My new “smart” scale

[Ronni]

I ordered a “smart” scale from amazon. It’ll be delivered today.

While it won’t lose the weight FOR me, it will do damn near everything else!


It measures body weight, BMI, body fat%, water %,skeletal muscle, fat free body weight, muscle mass, bone mass, protein, basal metabolism, and body age. I have no idea how it can measure all that, but a few of the reviewers maintained that the measurements they got from the scale were very similar to what they got from their doctor/gym/personal trainer etc so it seems that they’re fairly accurate.

As I’ve aged it’s gotten harder and harder to maintain a healthy weight and I’m always on the lookout for whatever will help. My old digital scale that I’ve been using for the past 10 years started giving me frequent error messages in spite of fresh batteries. While I was on Amazon looking for a cheap replacement, the smart scale caught my eye. $15 more but close to 1500 reviews and most of them positive (4.5 out of 5 stars)

It’s Bluetooth enabled so it will sync with my phone’s various apps that I use to track health, weight, food etc. Hopefully it will be delivered by the two get he from work so I can set it up tonight! I’m excited to get rolling with it.

 

[JimW]

That's a nice scale Ronni.

The only thing I see bad about it is the bluetooth capability, that means it can mock you from afar.

 

[Ronni]

Yes. Yes it can.

I’ll just have to use that as motivation to give it nothing with which to mock me!!

 

[Happyflowerlady]

We have a Renpho smart scales that we have has for almost 5 years, and it seems like it is getting erratic at accuracy and it is time to replace it. Some of the newer smart scales say not to use them with a pacemaker (just like the vibration plate said); so I again checked with my cardiologist to see whether it was safe for me to have one.
When I looked at the Renpho scales that i have been using, it said the same warning, but I have been using it all these years just fine. Not knowing if maybe the new scales had a different technology, I thought it was best to check with my doctor before getting a replacement, and both my cardiologist and my electrophysiologist said it was fine to use it with my pacemaker.

The Renpho scales is smaller than some of the newer smart scales, so i am checking to see what they do as well as the dimensions of the scale itself. I have been watching some of the YouTube videos about smart scales to get an idea of which one would work best for us; but i thought I would mention it here on the forum and see if anyone has suggestions of a smart scales that they use and like, before i actually buy one.

This is the one I am leaning towards, but I am still researching.