How To Weigh Yourself On A Scale
If there’s one thing you can’t fuck up, it’s not finding a way to fuck up. And boy have you been fucking up!
How?!
Ummmmmm, with the way you’ve been weighing yourself!
And how’s that?
All willy-nilly!!!
Let me show you how to do better!1NOTE: For the purposes of this illustration, I’m going to use an example that involves weighing yourself every day, which research suggests is the best weighing practice, as several studies have found that those who weigh themselves daily tend to lose significantly more weight than those who don’t. One reason may have to do with an increased awareness of weight resulting in conscious or unconscious decisions to resist cues to overeat. If you have anxiety about your weight or a history of eating disorders, then weigh yourself weekly, if at all.
MONDAY
• Wake up
• Use the bathroom
• Make sure the scale is on a solid surface, like hardwood flooring or ceramic or porcelain tile, not linoleum, vinyl, carpet, or other soft material
• If you do move the scale, recalibrate it according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• Take your clothes and footwear off, if wearing any
• Step on the scale one foot at a time
• Stand still with your weight evenly distributed on both feet and without holding or leaning on to anything
• Depending on the model of the scale, a count of three is enough time for an accurate reading to appear on the display
• Note your weight in a log or fitness app to help track your progress and observe overall trends
• Go on with the rest of your day
TUESDAY
• Wake up
• Use the bathroom
• Make sure the scale is on a solid surface, like hardwood flooring or ceramic or porcelain tile, not linoleum, vinyl, carpet, or other soft material
• If you do move the scale, recalibrate it according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• Take your clothes and footwear off, if wearing any
• Step on the scale one foot at a time
• Stand still with your weight evenly distributed on both feet and without holding or leaning on to anything
• Depending on the model of the scale, a count of three is enough time for an accurate reading to appear on the display
• Note your weight in a log or fitness app to help track your progress and observe overall trends
• Go on with the rest of your day
WEDNESDAY
• Wake up
• Use the bathroom
• Make sure the scale is on a solid surface, like hardwood flooring or ceramic or porcelain tile, not linoleum, vinyl, carpet, or other soft material
• If you do move the scale, recalibrate it according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• Take your clothes and footwear off, if wearing any
• Step on the scale one foot at a time
• Stand still with your weight evenly distributed on both feet and without holding or leaning on to anything
• Depending on the model of the scale, a count of three is enough time for an accurate reading to appear on the display
• Note your weight in a log or fitness app to help track your progress and observe overall trends
• Go on with the rest of your day
THURSDAY
• Wake up
• Use the bathroom
• Make sure the scale is on a solid surface, like hardwood flooring or ceramic or porcelain tile, not linoleum, vinyl, carpet, or other soft material
• If you do move the scale, recalibrate it according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• Take your clothes and footwear off, if wearing any
• Step on the scale one foot at a time
• Stand still with your weight evenly distributed on both feet and without holding or leaning on to anything
• Depending on the model of the scale, a count of three is enough time for an accurate reading to appear on the display
• Note your weight in a log or fitness app to help track your progress and observe overall trends
• Go on with the rest of your day
FRIDAY
• Wake up
• Use the bathroom
• Make sure the scale is on a solid surface, like hardwood flooring or ceramic or porcelain tile, not linoleum, vinyl, carpet, or other soft material
• If you do move the scale, recalibrate it according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• Take your clothes and footwear off, if wearing any
• Step on the scale one foot at a time
• Stand still with your weight evenly distributed on both feet and without holding or leaning on to anything
• Depending on the model of the scale, a count of three is enough time for an accurate reading to appear on the display
• Note your weight in a log or fitness app to help track your progress and observe overall trends
• Go on with the rest of your day
SATURDAY
• Wake up
• Use the bathroom
• Make sure the scale is on a solid surface, like hardwood flooring or ceramic or porcelain tile, not linoleum, vinyl, carpet, or other soft material
• If you do move the scale, recalibrate it according to the manufacturer’s instructions
• Take your clothes and footwear off, if wearing any
• Step on the scale one foot at a time
• Stand still with your weight evenly distributed on both feet and without holding or leaning on to anything
• Depending on the model of the scale, a count of three is enough time for an accurate reading to appear on the display
• Note your weight in a log or fitness app to help track your progress and observe overall trends
• Go on with the rest of your day
SUNDAY
• Ummmmmm, you should get the point by now, which is that you should weigh yourself under the same conditions each and every time in order to get a consistent and accurate reading of your weight so it’s not all over the place and makes you want to crush the scale into a million tiny pieces, if it isn’t already crushed into a million tiny pieces by you standing on it with all that weight of yours!
NOTE: At the end of the week, add all of the weights together and then divide by seven to arrive at your average weight.