8 Great Bathroom Scales to Track Your Weight-Loss Journey
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Smart Scale
If everything else around you can be "smart," then why not your scale? The Fitbit scale can track your weight, BMI and both body fat and lean mass composition. It can also differentiate between up to eight users so your whole family can enjoy wireless tracking. The scale syncs with a Fitbit device to help you set and achieve goals and you can bring up easy-to-read charts and graphs on the Fitbit site that depict your weight progression.
Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale Available at Amazon ($117.95)
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Digital Scale
If your needs are simple, this step-and-read scale is perfect. With high-precision sensors and an auto power off, you can weigh yourself with ease and not worry about draining the battery if you accidentally leave it on. The six-inch-thick, 12-by-12-inch tempered glass platform is also sturdy enough to withstand up to 400 pounds.
Etekcity Digital Bathroom Scale Available at Amazon ($22.90)
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Digital Scale with Dial
Whether you want to read your weight in pounds or kilograms, this model can do both with its synchronized electro-mechanical dial and LCD screen. Your weight will illuminate the minute you step on the scale to show you your weight both digitally and on an old-school dial to give your bathroom that retro feel.
Ozeri Rev Digital Scale With Electro-Mechanical Weight Dial Available at Amazon ($29.95)
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Balance Beam Physician's Scale
If you prefer your weight to be the same at home as it is in the doctor's office, then you might consider investing in a physician's scale with the balance-beam weighing system. With a 400-pound capacity and the option to move in ¼ pound increments, this scale also has the option to measure yourself or your children with a built-in height rod.
Detecto Balance Beam Physician's Scale Available at Amazon ($186.19)
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Mechanical Scale
If you enjoy the comfort of watching the dial move when you weigh yourself, then this mechanical floor scale is for you. Sleek and sophisticated, the black-and-white floor scale comes with numbers that are oversized and in contrasting grey, white and black coloring for easy reading.
Salter Professional Analog Mechanical Dial Scale Available at Amazon ($46.54)
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Weight-Change Detection Digital Scale
If you abhor subtlety and want a little more direct feedback every time you weigh yourself, you'll enjoy the instant feedback from this model. Every time you step on the scale, it will turn red for weight gain or green for weight loss. The scale also displays your BMI from your last weigh-in, plus those from the last three-, seven- and 30-day weigh-ins.
Ozeri WeightMaster Digital Bath Scale with BMI and Weight-Change Detection Available at Amazon ($32.40)
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Modern Scale
Add a touch of style to your bathroom with this sleek, wood-paneled bamboo scale. Weighing up to 400 pounds, this eco-friendly scale comes equipped with four high-precision sensors, a backlit LCD light and has an auto step on and off for easy weigh-ins.
Red Rock Modern Bamboo Weighing Body Scale Available at Amazon ($24.99)
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Digital Body Fat Weight Scale
In addition to measuring your weight, this scale also uses something called BIA analysis to report out on body fat, BMI, muscle mass, water weight and bone density. This technique works by sending a small electrical current throughout your body, then relying on an algorithm to calculate your other body measurements based on your reported age, height and weight. In this way, you can get a report out on more than just your weight, which can be helpful if you are trying to not only lose weight but also add muscle through strength training.
As if that weren't enough, a portion of every purchase of this scale goes toward helping Love146 fight to end child trafficking.
Greater Goods Digital Body Fat Weight Scale Available at Amazon ($22.95)
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8 of the Best Bathroom Scales to Buy This Year
By Elizabeth Lowry
To weigh or not to weigh, that is the question most of us ask ourselves while dieting or trying to maintain a healthy weight. Although weighing yourself too much can have negative consequences, some studies show that weighing yourself every day can help keep you accountable and actually assist in your weight-loss efforts.
If the thought of weighing yourself stresses you out, keep in mind there are many other ways to measure your health that have nothing to do with a number on a scale. For those who like to know where you stand, though, a scale sure does come in handy.
Much like other devices meant to track your steps, heart rate or sleep, the scales available on the market today can track a lot more than just your weight. Depending on the model you purchase, they can sync with your favorite fitness apps, measure your approximate body fat or keep a record of your weight, leaving you with one less thing you'll have to worry about. If it's time to toss your old scale to the curb, consider scooping up one of these recommended models.
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Smart Scale
If everything else around you can be "smart," then why not your scale? The Fitbit scale can track your weight, BMI and both body fat and lean mass composition. It can also differentiate between up to eight users so your whole family can enjoy wireless tracking. The scale syncs with a Fitbit device to help you set and achieve goals and you can bring up easy-to-read charts and graphs on the Fitbit site that depict your weight progression.
Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale Available at Amazon ($117.95)
Photo courtesy of Amazon.