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Chair weighing scales

maureen05maureen05 Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited August 2020 in Healthy living
I suffer from Parkinson’s and recently put on loads of weight, due to the fact of the isolation. I know you can get chair weighing scales and wondered if any slimming clubs use these. I cannot stand without the help of my walking frame . Also hard to step up any steps. Can anyone please help. 
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  • steve51steve51 Member Posts: 7,175 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @maureen05

    Welcome hi great to meet with today.

    I am one of a team of Community Champion’s here at Scope.

    Can you please let me know what area of your country you live in so that I can help you further ??????

    @steve51

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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger
    HI and welcome,

    I've been a member of Slimming World since 2016 and have attended various groups up and down the country in this time. Unfortunately, they don't provide a chair scales. I don't know about weight watchers. You could contact a Consultant of Weight Watchers in your area and ask them this question.

    Although at the moment the groups to weigh are not currently open due to Covid19. They are of course still doing the online membership.

    Hope this helps.
    Proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. This award was given for supporting disabled people and their families for the benefit advice I have given to members here on the community.
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  • leeCalleeCal Member Posts: 3,383 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi maureen05 I don’t have an answer but I just wanted to welcome you to the community. Best wishes.
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  • emmarenshawemmarenshaw Member Posts: 712 Pioneering
    Hi @maureen05 welcome to the community. I’m Emma, one of the Community Champions. I’m going to tag @Richard_Scope to see if he can assist you. 
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  • janer1967janer1967 Member Posts: 9,340 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi and welcome to the community from me too , I hope you can find an answer to your question and it would be great if you could share that with us if you do

    I look forward to seeing you around
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  • Chloe_ScopeChloe_Scope Scope Posts: 10,652 Disability Gamechanger
    Welcome to the community @maureen05. :) 
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  • Richard_ScopeRichard_Scope Posts: 2,736

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    Hi @maureen05
    Being accurately weighed when it's difficult to stand is tricky. My GP surgery doesn't have chair weighing scales. I would agree with @poppy123456, I would contact the clubs you are interested in joining beforehand and ask the question.
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger
    @Richard_Scope thanks for that. I do know there's no Slimming world group in the country that has any chair weighing scales.
    Proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. This award was given for supporting disabled people and their families for the benefit advice I have given to members here on the community.
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