioned that you recommended them more for the other info they give and what good value they were. I will try to find your post.

Bill

Edit: Sorry ColinJ it wasn't you at all, it was Martok who gave the recommendation, i've just found his post...oops! An excellent set of scales mind.

 

[potsy]

Easy mistake to make-

Colin-


Martok-




Sorry Col,couldn't resist

 

[ColinJ]

Potsy - I think you got the wrong picture of Martok. Here's the one you want...