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Bathroom scale options? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've had a fitbit wifi bathroom scale for a while. Getting the data out got suddenly more difficult when Google bought them, and I didn't love giving that data to google. It's finally died, and I'm looking at replacement options.

In a perfect world, I could just go to a store and buy a "HomeAssistant Ready" scale. If I can't have that, I'd like a scale that is on my local network and exposes the last x weigh-ins as an API on the device, then I could write something to poll it.

I haven't seen anything like those, but have turned up:

a project to decode the bluetooth transmissions of a number of scales (after you build an ESP32 device for it)
the Withings cloud based scale, but with a well documented API

Any other good options?

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[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

I'm using the Xiaomi "Mi Body competition 2" together with https://github.com/lolouk44/hassio-addons/tree/master/mi-scale and am reasonably satisfied with it.

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wait what I thought this was satire at first

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

you can't even poke fun at selfhosted people anymore because someone WILL 100% spend 48 hours straight 3d printing and programming a toothbrush
edit: you have to be kidding me https://kuenzi.dev/toothbrush/

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 6 days ago

That would be a fun thread. What’s the most unnecessary self hosted thing you’ve seen someone host or host

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

I thought this one was dumb too https://lemm.ee/post/49060797

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Lmao

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I got a Xiaomi scale 2 (years ago) and that works with the OpenScale app. It's Free Software. There is a list of supported bluetooth low-energy scales by that project/app.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Can you just get a normal scale? I just have a mechanical one from the last century

[–] thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean, yes, I could. But I'm committed to the #selfhosted life where I spend hours building unnecessarily complicated systems to make my life easier in small ways.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It just feels like a very dark reality

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How do you automatically compile the daily readings into an excel file with graphs? Raspberry pi running opencv sending the time series to influx db and then grafana generate graphs for you home assistant health monitoring dashboard, along with the blood pressure monitor, continuous glucose monitor, pee ketone content, the pills dispenser and the rest of your fitness regimen?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't know what you are trying to say. (Your sentence is a run on)

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[–] besmtt@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think looking at openscale would be worthwhile:

https://github.com/oliexdev/openScale/wiki

Looks like it can push to mqtt? Huh, that's new to me.

Also, if you want HA, there's this:

https://github.com/lolouk44/hassio-addons/blob/master/mi-scale/DOCS.md

Good luck!

[–] macroplastic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

I use openscale and a Beuer BF700 (I think that's the model #, it's a model listed in the github wiki) and it works great, although I had to do the initial setup on their proprietary app to get the profiles to work right, and the scale had to be imported/was a bit hard to find. The wiki includes instructions for modifying a scale to add an arduino and the necessary bits to DIY one if you're at all technically inclined.

I recommend it, but YMMV if you try to use a newer scale. If I ever have more time I would like to try to extend the drivers to support more scales, because openscale is very good software.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I can't help, I wish I could, but I'm curious. Why a smart scale? Why not just any dumb scale from Bed Bath and Beyond?

[–] thirdBreakfast@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I like data, I like tech, I like investing large amounts of time and energy to self-host things that muggles would not bother with.

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (6 children)

I'd guess automatic history tracking. Step on it every morning and it'll automatically save your weight to Home Assistant or whatever so you can see if you're gaining/losing over time.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I suppose that makes sense, honestly I just go with "more/less than last time" lol. If I went more in depth with it I'd probably use a pen and paper.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

Cumulatively pen and paper will add up to more effort. And I would person give up at some point. It would probably never enter my daily jabits. Realistically if on the scale everyday, the changes are so minute you won't notice the monthly and longer duration trends.

It's really surprising there isn't a no bullshit option you could just buy

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't keep track of my weight so I could be wrong here, but more/less than last time wouldn't be very helpful as your weight can vary by the day. You need a trend over weeks to really see what's going on. I definitely wouldn't use pen/paper as it's just too much data to organize and graph, but excel would be a reasonable alternative.

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[–] original2@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Body fat tracking etc

[–] sunstoned@lemmus.org 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

OpenScale works great and kind of does what you want. If you have an old Android phone laying around you can have it persistently connected to a cheap Bluetooth scale. Functional, but at a much have higher power cost than an ESP32 solution. Automated database exports to a local file (on the android device) and Syncthing can move your data around for analysis.

The good folks over at Gadgetbridge might have a solution too, although their list of supported scales looks pretty short.

You might also look into making a project like rmfakecloud to trick your Fitbit device into pushing data to a local server.

Not sure about home assistant though, I've never used it.

[–] Geologist@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago

Not local, but I’ve been using my withings scale for at least 5 years, and I sync the weights with its home assistant automation from the withings api, then plot the data on a custom health dashboard I made.

I’d love a local alternative, but regardless I haven’t had any problems with my setup.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I have a Wyze scale, it's well made and easy to export the data via email automatically.

[–] billbasher@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I don’t have any options for you but make sure you get one that doesn’t use battery when not in use. It’s really annoying replacing those little coin batteries all the time even though you only use it like .001% of the time

[–] stalfoss@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

I’ve had a withings scale for like 5 or 6 years, use trendweight.com for a graph, I haven’t had any problems with it besides replacing the batteries every year or so