Etekcity Smart Scale for Body Weight Fat, FSA HSA Eligible, Digital Bathroom Weighing Machine for Accurate BMI Muscle Mass Composition, Home Use Apple Health Compatible Fitness Equipment

1. Customer Support is outstanding. They asked for feedback on the scale and the app which I provided. The company has followed up and answered all questions.2. After I found where data is located on the app, I like how it is displayed compared to other health apps I've used. I have about 10 data points now, so learning how trend data will display.3. Body water measurement does not vary like another brands smart scale which would vary wildly. It will take more data points to determine if this is caused by the lack of data points or if the algorithm is different.4. data upload is simple as long as both app and scale is turned on. Much, much easier that previous smart scale.4. I'm pleased with the purchase so far.

If all you need is a bathroom scale to weigh yourself, you can’t go wrong with this one. I’ve tried a bunch of different scales, including other ones from this brand, and they all seemed to have issues. They didn’t offer .1 increments, or they always reported the same weight over and over if your change in weight wasn’t more than a pound etc etc. This one gives you a new reading every single time. Just put your foot on it and make sure it reads 000 and then stand on it. It’s also very accurate. I bought a second one due to how impressed I was just in case the first one breaks lol.

So, I've been on a fitness journey the last few years. Overall, I've lost 76 pounds. But the last year, I've been really stuck. I have a really great private gym, but they don't give much diet advice, so I've been floundering. In February of this year, I reached out to a professional forum, got some good advice about my diet, plugged it into a system that works for me and I love it!My experience has been that I tend to lose a few pounds, but then my body seems to put up a fight because my weights just bounce back and forth back and forth, with no real progress. I finally decided -- also in February -- that I would start tracking my weights every single day, no matter how good or bad it was. Today is August 5th and I've been tracking since February 19th. I'm a data geek, so I've been using Excel to do this, and every day I've made an entry about what I did or ate the day before that might have affected my weight. I KNEW that in order to know whether what I was doing was working and if I was on the right track, I HAD to digilently track.I can definitely see changes in my photos!! But no matter what I was doing, I would never lose on the scale! My body just seemed to be in an endless recomposition phase -- changes in my physique with nothing but bouncing on the scale!!! It was maddening!!It never EVER occurred to me that the problem WAS my scale!A week ago today, I logged . . . "I've got to do something. This is crazy!" I started at 252.1 on 2/19 and as of last week, I was only at 246.8! How can you be in a deficit, your clothes fitting better, and yet the scale seems to NEVER catch up to the changes in your body?? So I looked at scales and decided on this one. I'm going to say, though . . . I knew it was a risk. There was the possibility that this new scale would read higher than my old one. And it did. But if it was going to be consistent and tell me the TRUTH, even if that meant I start from a higher point, I didn't care.So this is what happened e . . .Wednesday AM, 7/28 -- OLD SCALE: 244.8. Scale came in that afternoon.Thursday AM, 7/29 -- OLD SCALE: 246.8 NEW SCALE: 250.8 (Ouch. But keep reading.)Friday AM, 7/30 -- OLD SCALE: 247.1 (0.3 gain) NEW SCALE: 249 (1.8 lb loss)---This is when I knew I had hit on something. The scales may not match with the same number. And they may not show the same RATE of loss or gain. And both of those are okay. But they should BOTH be going in the same DIRECTION!! Either BOTH UP or BOTH DOWN. This is when I chucked my old scale (11 years old).And here are my further weights on my new scale:Saturday, 7/31 -- 247.2 (1.8 loss)Sunday, 8/1 -- 247.2Monday, 8/2 -- 247.2Tuesday, 8/3 -- 247 (0.2 loss)Wednesday, 8/4 -- 246.6 (0.4 loss)Thursday, 8/5 -- 246.6In the last week, I've lost 4.2 lbs! I haven't seen that much loss in a week's time in . . . I don't know how long. And I've weighed myself at other times of the day and still find the scale consistent unless I've just eaten or drank something. My other scale always varied throughout the day. It's a little heartbreaking to realize that some of the discouragement I've felt has been attributed to a faulty scale. I think I really HAVE been making progress, albeit from a higher point than I thought, but it's the scale that's been driving me bananas.And as a caveat to this, a year or so ago, I tried a different scale from Walmart and found it much worse than my own scale in consistency and took it back. I wasn't looking for a scale to make me feel good. I was looking for a scale that I could TRUST, whether that meant telling me I weighed more than I thought or not.I've fought my weight my ENTIRE life, so I know the mind games and the excuses you try to tell yourself about your scale not working. But I have 3 years of various diaries and weight logs to prove how hard I have been working to change my thinking and my life. At a certain point, something JUST didn't make sense.I've learned to feed myself excuses over the years. Part of my practice of conquering this part of my life has been to make myself face, head-on, my actions and not look for other excuses. Therefore, I categorically rejected the idea that the problem might have something to do with my scale -- because, of course, wouldn't everyone LOVE to think the problem with their weight is the scale and not even consider that the problem could possibly be THEM??? But I've learned through this experience to not discount that possibility. I swung so far to the side of not giving myself excuses anymore that I never entertained the thought of any other factors being an issue BUT myself.Now, don't go looking for a new scale if you're not doing the work to warrant looking for results! But the truth is . . . scales CAN be faulty.

We have been using this Etekcity digital scale for a year now in our our home are very pleased with the scale so far. We had purchased this scale to replace our previous Sunbeam manual , Spring loaded bathroom scale which was horribly inaccurate and deliberated for a considerable amount of time between this scale and the FitBit Aria smart scale . In the end because of the huge price difference and very positive reviews on this scale made us go with this oneDesign, Construction & Build-------------------------------------- The scale is feels heavy for its size mainly due to the thick, monolithic glass sheet stepping surface of the scale- All our fears or cracked or broken glass due to stepping on it frequently, bumping or dropping it were unfounded in the past year ( we did all of them !) , so its definitely sturdy and well built- The two tone black-sliver finish on the scale looks ultra modern and chic- The digital readouts are large and backlit in a pleasant not-too-strong blue which is visible both in light and complete darkness. I often check my weight on the scale during midnight bathroom visits.Long Term Accuracy---------------------------- When we initially purchased this scale i used a 10 lb Rice bag to measure its accuracy and it was always within 0.2 lb of 10 lb with repeated tests, which is very accurate for a digital scale and well suited for measuring body weight- Another pointer to the accuracy of this scale is that the weight that we got for our toddler son from his pediatrician using a professional balance scale matches the results we got from this scaleI tried the same accuracy test today after a whole year of use & abuse:10 lb Basmati Rice Bag : Scale Measured = 10.4 lb6lb Dumbbells : Scale Measured = 5.8 lbAs you can see that even after one year the scale is fairly accurate , for all I know it might be 100% accurate as well as I have no way of certifying that the 10lb rice bag or the dumbbells are infact their true stated weights.Battery Life----------------- The scale is still using the two original AAA that came with the package even after a year of frequent, daily use so I'd say its great!Cons----------- About the only con about this scale is that the glass surface, being glass, needs frequent cleaning as it shows water stains. we usually wipe it with a damp cloth once every week so its not too bad. If you are going worry about keeping it spotless always then you'll going to have a hard time :)Overall we are very pleased with our purchase and couple of our family friends have also purchased it after seeing it in our home and can highly recommend this scale if your are looking for a good looking , inexpensive and accurate digital scale.