OzeriTouch 440 lbs Total Body Weight Scale (Body Fat, Muscle, Bone, Weight & Hydration), Auto Recognition Bath Scale with Infant Tare

As expected

Having embarked on the 5-2 diet, I felt it was essential to have a better quality scale than the rather old bathroom scales dating back to the dark ages. Initially I had problems recording the read outs as they flash past before I can grab my glasses and notebook and pen. However, having put this point to the support team, they suggested I should use my mobile to video the results. This works excellently. The readings which it gives are: Weight, (you have a choice of lbs or kilograms); Fat %; Muscle, %; Bone - weight. Though these figure must be approximate, nevertheless it give you a pretty clear idea of how you are progressing from week to week on your diet. I keep a spreadsheet which allows me to graphically illustrate how well (or badly) I'm doing. Please to report that over 5 months, my skeleton at least does not seem to have varied too much in weight.

Firstly, ignore all the body composition readings. Most of them are random number generators, and the body fat percentage - the most consistent one - is completely wrong. I recently got mine measured in two different gyms as about 20%, and these tell me 12%. For years I thought I had 10% body fat, but really I was much fatter.Secondly, beware the weight reading. I’ve had these for a few years and have only just realised how inaccurate they can be. Mine go through phases of being about right, and then every so often they seem to switch into a different mode where they tell me I’m 4-6 pounds lighter overnight. I’m trying to lose weight at the moment, so it’s really inconvenient when they become untrustworthy. Also, they are incredibly sensitive to floors and placement, so if, like me, you can’t leave them in the same place the whole time, you need to make sure to put them in exactly the same spot each time.Overall, it’s probably best just to throw these away and buy some different scales. That’s what I’m going to do. This time I’ll buy ones that work.

These scales take 2x CR2032 batteries. When the batteries get below 3.0V it goes into 'low battery' state and you have to fit new batteries. This happens about every 6 months.A CR2032 will continue giving useful current right down 2.6V, and when it is at 3.0V it is about 1/3 discharged. To require new batteries at that voltage is appallingly wasteful.

I have nothing but PRAISE for the product and for the company behind it. I have used the Ozeri Touch scale for exactly one month now - and CANNOT FAULT IT IN ANYWAY! These days many companies over rely on marketing spin and once you have parted with cash that's it; they take your money and run; no matter how lousy their product and/or customer services is. And they certainly don't have any consideration for the time and hassle customer experience in trying to get a replacement or refund. Unlike those types of companies the makers of this product have got 100% dead right in my view. The understand that customer is king and customer satisfaction is the royal road to repeat business. Their whole business approach is based on total customer satisfaction. I have nothing but praise for them! They have delivered an amazing product that is absolutely blinding in my opinion. I thought I was just buying a fancy bathroom scales but this is a whole management system for monitoring health via measuring body weight. I don't know how they did but just by standing on the thing they are able to work out how much of my weight is bone, muscle, fat and so on. I love it - because its made me so much more conscious of the effects on my body of consuming different types of food and drink. I thought I looked good and muscular, but right now, thanks to this amazing tool, I can see that 25% of my body weight is fat :-( ... so I still have some work to do here... But that's my problem. I have ZERO OBJECTION recommending this product to anyone who is serious about the effects of excess weight on their overall health. You really do not need to look at any other product! Fantastic product! Great price! Just buy it - and enjoy it! :-)

Excellent scales with many great features.I bought these as I wanted to track my body fat and water percentage. These are great because they also tell you the weight of your bones and muscle percentage.I like that it remembers who you are when you step on, but I wish I could programme my name into it instead of being called P1!If 2 people are similar in weight, it has to ask you which profile you are.I liked them so much I bought some for my mum who has kidney failure and is very restricted on fluids, they can help her to see when she is taking on too much fluid as well as monitoring her weight properly.The only thing missing is that it doesn't sync with my iPhone and in hindsight I think I would have preferred that, (I knew that it didn't have that feature when I purchased so it was my choice at the time).The scales also look great in the bathroom and are very easy to keep clean and dust free as the surface is mostly flat.