Bathroom Scale Recommendations?

Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?

I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
measurement pounds different from earlier ones.

I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.

Thanks in advance

Steve

One more thing, I almost always weigh one pound less when I wake up in
the morning. Does breathing need that much water??? lol.

I noticed the same with my digital scale. A minute I weight 190 pounds,
go to washroom, go back on the scale, and gained one pound!!! The
battery does not last long. I think I'll get a non-digital one, so I'll
wait for others' input.

Steve wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>
> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>
> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve

"Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>
> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>
> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve
>

Heh. You just hit upon an issue that has been bugging me also. I purchased
a Taylor electronic scale ... uses a load transducer ... and noticed that
the displayed readout varies. If I use it, get a reading, let it
automatically zero, get on it again while holding a 3-4 pound object and get
a reading, then let it zero and get on it again without the object, the
reading will not be the same as the original reading.

So, I bought another, similar Taylor scale (the type that also calculates
body fat). It uses the same load transducer technology. It also varies in
the readout ... often reading 2-3 lbs more than the first Taylor scale and
other times reading within a pound. For all their claims of accuracy, I
don't think they really are all that accurate. I think the best thing to do
is to look for overall trends with these scales, not an accurate reading.

RCE

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>
> "Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1169347011.916029.293030@a75g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>>
>> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with
>> it.
>> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
>> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
>> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have
>> gotten
>> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>>
>> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> Heh. You just hit upon an issue that has been bugging me also. I
> purchased a Taylor electronic scale ... uses a load transducer ... and
> noticed that the displayed readout varies. If I use it, get a reading,
> let it automatically zero, get on it again while holding a 3-4 pound
> object and get a reading, then let it zero and get on it again without
> the object, the reading will not be the same as the original reading.
>
> So, I bought another, similar Taylor scale (the type that also
> calculates body fat). It uses the same load transducer technology. It
> also varies in the readout ... often reading 2-3 lbs more than the
> first Taylor scale and other times reading within a pound. For all
> their claims of accuracy, I don't think they really are all that
> accurate. I think the best thing to do is to look for overall trends
> with these scales, not an accurate reading.
>
> RCE
>
I think that the only really consistent scales are the balance beam types
or really expensive digital ones. If you look in medical offices those
are the types you see.

On the other hand, I have a digital bathroom scale that seems to be
pretty consistent. I think one does have to be careful to stand in the
same place on it every time.
>

Scale story

Last June, I was weighed in the doctors office. The next day, I was in the
Emergency Room and ended up being admitted to Intensice Care. The ICU has
beds that weigh the occupant. A day and a half after being weighed in the
doctors office - and with my clothes removed - I had lost 13 pounds!

Concentrate on the day to week to month differences in the same scales - not
the 'actual' weight you think it should be. Even the best of scales -
medical scales - will vary.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

13 pounds! It was well worthwhile! They make miracles at that hospital!

JonquilJan wrote:
> Scale story
>
> Last June, I was weighed in the doctors office. The next day, I was in the
> Emergency Room and ended up being admitted to Intensice Care. The ICU has
> beds that weigh the occupant. A day and a half after being weighed in the
> doctors office - and with my clothes removed - I had lost 13 pounds!
>
> Concentrate on the day to week to month differences in the same scales - not
> the 'actual' weight you think it should be. Even the best of scales -
> medical scales - will vary.
>
> JonquilJan
>
> Learn something new every day
> As long as you are learning, you are living
> When you stop learning, you start dying

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> 13 pounds! It was well worthwhile! They make miracles at that hospital!
>


I know one thing. After this dieting, exercising and record keeping over
the past 3 months, I will really be pissed off if I find out my new Taylor
scale reads 48 lbs low!

RCE

260/212/185

Don't I wish. Obviously a difference in the scales - not me. I did lose
some in those 3 days in the hospital - but not 13 pounds. I was in ICU not
because there weren't any beds available in the other units (was being sent
to Cardiac Care) but because there wasn't enough staff to handle any more
patients. Was moved to Cardiac Care the next morning.

And - after all sorts of tests - including a stress test a few weeks later -
there is nothing wrong with my heart. Told in better shape than most people
my age. Long story about chest pains and fainting - not for now.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying
<mikesmith9999@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> 13 pounds! It was well worthwhile! They make miracles at that hospital!
>
> JonquilJan wrote:
> > Scale story
> >
> > Last June, I was weighed in the doctors office. The next day, I was in
the
> > Emergency Room and ended up being admitted to Intensice Care. The ICU
has
> > beds that weigh the occupant. A day and a half after being weighed in
the
> > doctors office - and with my clothes removed - I had lost 13 pounds!
> >
> > Concentrate on the day to week to month differences in the same scales -
not
> > the 'actual' weight you think it should be. Even the best of scales -
> > medical scales - will vary.
> >
> > JonquilJan
> >
> > Learn something new every day
> > As long as you are learning, you are living
> > When you stop learning, you start dying
>

"Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>
> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>
> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Steve
>

Get a Tanita...I've been very happy with my 5-year old scale, and so have
the folks I've given them to as gifts. You can find them on sale for around
$50 or so, depending on which model you get. They're accurate to 0.2 lbs,
and very consistent - if you step back on after a few minutes, you'll get
the same reading, or sometimes it will be 0.2 lbs different (but never more
than that).

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Computer-Assisted Weight Management

GaryG wrote:
> "Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1169347011.916029.293030@a75g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>>
>> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
>> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
>> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
>> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
>> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>>
>> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> Get a Tanita...I've been very happy with my 5-year old scale, and so have
> the folks I've given them to as gifts. You can find them on sale for
around
> $50 or so, depending on which model you get. They're accurate to 0.2 lbs,
> and very consistent - if you step back on after a few minutes, you'll get
> the same reading, or sometimes it will be 0.2 lbs different (but never
more
> than that).
>
> GG
> http://www.WeightWare.com
> Computer-Assisted Weight Management

I can second the recommendation for the Tanita. I've had my current one for
about 3 years and love it.

Beverly

Steve wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?

This was the model my gym has that I was very impressed with
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/ca...ils/sku__EM150



I picked one up tonight at The Sharper Image in the local mall, on sale
nonetheless ( I think they are clearing them out for more expensive
models ).

It passed my consistency test. My weight was the same after several
weighings at least 10 min apart.....and even after eating a bowl of
soup.

The scale may not be accurate, but it is consistent and that is what I
was shooting for. I will have enough mind games with body weight
shifting from water fluctuations without a cheapo scale contributing to
a neurosis :-).

FWIW, I think precision is the amount of information you can get (
being able to measure tenths of pounds instead of just pounds ) and
accuracy is how correct your information is.

I could be wrong, it has been a few years since my last science class
:-)

Steve wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?

I can specifically recommend that you NOT get a bathroom scale.

My experience with them is that they only ever tell me that I have mass.
The actual amount of mass is not accurate. So why bother?

A better plan is to get a cloth tape measure. Take a bunch of
measurements once a week. Chart them all. Scales are not your friend:
they only tell you total weight including glycogen stores and bowel
contents. What you really want is to know if you're losing fat. A tape
measure will tell you that.

I weigh yself naked on the balance beam scale at the gym once in a
while. Weekly when I'm being assiduous, a couple of times a year when
I'm not. (Typically when I come back from vacation adn wonder, "what's
the damange?") But daily? No frigging way. I'd only get bad
information from the scale. If you eat right, get your exercise and the
scale goes up, then what? Because that is GOING to happen, I guarantee
it. No. No scale for me.

Dally
244/166/155

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> A better plan is to get a cloth tape measure. Take a bunch of
> measurements once a week. Chart them all. Scales are not your friend:
> they only tell you total weight including glycogen stores and bowel
> contents. What you really want is to know if you're losing fat. A tape
> measure will tell you that.
>
> Dally
> 244/166/155


Hopefully, the "244/166/155" readings are *not* tape measurements. :-)

RCE

RCE wrote:
> "Dally" <Dally@whoever.com> wrote in message
> news:51l4edF1k32tiU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>
> > A better plan is to get a cloth tape measure. Take a bunch of
> > measurements once a week. Chart them all. Scales are not your friend:
> > they only tell you total weight including glycogen stores and bowel
> > contents. What you really want is to know if you're losing fat. A tape
> > measure will tell you that.
> >
> > Dally
> > 244/166/155
>
>
> Hopefully, the "244/166/155" readings are *not* tape measurements. :-)
>
> RCE

lol. Good punch!

Dally wrote:
> Steve wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>
>
> I can specifically recommend that you NOT get a bathroom scale.
>
> My experience with them is that they only ever tell me that I have mass.
> The actual amount of mass is not accurate. So why bother?
>
> A better plan is to get a cloth tape measure. Take a bunch of
> measurements once a week. Chart them all. Scales are not your friend:
> they only tell you total weight including glycogen stores and bowel
> contents. What you really want is to know if you're losing fat. A tape
> measure will tell you that.
>
> I weigh yself naked on the balance beam scale at the gym once in a
> while. Weekly when I'm being assiduous, a couple of times a year when
> I'm not. (Typically when I come back from vacation adn wonder, "what's
> the damange?") But daily? No frigging way. I'd only get bad
> information from the scale. If you eat right, get your exercise and the
> scale goes up, then what? Because that is GOING to happen, I guarantee
> it. No. No scale for me.
>
> Dally
> 244/166/155

Ah, the "anti-hacker's diet" He tracked everything daily, and analyzed
it carefully. You use a much lower resolution measure. Although, water
has volume and has to be stored somewhere and therefore will be in the
circumference measurements somewhere except that the measurement is too
coarse to see it.

Del Cecchi
"This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions,
strategies or opinions.”

"Beverly" <bowens@home.woh.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> GaryG wrote:
>> "Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1169347011.916029.293030@a75g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>>> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>>>
>>> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
>>> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
>>> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
>>> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
>>> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>>>
>>> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>
>> Get a Tanita...I've been very happy with my 5-year old scale, and so have
>> the folks I've given them to as gifts. You can find them on sale for
> around
>> $50 or so, depending on which model you get. They're accurate to 0.2
>> lbs,
>> and very consistent - if you step back on after a few minutes, you'll get
>> the same reading, or sometimes it will be 0.2 lbs different (but never
> more
>> than that).
>>
>> GG
>> http://www.WeightWare.com
>> Computer-Assisted Weight Management
>
> I can second the recommendation for the Tanita. I've had my current one
> for
> about 3 years and love it.
>
> Beverly

Tanita user here too. Someone in this group suggested this scale. I bought
one to replace a Rowenta that had a battery that was very expensive to
replace. My Tanita seems to be very accurate.
>
>

On Jan 22, 7:50 pm, Dally <D...@whoever.com> wrote:
> Steve wrote:
> > Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?I can specifically recommend that you NOT get a bathroom scale.
>
> My experience with them is that they only ever tell me that I have mass.
> The actual amount of mass is not accurate. So why bother?

I understand what you are saying. Given a reasonably consistent scale
( which I now have ) your weight readings can be off by pounds per day
due to shifting water and waste weight.

However you can use mathematical tools like a weighted average, logs,
and graphs to chart the trend your weight is going in. You can truly
see if it is going down or more importantly you can get an early
warning of when it is going up.

This system ( calorie counting, daily monitoring with a scale, plus
these tricks ) is explained in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hacker's_Diet

I understand where you are coming from. Daily weighings can play
serious games with your mental health if you don't know about the tools
in this free ebook. Knowing these tools you can use the scale as a
daily reminder and monitor. Being away from a scale for too long
risks weight gain from creeping back up on you. I've had it happen to
me.

"Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> On Jan 22, 7:50 pm, Dally <D...@whoever.com> wrote:
> > Steve wrote:
> > > Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?I can specifically recommend
that you NOT get a bathroom scale.
> >
> > My experience with them is that they only ever tell me that I have mass.
> > The actual amount of mass is not accurate. So why bother?
>
> I understand what you are saying. Given a reasonably consistent scale
> ( which I now have ) your weight readings can be off by pounds per day
> due to shifting water and waste weight.
>
> However you can use mathematical tools like a weighted average, logs,
> and graphs to chart the trend your weight is going in. You can truly
> see if it is going down or more importantly you can get an early
> warning of when it is going up.
>
> This system ( calorie counting, daily monitoring with a scale, plus
> these tricks ) is explained in
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hacker's_Diet
>
> I understand where you are coming from. Daily weighings can play
> serious games with your mental health if you don't know about the tools
> in this free ebook. Knowing these tools you can use the scale as a
> daily reminder and monitor. Being away from a scale for too long
> risks weight gain from creeping back up on you. I've had it happen to
> me.

I'm a big fan of "frequent weighing", and created a computer program to help
with this approach to weight control.

WeightWare (http://www.WeightWare.com) is loosely based on the concepts
advocated in the Hacker's Diet, and features automatic calculations of
moving average weight (to reduce the day-to-day "noise" in weight readings),
and automatic estimation of your 30-day "energy trend" (i.e., your daily
caloric deficit or surplus over the past 30 days).

It also supports tracking of other health measures (resting heart rate,
blood pressure, blood sugar, etc.), exercise tracking, goal setting, and
more.

WeightWare runs on any version of Windows, and you can download a free,
fully functional 30-day trial version from the website to see if it meets
your needs.

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Computer-Assisted Weight Management

Steve Wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>
> Steve

Hands down, the Tanita. It's accurate and depending on which model you
choose, can measure % of body fat and many other healthy things!




--
BigOleBoy

On 20 Jan 2007 18:36:51 -0800, Steve wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>
> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>
> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.

If the scale uses a spring system, they are likely influenced by temp
changes. Check and make sure the heat or AC vent isn't blowing on it, or
that you didn't finish a shower, or the sun is on it, then not, etc.

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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:45:55 -0500, RCE wrote:

> Heh. You just hit upon an issue that has been bugging me also. I purchased
> a Taylor electronic scale ... uses a load transducer ... and noticed that
> the displayed readout varies. If I use it, get a reading, let it
> automatically zero, get on it again while holding a 3-4 pound object and get
> a reading, then let it zero and get on it again without the object, the
> reading will not be the same as the original reading.
>
> So, I bought another, similar Taylor scale (the type that also calculates
> body fat). It uses the same load transducer technology. It also varies in
> the readout ... often reading 2-3 lbs more than the first Taylor scale and
> other times reading within a pound. For all their claims of accuracy, I
> don't think they really are all that accurate. I think the best thing to do
> is to look for overall trends with these scales, not an accurate reading.
>
> RCE

They're not, scales are indicators of large weight loss, that is, five
pounds or so. So is a mirror.

I use a scale for humor. "Let's see what is says today."

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On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:06:26 -0500, Janie wrote:

> "Beverly" <bowens@home.woh.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:45b5595a$0$18910$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>
>>
>> GaryG wrote:
>>> "Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1169347011.916029.293030@a75g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>>>> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>>>>
>>>> I just bought a digital scale for about $30 and I am not happy with it.
>>>> If I get on and off of it 2-3 times in a row I get a consistent
>>>> weight. However, several times I would come back 10 min or so later,
>>>> not having taken any food/water, standing the same way, and have gotten
>>>> measurement pounds different from earlier ones.
>>>>
>>>> I can live without accuracy, but I really, really want consistency.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>
>>> Get a Tanita...I've been very happy with my 5-year old scale, and so have
>>> the folks I've given them to as gifts. You can find them on sale for
>> around
>>> $50 or so, depending on which model you get. They're accurate to 0.2
>>> lbs,
>>> and very consistent - if you step back on after a few minutes, you'll get
>>> the same reading, or sometimes it will be 0.2 lbs different (but never
>> more
>>> than that).
>>>
>>> GG
>>> http://www.WeightWare.com
>>> Computer-Assisted Weight Management
>>
>> I can second the recommendation for the Tanita. I've had my current one
>> for
>> about 3 years and love it.
>>
>> Beverly
>
> Tanita user here too. Someone in this group suggested this scale. I bought
> one to replace a Rowenta that had a battery that was very expensive to
> replace. My Tanita seems to be very accurate.


Based against what?

The only, truly accurate scales are in closed, limited, lab conditions
and are operated by scientists (or others) who specifically understand,
and have been trained, to operate these devices.

However, as most scales do, if you want to weigh X and that is what your
scale tells you, even though it is absolutely guaranteed to be Y, go for
it.

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On 22 Jan 2007 16:50:11 -0800, Steve wrote:

> I picked one up tonight at The Sharper Image in the local mall, on sale
> nonetheless ( I think they are clearing them out for more expensive
> models ).
>
> It passed my consistency test. My weight was the same after several
> weighings at least 10 min apart.....and even after eating a bowl of
> soup.

Large bowl of soup should weigh enough to make a change in your weight
in that condition unless the scale is insensitive.

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On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:22:52 +0000, BigOleBoy wrote:

> Steve Wrote:
>> Can anyone recommend a bathroom scale?
>>
>> Steve
>
> Hands down, the Tanita. It's accurate and depending on which model you
> choose, can measure % of body fat and many other healthy things!

And pigs can fly.

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On Jan 25, 11:35 pm, "GaryG" <sorrynoem...@NOSPAMX.com> wrote:

> WeightWare (http://www.WeightWare.com) is loosely based on the concepts
> advocated in the Hacker's Diet, and features automatic calculations of
> moving average weight (to reduce the day-to-day "noise" in weight readings),
> and automatic estimation of your 30-day "energy trend" (i.e., your daily
> caloric deficit or surplus over the past 30 days).

The Hacker's Diet ( free, online book and freely downloadable ) comes
with free spread sheets that do all of the math for me and even makes
graphical charts:

http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/

I also can't use your software because I don't use windows. Walker's
free spread sheets easily convert to Open Office which runs not only on
microsoft windows, but linux, and the mac.

"Steve" <tinker123@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> On Jan 25, 11:35 pm, "GaryG" <sorrynoem...@NOSPAMX.com> wrote:
>
> > WeightWare (http://www.WeightWare.com) is loosely based on the concepts
> > advocated in the Hacker's Diet, and features automatic calculations of
> > moving average weight (to reduce the day-to-day "noise" in weight
readings),
> > and automatic estimation of your 30-day "energy trend" (i.e., your daily
> > caloric deficit or surplus over the past 30 days).
>
> The Hacker's Diet ( free, online book and freely downloadable ) comes
> with free spread sheets that do all of the math for me and even makes
> graphical charts:

No worries...I welcome comparisons between WeightWare and those spreadsheets
in terms of features, data security, and (especially) ease of use. Of
course, on price they've got me beat :-).

Ease of use and data security are why many people choose to purchase
application-specific software tools, even when a free spreadsheet might
suffice (e.g., purchasing QuickBooks instead of doing one's bookkeepng in
Excel).

>
> http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/
>
> I also can't use your software because I don't use windows. Walker's
> free spread sheets easily convert to Open Office which runs not only on
> microsoft windows, but linux, and the mac.

Bummer...sorry you're unable to run the demo version of WeightWare, but if
you don't have access to a Windows system, you're out of luck.

I've looked into what it would take to convert WeightWare to the
Mac...unfortunately, it looks to be at least 1,000 hours worth of work, and
I just don't have that kind of time available. Fortunately, newer Macs now
come with Intel chips, so Mac users can finally make use of the large number
of Windows programs available.

Anyway, regardless of your computing hardware or software preferences, I
wish you best of luck with all your health and fitness goals.

GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Computer-Assisted Weight Management

> However you can use mathematical tools like a weighted average, logs,
> andgraphsto chart the trend your weight is going in. You can truly

You can use WatchMyWeight from Brightsmile Software.
Http://www.brightsmile.me.uk/store