Tatina body scale
March 26, 2003
A few days ago, I whined that I had actually gained weight.
I have one of those fancy scales that weight pounds and percentage of body fat. I am quite the skeptic, and the main reason I bought it, was that it was digital and that it weighs more weight that most scales. Mine is a Tatina body scale.
Well, this morning, I started showing significant weight loss (over 1 pound), and I'm seeing the body fat thing remain constant.
When I lost the 100 pounds before, I would often see the same thing -- a substantial weight gain, but a reduction in body fat percentage, following by days of significant weight loss, but constant body fat. Then a weight gain and reduction in body fat percentage, etc.
I will share that seeing the scale change in one of the two numbers consistantly kept my moral up. If I had used a regular scale, and saw the fluctuations on weight only, I 'm sure it would have been difficult to maintain weight loss after working hard and seeing the weight gain.
It also seems accurate. The scale at my gym which is the traditional doctor's type scale, and mine are generally very close. It measures in 1/4 pound interverals, and my scale measures in 1/2 pound. It's also analog, versus digital which is also going to show some differences.
I've had it for a few years, and it's definately worth the extra dollars. Suggested retail is 89.99, and at least one website sells it for $59.99