Reddit mentions: The best mechanical bathroom scales

If by doctor's scale you mean something like this, then yes. They are very accurate.

Let's just say I would trust the scale in a doctor's office over my bathroom scale any day. Think about it. You question the accuracy of the doctor's scale but how often do you calibrate your bathroom scale? If you're like me then probably never. That said, if you do want to calibrate your own scale it's quite easy. Use weight lifting plates (at least 25 lbs but 50lbs would be better). If you don't have those then use water. 6 US gallons of water ~ 50 lbs.

Sorry I didn't include a price -- I paid around $175 for mine, but obviously the price has gone up. Looks like around $250 now.

I found this health-o-meter scale at amazon which is of similar design for just $158, but I haven't personally used it.

Yes -- cheaper mechanical spring scales, or electrical load-cell based scales may work fine for a long time -- but I'm a fan of precision... you can't beat the accuracy/repeatability of a beam scale.

Maybe not for everyone, but BI4L nonetheless.

Carbs are not the issue.

I would do the following:

1. Make sure your scale is accurate and precise and get a better scale if it isn't, as if the thing you're using to measure yourself isn't giving you your actual weight, but is varying a few pounds each time, that's a sure route to frustration. I recommend the HealthOMeter balance beam scales, but that may be a bit spendy.
   
   
2. Add more vegetables/fiber. Green veggies have a fairly inconsequential level of carbs, and will help your problematic digestion.
   
   
3. Add fermented foods. Get some sauerkraut or kimchi from the refrigerated section of your local supermarket or health food store. Get the refrigerated stuff which has live probiotics. It's low-carb, and will help your gut biome readjust and get healthier. (It may also mellow you out if that's an issue.)
   
   
4. Do the math on your food intake, don't just ballpark it. Get a kitchen scale if you don't have one and pull the nutrition data online and make sure you know the calories/macros exactly for every meal.
   
   That's what I'd do, but YMMV.

The most consistent scales are the doctor's office style balance scales like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Healthometer-402KL-Physician-Scale-Height/dp/B0009MFUZY

One nice thing about this type of scale is that you can leave the slider at your previous weight. As soon as you step on, you'll know if you gained or lost without having to adjust the slider since the indicator arm will tilt up or down (or stay the same if your weight hasn't changed).

These are much pricier than the spring or strain gauge scales, but more accurate and more consistent.

For digital bathroom scales, I've found that this one matches my balance scale results fairly well:

http://www.amazon.com/Eatsmart-Precision-Bathroom-Technology-440-Pounds/dp/B0032TNPOE

Bonus is that it handles up to 440 pounds.

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Thanks, and good luck.

For consistency, I have found this scale to be the best of all those I've tried. I've bought and used several different digitals for a time, and they all disagree with one another and they all seem to be very sensitive to just how you stand on them as well. Also, as the batteries age, that seems to make them wacky before there is any other indication they need to be replaced. Seriously unreliable at that point.

IMHO, it's much better to have consistency than it is accuracy anyway: what you want to know is how your weight is changing.

Having said that, these scales are certainly accurate enough.

If I were buying right now, I'd go with a non-digital scale. It's easy to zero if you've been recently weighed at an "accurate" scale.

The one we had growing up had little markers in different colors so multiple people could mark their weight without messing with the markers of other people.

That being said, I own a cheap scale from Aldi.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LI93MCK/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_bNKWRf_c_x_2_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=75SRVMCZX8QVZ0SD8J84&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=4454923c-903d-5169-abbf-adde1ab12465&pf_rd_i=344747011

You could get one like this and calibrate it to like a 45 pound plate or something else that is a definitive weight.

Perhaps a mechanical scale? Something like this.

My doctor uses something like this. And from my understanding you can't get more precise than a balance beam scale.

Well this is the analog I have Borg High-Accuracy Modern Dial Scale, Silver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00477KTDK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6naBCbCD71FG1

Have you tried testing the accuracy of your current scale? Weigh a 5 pound weight and see what shows up. If you're after accuracy without any consistency tricks, get a balance beam scale.

Also this and this and this and this.

https://www.amazon.com/HealthOMeter-Health-Meter-Physician-Balance/dp/B00Q7FJJRW