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Monday, October 17, 2011

If you take your weight seriously, check your scale...

Did you weigh yourself this morning?

If you’re trying to lose weight, studies show weighing yourself once a day is the best approach. In order to get it right, you’ll want to be consistent. Here are some basics for using your bathroom scale:

• Calibrate your scale. Put a 5 pound dumbbell or bag of sugar on there to measure accuracy.

• Make sure your scale is on a level floor. Having a scale on a carpet or rug can add 10% to the reading.

• Weigh yourself at the same time every day, preferably second thing in the morning – after you’ve used the bathroom.

• Get naked. Clothes and accessories can add as much as 5 pounds.

• Don’t weigh yourself after working out. You lose water weight from sweating – and it WILL be back as soon as you’re rehydrated.

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