In reply to martin k:
Well if you've got a really springy carpet the pile will be pushing up at the same time that your body weight is pushing down; thus producing a greater 'compression' force which the scales reflect. The wood floor just quietly lies there doing nothing.
OR
Walking across the carpet has produced a static charge in your body which is attracting the base of the scales thus producing a higher measurement.
OR
There is a gravitational anomaly in your house.
OR
You really have to stop binge snacking as you walk around you various weighing sites, martin.