Health Beat- Bathroom Scale and Your Weight
By DB
@dgobucks226 (34515)
May 18, 2018 8:50pm CST
Do you know the best time to step on the bathroom scale in order to keep your weight under control? If you said in the morning you are correct. But did you also know your should do it daily. Yes that's right, it's a great way to manage your weight and stay healthy.
Knowing your weight and tracking it daily helps you make better decisions about food choices, according to research done by weight loss experts. This is an especially important factor and a effective way to control age-related weight gain.
Having this feedback allows you to make minor adjustments like skipping a snack or reducing your portion size. You can be more pro-active in controling your weight before things get out of hand. Just cutting back 100 calories per day can make a big difference by the end of the week.
If your not happy with your weight and need to lose, "scale watching" could be a very effective approach to regaining (pardon the pun) control again.
Do you keep track of your weight daily? Do you have any special techniques you use to control your weight? Is this method something you might consider?
Source- Consumer Reports
Photo-shapefit.com
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13 responses
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
19 May 18
I'm always scared to check my weight @dgobucks226 because I weigh so little, that losing even 1 pound puts me on edge. I'm 5'8" tall and weigh only 104 pounds. I should be weighing 130 like I did 2 years ago. Apparently I'm dying and don't know it. And trust me, it's not because I don't eat or am anorexic.
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@arunima25 (85887)
• Bangalore, India
19 May 18
I watch my weight once in a month in my gym. I am not on mission of losing or gaining. I want to maintain it. I am not so mad behind weight. My only resolution for health is regular exercise and no fasting or feasting
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@arunima25 (85887)
• Bangalore, India
21 May 18
@dgobucks226 Yes, a well tried one and a reliable one
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@dgobucks226 (34515)
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20 May 18
Sounds like an effective plan for you! Maybe the experts should re-evaluate that every day plan.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 May 18
I don't weigh myself daily but I would say twice a week on average.
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@dgobucks226 (34515)
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20 May 18
Sounds like an effective method to see where you weight is at!
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@1creekgirl (40646)
• United States
22 May 18
I agree. I weigh every morning to keep a close check on my weight.
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@dgobucks226 (34515)
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22 May 18
Yes, I think that was the idea. Most times you will see little difference day to day. When you do, you can work on fixing your food choices so the numbers do not continue to rise.
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@dgobucks226 (34515)
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22 May 18
Ok, I understand. Seeing the numbers go up after going down can be quite upsetting, lol.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
22 May 18
@dgobucks226 Yes and then you think "I should never have eaten those 3 carrots"!!!!! lol
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If I could only stick to 3 carrots
@Hannihar (129681)
• Israel
26 Jul 18
@dgobucks226
Thank heavens I do not own a scale to weigh myself. I just go by how my clothes fit. I hate taking pictures because I still look fat and I lost weight.
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@Hannihar (129681)
• Israel
29 Jul 18
@dgobucks226
That is no fun. I had to go somewhere and was surprised I had to go on the scale just as was. Shoes on and felt so fat.
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@dgobucks226 (34515)
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28 Jul 18
I use both scale and clothes method (as you do). Sometimes even though the weight change is not dramatic the fat goes right to my waistline, lol.
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@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
19 May 18
reading your discussion made me decide to buy a weighing scale for myself. Thank you! =)
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@dgobucks226 (34515)
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20 May 18
Glad the post was helpful to you. From a health standpoint keeping track of weight loss and gains can be very helpful.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
19 May 18
Not daily but every time I attend gym I always check my weight..
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@Ladybug8608 (32)
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19 May 18
I actually do not agree. Weighing yourself everyday is not good especially if you're trying to lose a significant amount of weight. The number on the scale can fluctuate greatly during the weigh loss process and it is easy to become obsessed with the number on the scale instead of being worried about sticking to a healthy lifestyle. Also you need to remember the muscle weighs more than fat so lets say for example to lose weight you're doing cardio and weight training you're going to lose fat (scale number goes down) and gain muscle (scale number goes up). You're improving but seeing that scale number go up can be disappointing and confusing.
@dgobucks226 (34515)
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20 May 18
Some good points made there. My take on the article is it's a recommendation for people who have trouble with portion control and binge eating. It is just one method of motivating people to stay on track and eat healthy on a daily basis.
One size does not fit all....
