12st 14lb or 13st

[snoozeelosee]

I've just been reading (on here) that some scales are measuring weight as whatever stone plus 14lb instead of saying the next stone up. For example 12st 14lb instead of 13st. How can that be right? So when the scale reads 13st exactly the person must weigh 13st 1lb because they already weighed 13st when the scale said 12st 14lb. I've worked in hospitals and eating disorder settings and never have the medical scales measured anyone at whatever st and 14lbs. There are 14 pounds in a stone so how the heck are these scales being used. Maybe it's a gimmick thing to tell people they are losing more weight than they are and are into the next stone bracket when they aren't. If you measure in pounds this doesn't compute at all.

Just me then 🤣

That’s stupid. Like saying 2 and 4/4 instead of 3!

Ridiculous. Like saying somebody is 5ft 13 inches instead of 6 ft.

Um think that should be 5ft 12 inches instead of 6 ft.

It was one of those things you read and are confused but then wonder if you've been doing it wrong all along. Glad to see it's as crazy as I thought. The scales are from a weight loss company I think.

The cumulative effect of having 15lb to a stone (which is what it would mean) would be ridiculous.

1st = 15lb
2st = 30lb (2st 2)
3st = 45lb (3st 3)
4st = 60lb (4st 4)
5st = 75lb (5st 5)
6st = 90lb (6st 6)

10st = 150lb (10st 10)
11st = 165lb (11st 11)
12st = 180lb (12st 12)
13st = 195lb (13st 13)
14st = 210lb (15st 0)
15st = 225lb (16st 1)
16st = 240lb (17st 2)

So they could be thinking they weighed more than a stone less than they do from the outset.

It's far cheaper just to hold onto the sink when standing on scales if you really want to lie to yourself.

They are just faulty/unfit for purpose, based upon a lack of understanding of Imperial weights and measures - presumably either the sellers are equally ignorant or are trying to style out flogging a defective product.

I think you have probably misread something. Seems the simpler explanation than people thinking there are 15 lbs in a stone.

I also think you have misread something.

16 ounces in a pound?

I've definitely read it correctly. I've just been back and checked to make sure. I'm sure it would be bad form to copy and paste from another thread so I won't.

Can you at least say which scales they are?

I don’t think it’s bad form to copy and paste from a thread. Your absurd statement that there are medical weighing scales out there that measure 15lbs to the stone kinda needs some backing up.

Could you give us a link to the thread, at least, please? Thank you!

I didn't say they were medical scales. I said never have medical scales measured the 14lb of the stone.

It's on the I started ozempic last night thread and posted this morning.

So one poster said she now weighs 13st 14 and admits that surely it’s the same as 14st. Clearly there’s just a mistake somewhere. Why not just reply to her and ask if she’s sure, or ask how that’s possible, rather than starting a separate thread about it?

13st 14 is 14st.

They don't take kindly to questions on there reading other threads and that one about the drug and I didn't want to target a particular poster because my question is about a company making scales that measure in a wacky way.

I still think it’s a bit weird to assume a company is making scales that weigh 15lbs to a stone, instead of just shrugging and thinking the poster has got confused somewhere.

I’m on that thread. Which is a nice friendly supportive thread.

Yes a poster weighed and her scales told her she weighed at 13 st 14 and she thought it was quite funny. As did I. We know 13 st 14 is really 14 stone. I’m not sure what scales she is using.

Thank you! How peculiar!

Your OP made it sound like multiple scales were doing this and it was a sales gimmick rather then an error by one person. I would ask for this to be deleted OP, it's not very nice to target another poster with a whole thread, for what is obviously a mistake no matter how you dress it up.

I’ve asked the poster concerned what scales it was. Rather than just have a weird thread about it.

@snoozeelosee - it was an old set of Salter scales.

I’ve just been reading through this thread because I have been trying to lose this baby weight. As I’m going down in pounds my scales went from 10st to 9st 14lbs I didn’t know what the hell was going on so had to look it and happened to come across this. My scales do this it’s ridiculous.

Cant understand why my scales are saying 21st 14 instead of 22 stone. Its Salter scales as well which are well recognised.

I know this is an old thread, but I googled why do my scales say 16st yet my calorie counting app says 15st 14lbs and this came up! I’m none the wiser as to why though 😂