Weight Alone Shouldn’t Matter to Dieters
For anyone on a weight loss diet, a piece of advice: save yourself some heartache and skip the scale. As a matter of fact, it’s most ideal to weigh in but just one time every week. Opt for a weekday and weigh yourself in the morning. Don’t eat or drink anything before getting on the scale. Write down your weight on a graph. This practice will supply you with a more precise depiction of your overall weight loss trend over time.
It’s better to go by how your clothes fit on your body than how much your body weighs. A tight skirt or dress can provide a good measuring stick for your long term dieting crusade. What we’re looking for is to have less constriction in them.
Why doesn’t the scale do good for a weight loss program?
Hourly weight changes. Everyone’s body weight fluctuates during the day by up to five pounds. This will be made evident if you weigh yourself when you first get out of bed and then again at the end of the evening after a big dinner. You’ll be several pounds weightier at the end of the day than in the morning.
Muscle weighs more than fat cells. If you are on a muscle-building exercise program, then you will be adding muscle mass and scaling down fat. Your BMI (the percentage of fat to muscle) might be tapering off, while your weight is the same or increases.
Weight gain arising from stress. If you get on the scale every morning, it will eventually provoke needless stress on your body and emotions. If you find that heavier than you wanted to be, you may trigger a stress response. Stress causes us to hold on to our fat.