A weighing device having a first portion configured to be mounted on a platform and having a second portion configured to be coupled to an object to be weighed, which object is affected by gravity in a first direction during use of the weighing device, the weighing device comprises; - a first section extending from the first portion to the second portion in a second direction; - a second section extending from the first portion to a free end; - an inductive distance measuring sensor comprising a magnetically conductive core having a first end surface; - the inductive distance measuring sensor is mounted to the first section, wherein the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core faces a second section plane of the second section, or is mounted to the second section, wherein the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core faces a first section plane of the first section; - the first section being flexible and the second section being rigid; - a gap (g) is provided between the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core and the second section plane or between the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core and the first section plane; - the gap (g) exhibits a width which is variable in said first direction and which corresponds with a distance (d) to be measured by the inductive distance measuring sensor; characterized in that - the inductive distance measuring sensor comprises a magnetic field measuring unit configured to regulate an electrical current to a first coil of the magnetically conductive core for maintaining a magnetic field to zero and configured to generate an electrical output signal being representative of the distance (d) to be measured; - the inductive distance measuring sensor measures the reluctance by means of DC magnetic fields; wherein the inductive distance measuring sensor is configured to function according to the reluctance principle; and wherein when the width of the gap (g) changes due to deflection of the first section, also the reluctance fed from the first coil will change, wherein a magnetic flux is generated through the magnetic field measuring unit. - a first section extending from the first portion to the second portion in a second direction; - a second section extending from the first portion to a free end; - an inductive distance measuring sensor comprising a magnetically conductive core having a first end surface; - the inductive distance measuring sensor is mounted to the first section, wherein the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core faces a second section plane of the second section, or is mounted to the second section, wherein the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core faces a first section plane of the first section; - the first section being flexible and the second section being rigid; - a gap (g) is provided between the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core and the second section plane or between the first end surface of the magnetically conductive core and the first section plane; - the gap (g) exhibits a width which is variable in said first direction and which corresponds with a distance (d) to be measured by the inductive distance measuring sensor; characterized in that - the inductive distance measuring sensor comprises a magnetic field measuring unit configured to regulate an electrical current to a first coil of the magnetically conductive core for maintaining a magnetic field to zero and configured to generate an electrical output signal being representative of the distance (d) to be measured; - the inductive distance measuring sensor measures the reluctance by means of DC magnetic fields; wherein the inductive distance measuring sensor is configured to function according to the reluctance principle; and wherein when the width of the gap (g) changes due to deflection of the first section, also the reluctance fed from the first coil will change, wherein a magnetic flux is generated through the magnetic field measuring unit.