Best Smart Scale for 2025. Plus, Expert Tips on Getting an Accurate Reading

Weigh yourself at the same time: To get a consistent reading when using any scale, it's important to weigh yourself first thing in the morning before you've drunk or eaten anything. "You should weigh yourself without clothes, or minimal clothing, and if you do so, try to wear the same clothing each time you weigh yourself," said Stella Lucia Volpe, professor and head of the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise at Virginia Tech. Volpe recommends weighing yourself no more than once a week. "If you weigh yourself more than that, you will see fluctuations in your body weight, and it may be frustrating if you are trying to lose weight," she said. Choose an even surface: You want to make sure your scale is on an even surface otherwise that imbalance will throw off the reading. Make sure to weigh yourself in the same place each time. Keep in mind that the smart scale can be flawed: Remember that just because a smart scale can offer more data than an analog scale doesn't always ... Read full article.