Tips on weighing yourself when trying to lose weight

July 7, 2008 in Health, Thoughts, Uncategorized with View Comments

“But Adam, don’t I just step on a scale and see the number”?  Well, yeah, but there is a little more to it than that.  Different factors can impact the number you see, so make sure you take all of this into consideration if you are monitoring your weight-loss.  I guess the big takeaway here is to make sure all of the variables are, um, constant.

Buy a digital scale
I use one made by a company called Tanita.  When placed on a solid, flat surface, you will get the most accurate results to the tenth of a pound.  Plus, a lot of them measure body fat percentages (which can be good or bad).

Wear the same clothes every time
If one week you wear only your undies, but then the next week you are fully dressed, that can skew the end result.  I have a specific outfit I wear every week to weigh myself in.

Weigh yourself at the same time every time
I always weigh myself in the morning after I wake up and use the restroom (see the next item).  If you weigh yourself before a day of eating, and then weight yourself the next day at night after you have been eating all day, you won’t get accurate results.  In fact, it will probably be a little disappointing!

Use the restroom before you weigh yourself
You want to be as empty as you can possibly be before stepping on that scale!

This is pretty standard porotocol for tracking your weightloss, but still, some might not know these little secrets.  Doing this will give you the most accurate look at how you are doing in reaching your goals!

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  • @Scottie - maybe it's time to bite the bullet and get a shiny new scale to go with your shiny new car! Great tip, though!
  • @Scottie - maybe it's time to bite the bullet and get a shiny new scale to go with your shiny new car! Great tip, though!
  • So what your saying is that we should throw out the scale we have now....the one my grandmother bought new over 50 years ago.

    You forgot one tip, Adam. Make sure the scale is sitting on level ground. Ours is upstairs and the floor slopes. So it depends on which end of the room you place the scale as to how much you actually weigh---plus we have to add seven pounds ( but only four on the other side of the room) to that number because the scale is off to begin with.

    scotties last blog post..Don’t laugh, It’s paid for…
  • So what your saying is that we should throw out the scale we have now....the one my grandmother bought new over 50 years ago.

    You forgot one tip, Adam. Make sure the scale is sitting on level ground. Ours is upstairs and the floor slopes. So it depends on which end of the room you place the scale as to how much you actually weigh---plus we have to add seven pounds ( but only four on the other side of the room) to that number because the scale is off to begin with.

    scotties last blog post..Don’t laugh, It’s paid for…
  • you know, MTAE, my mama always said that no matter what, you NEVER make fun of another man's toenail polish. You, sir, have gone to far!

    :)
  • you know, MTAE, my mama always said that no matter what, you NEVER make fun of another man's toenail polish. You, sir, have gone to far!

    :)
  • Geez Adam, your feet look much nicer in that photo, but you might want to think about going with a much less bold color of polish. Red is a little over the top!

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  • Geez Adam, your feet look much nicer in that photo, but you might want to think about going with a much less bold color of polish. Red is a little over the top!

    Morethananelectricians last blog post..Naked Wrestling in front of my house
  • great point! I weigh myself every Sunday. I used to do day-to-day, but you're right, it was depressing!
  • great point! I weigh myself every Sunday. I used to do day-to-day, but you're right, it was depressing!
  • Good tips. Another is to only weigh yourself once a week at the most. Weight can naturally fluctuate a couple pounds from day to day without meaning you've actually gained "weight." So a daily weigh-in can be confusing and depressing.
  • Good tips. Another is to only weigh yourself once a week at the most. Weight can naturally fluctuate a couple pounds from day to day without meaning you've actually gained "weight." So a daily weigh-in can be confusing and depressing.
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