A Way to Weigh

It is so quick and easy to put on a few pounds, and so very hard to take them off.  So  I like to keep track of my weight.  I weigh myself at a set day and time every week. By doing so, I can catch any weight gain early on and work to reverse that trend before it is out of control.  But it is so hard (admittedly impossible) for me to see the scale when I stand on it.

I like to keep my weight private.  So asking someone to read the number to me is not my first choice.  It may also be an inconvenience or an imposition for the sighted assistant.  An alternative could be a talking scale, but that is expensive and the darned battery needs changing far too often.  The talking scale is not the most accurate scale around either.

I figured out a way to weigh.

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Pictured:  The camera screen is displayed.  The second button from the top along the right side of the screen is the self-timer button.  If you are using your iPhone, the self-timer button will be at the top of the screen.  The red circled area shows the choice of OFF, 3 seconds, or 10 seconds for the self-timer.

I place the scale on the floor next to a counter or table.  I open the camera on my iPad and set the self-timer to 3 seconds.  Then I place it on the table with the camera lens extended over the edge of the table.  I check to be sure that the scale is visible on the iPad screen.  Then, while standing steady on the scale, I gently push the START button on the iPad’s camera.  Voila!

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Pictured:  The iPad in on a table and on the floor to the left is the scale.
Scale 2
Pictured:  My tootsies on the scale. The image is captured by the iPad camera.

The iPad’s camera now has the image of my scale with my current weight displayed.  Now I can pinch and stretch the on-screen image to enlarge that portion of the screen.

I can see it!  I can see the image of the scale with my weight displayed.  On, so easy!  I found a way to weigh!

2 thoughts on “A Way to Weigh”

    1. No worries. The camera is conveniently located at the upper corner of the iPad and so the iPad is self-weighted in place. And for the faint of heart, a book or other item of additional weight can be placed on top of the iPad for added stability. It is a system that works well, with or without added weight.

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