Get Off Those Scales NOW! - This Means YOU!
Ok, I'll stop shouting. However, one of the most frustrating comments I deal with is "I'm exercising, I'm eating right, and I'm not losing weight."
Allow me to first say that our obsession with the scale borders on fanatical. At the extreme some of you jump on the scales many times a day. This is a recipe for frustration, despair, disappointment, and failure. (Can you think of any other really bad things to add here?)
The reasons are, 1) your bathroom scale weight is ONLY a reflection of the force of gravity against you, meaning, it doesn't tell you the important stuff like how much of your weight is bodyfat and how much is lean tissue.
2) Your weight can fluctuate WILDLY during the course of the day, depending on, among other things, your hydration level. And you ladies have a really tough time with this during your monthly cycle.
A couple of the most accurate ways to tell you are progressing toward (or maintaining) your goal weight is to have periodic pictures taken of yourself, and, also, gauge how well your clothes fit. Pictures and clothes don't lie. Period. Even looking at yourself in the mirror is subjective, but picture and clothes tell the whole story.
If you must use a bathroom scale use one that also measures your bodyfat %. Several of these are available on the market at affordable prices. Links to some are below. If you exercise (and you do don't you? hmmm) please look for a model with an "athlete" mode.
Personally, I use a TANITA model, but that was the best model at the time I bought mine 3 or 4 years ago. Do your own research.
Let me know what you think by becoming a member of MyFatBeGone Blog. Email me at admin@MyFatBeGone.com to subscribe. I have a strict NO SPAM policy. Your email will NEVER be sold or given away to anyone.
TANITA:
http://www.tanita.com
Several scales featured by this merchant: http://saveonscales.com/digital_bathroom_body_fat_scales.html
Here is an interesting article that goes into more depth about bodyfat scales, particularly the TANITA:
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/bodyfatscales.html
Allow me to first say that our obsession with the scale borders on fanatical. At the extreme some of you jump on the scales many times a day. This is a recipe for frustration, despair, disappointment, and failure. (Can you think of any other really bad things to add here?)
The reasons are, 1) your bathroom scale weight is ONLY a reflection of the force of gravity against you, meaning, it doesn't tell you the important stuff like how much of your weight is bodyfat and how much is lean tissue.
2) Your weight can fluctuate WILDLY during the course of the day, depending on, among other things, your hydration level. And you ladies have a really tough time with this during your monthly cycle.
A couple of the most accurate ways to tell you are progressing toward (or maintaining) your goal weight is to have periodic pictures taken of yourself, and, also, gauge how well your clothes fit. Pictures and clothes don't lie. Period. Even looking at yourself in the mirror is subjective, but picture and clothes tell the whole story.
If you must use a bathroom scale use one that also measures your bodyfat %. Several of these are available on the market at affordable prices. Links to some are below. If you exercise (and you do don't you? hmmm) please look for a model with an "athlete" mode.
Personally, I use a TANITA model, but that was the best model at the time I bought mine 3 or 4 years ago. Do your own research.
Let me know what you think by becoming a member of MyFatBeGone Blog. Email me at admin@MyFatBeGone.com to subscribe. I have a strict NO SPAM policy. Your email will NEVER be sold or given away to anyone.
TANITA:
http://www.tanita.com
Several scales featured by this merchant: http://saveonscales.com/digital_bathroom_body_fat_scales.html
Here is an interesting article that goes into more depth about bodyfat scales, particularly the TANITA:
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/bodyfatscales.html
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