Can You Weigh Yourself On Carpet

You re weighing yourself after you shower.

Can you weigh yourself on carpet. This is mainly due to the imbalance that carpets cause because the scale needs a non compressible surface underneath. December 30 2012 1 32am. The 4 s s of weighing yourself. If a scale is on carpet uneven tile or wood it can also appear to be calibrated poorly says kantor.

A lot of weight measurement is about consistency same time same day s same clothing same scale. Place your heavy object large book bowling ball potted plant on the board and let it sit for 2 to 3 weeks or until the carpet fibers appear to be well mashed down. When you weight yourself on the carpet the readings can be much more than you actually weigh which can obviously be alarming if you re trying to lose weight. I would suggest the scale in the bathroom if it is not carpeted and i do it in the nude or underwear at home.

You really do weigh more if you put your scales on the carpet. I weigh on tiled floor laminate or what ever. Focus on that your health the inches lost. When you re wearing hiking boots.

Set the plywood in the location where you want to weigh yourself and keep your scale established. Same day each week wearing the. If that s not possible wear as little clothing as possible and wear the same clothing each time. Unless your carpet is tightly knitted you are going to have fluctuation in the scale because the floor is uneven.

Weigh yourself at the. For consistency and your sanity you may just want to keep weighing yourself on that bathmat until you reach your goal. You still lost 10 lbs great job. Yes the number can vary wildly if you move the scale to another room but if you are consistently weighing yourself on carpet then you will be able to track your loss.

David mackay a physicist at the university of cambridge heard about the strange effect after a chance. If you go to the doctor they normally have laminate floors. When you do weigh yourself on a scale blatner says you strive for sameness. A flat hard surface is ideal for.

Clothes can weigh as much as 4 kilos 8 8 pounds so weighing yourself in the buff is the preferred option for accuracy. This is mainly due to the imbalance that carpets cause.