Is Your Bathroom Scale Lying About Your Weight?
"I've been eating right and exercising for the past three days and my bathroom scale doesn't budge.
What's the problem?"
I imagine you've asked yourself that exact same question in the past. Perhaps you're asking it now.
And If you can honestly say that you've been consistently eating an optimal diet and you've been consistently following an optimal exercise routine (key word CONSISTENTLY)... then you need to consider one very important fact.
A fact I just bet that will ease your mind and provide a peaceful reassurance that your headed in the "right direction".
The fact is... you're probably losing weight.
Here's what I mean:
Imagine that you weigh yourself once in the morning as soon as you get out of bed and then in the evening the following day. At which time will the scale indicate that you're heavier?
Most likely the evening on the following day.
Here's why:
You've weighed yourself at completely different times.
Yes, almost two full days have passed, but the TIMES you stepped on you're bathroom scale are completely different. (Once in the morning and once at night.)
So why is this such a big deal?
You need to consider that you've got more food and liquids in your system from consuming them throughout the day... so even if a day or two have passed, it won't appear that you're losing weight.
It does not mean that you're not!
And another reason the scale can be very misleading is that losing weight tends not to be a linear process. This simply means that you probably won't lose a pound a day right up until you've reached your goal weight.
More likely you'll lose a pound one day... gain half a pound back the next. Gain another pound back... then lose two more.
Did you get that?
The curve goes up and down in a decreasing fashion. It's NOT a "straight-line" decreasing curve.
There are many reasons for it. But most of the time your body is simply adjusting itself to the new demands you're placing on it.
This "re-adjustment" causes some funny things to occur.
But the bottom line is that it's highly unlikely that you'll see predictable amounts of weight drop off your body over the course of one, two or even three days.
This is why you need to realize that the scale can be your worst enemy.
How many people have become discouraged and quit trying to lose weight simply because they don't see the scale moving?
The number is staggering!
My advice... weigh yourself just once a week.
Get out of bed on Monday morning and step on the scale. Then spend the next seven days consistently following an optimal plan.
Then go ahead and step on the bathroom scale again on that following Monday morning.
It's the most accurate approach to measuring your weight and I just bet you'll see a significant difference.
It will also keep you from getting discouraged for no reason when you're actually losing weight.
by: Jason Clemens
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