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Doctor's Scales Wrong?

Since about 2 months ago I've been trying to lose weight, mainly due to unbelievable back pain. When I started, I weighed about [edit].

At the weekend my sister and I spotted some scales in a shop and decided to try them. I stood on them a couple times and every time the reading was [edit] lower :nosweat:

However, at the doctor's yesterday morning, she weighed me and it came back [edit] higher! *) That puts my BMI at obese!

The thing is, I certainly do not look even CLOSE to obese! I've been taking my measurements regularly since I started losing weight and they've decreased a LOT. My body has slimmed down to the point where I can see the beginnings of a thigh gap, if I stretch I can see my ribs poking out and my shoulder blades are also poking out.

So my question basically is this, how can there be a [edit] difference in the space of 3 days? :? For the record, my doctor just uses an ordinary step on scale with the face and the arm that spins around, not a proper scale with the weights.

Re: Doctor's Scales Wrong?

Hey there Celine,

Basically the reason for this difference is that you may have been losing fat during your weight loss regime but you could have gained muscle. Muscles are more dense than fat so will increase your weight without making you look obese. For this reason weight measurements and BMI aren't always accurate for everyone. If you've been taking measurements as well then this should show where the weight loss has been so pay more attention to that rather than what the scales say.

There's also the fact that individual scales will show different readings which could further cause a difference in your weight measurements.

Honestly, the best thing to do is try to pay little attention to the numbers but focus on what you look like instead. Get to a point where you're happy with how your body looks rather than what the scale says. I hope this helped :)