| p>If you're trying to lose weight quickly, you | | | | you lose - your body composition - and successful |
| might think the scale is your best friend even | | | | fat loss comes from eating right and exercising |
| though it feels like your worst enemy. But how | | | | regularly. |
| often should you be weighing yourself and when? | | | | By focusing on that scale too much, you risk |
| And should you be so tied to the numbers on the | | | | obsessing over what is essentially an arbitrary |
| scale? | | | | number. Getting into the habit of constantly |
| It's undeniable that your weight is one good | | | | weighing in and tracking your weight actually |
| indicator of your overall health and the status of | | | | increases stress and puts you at risk for |
| your weight gain or loss. But when your body is | | | | developing an unhealthy relationship with food. |
| undergoing rapid weight loss, your weight will | | | | Many people actually have a harder time sticking |
| fluctuate drastically during the course of a week. | | | | to their diet plans when they're under the |
| This can be a great source of discouragement for | | | | extreme pressure of reaching specific weight |
| people who are results-oriented. | | | | goals that are unrealistic and arbitrary. The best |
| So for the most basic way to track your weight | | | | way to lose weight is to follow a strategic diet |
| loss, choose one day and time a week when you | | | | and exercise regime and listening to your body |
| weigh yourself. Other than that, stay away from | | | | rather than your mind. |
| the scale. What's more important is how much fat | | | | |