5 tips to weigh yourself correctly –

When it comes to trying to be healthier, there isn’t just one way to measure whether you’re on track. Relying only on the scale, for example, is not the right thing to do. But even so, it is the most common: after all, the object is cheap and fits at home.

So, if you are used to weighing yourself, here are five rules to do it more assertively:

HOW TO WEIGHT YOURSELF CORRECTLY

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DO THIS ONCE A WEEK

A lot of people like to step on the scale daily, but this can be discouraging. That’s because, in everyday life, fluctuations in the amounts of fluids and food you ingested may occur.

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WEIGH YOURSELF IN THE MORNING

“The ideal is to always weigh yourself at the same time, ideally in the morning”, explains weight loss specialist, clinical nutritionist, beautician and integrative therapist Ermelinda Bertoldi, founder of Nutri Linda.

Weighing yourself after a large meal (such as lunch) can affect the numbers recorded by the device.

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KEEP THE VARIABLES CONSTANT

If you weigh yourself without clothes one week and with clothes on the second, the results will not be as accurate. So be consistent when weighing yourself. If you go to the bathroom first, for example, go next time too.

The same goes for drinking too much water. Although liquid is essential to avoid retention and enhance weight loss, filling your belly with water before weighing yourself will influence the result.

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RECORD THE RESULTS ALWAYS

The most interesting thing is not to see the variation in your weight from one week to the next. But, yes, within a longer period (a month or two, for example). Therefore, to evaluate your progress in the medium and long term, keep a spreadsheet and write down the numbers on the scale every time you weigh yourself. This will help you identify patterns and make changes to your habits (with the help of a professional) if your weight starts to reach a “plateau” level.

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LEAVE THE SCALE

Don’t like to weigh yourself weekly? No problem. After all, the method is not so essential: there are other ways, even more reliable, to measure your progress. “Often, when the patient is undergoing treatment, it can happen to reduce the percentage of fat and gain more muscle volume, which implies weight gain on the scale”, says nurture.

Therefore, in the office, many specialists work with the so-called bioimpedance analysis. “The equipment performs a complete evaluation of all body parameters: volume of liquids present, lean mass, fat and even metabolism. With that, we have the correct data of the person”, explains Ermelinda Bertoldi.