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I finally made it to the '25% of goal' marker today. I'd hoped to have made it here in January, but at least I got there. Now to hit the 50% of goal marker maybe in the next 3 or 4 months? It's been a struggle, and it will only get harder to shed the pounds, but this is heartening, at least. I was feeling so discouraged. Now if I can just get my toe to heal again.

I bought a WeightGurus scale on Groupon earlier this year because, you know, new year blah blah. It’s well-reviewed and the price point from the Groupon deal was muy excelente. I got it for under $30!

I don’t subscribe to the school of “The Scale Determines My Worth” anymore but I do want to see where I am. I believe that my clothes are the better indicator of how I look. I still fit into a 16 even if I gained twenty pounds! How crazy is that.

I’m being more intentional about food and exercise, so when a Withings Smart Body Analyzer became available to me for 35% off, I jumped at the opportunity.

It was easy to set up and link to my other tracking apps and HealthKit, but imagine my disappointment when the numbers came up. And I’m not talking about the mocking three digits of my weight, nor my BMI, nor my Fat percentage. I’m talking about the DIFFERENCE OF NINE POUNDS between my WeightGuru scale and my fancy air quality, internet-connected Withings.

I just went for my annual physical the other day and my weight was the same on my WeightGuru. My Withings, however, said I was nine pounds lighter. Nine. Pounds. Like I lost nine pounds in three days.

Glad I got it for 35% off because it doesn’t hurt as much that I’m returning it. What a disappointment.

Before I put it back in the box, I noted that my body is 42.5% fat and my BMI is 34.8. Not sure if those make sense together. (Should one or the other be higher?) But I will forego the high tech analytics for a more accurate reading of my weight.

Sheesh.

  First off, I was excited at how easy this scale was upon opening it.  When I read how “high-tech” this weight scale is in comparison with other scales, I just knew it was going to have a difficult set-up.  I won’t lie, I even avoided opening initially because I didn’t want to have to worry about setting it up.  But you know what?  All I had to do was pull the battery tab and…it worked.  I…

Digital Bathroom Scale Review: Weight Gurus (Smartphone App)

Digital Bathroom Scale Review: Weight Gurus (Smartphone App)

I absolutely LOVE my new smartphone connected digital bathroom scale from Weight Gurus. I think that the smartphone app is an outstanding feature. I really love being able to keep track of my progress and it is actually more exciting weighing yourself with this feature. It has a very nice, sleek design that looks great in my bathroom.…

Weight Gurus Smartphone Connected Digital Bathroom Scale

  I recently had the chance to review the Weight Gurus Smartphone Connected Digital Bathroom Scale and it’s cool because you can sync your cell phone to it. This scale was specifically designed to encourage weight loss.

Auto Step-on (turns on automatically when weighing). Auto Off. Auto calibration. Auto user detect (important for multi-user homes – e.g. husband/wife). Supports up to 8 users. No…