Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Scale In Your Bathroom Can Be Your Best Friend

By Luke Jefferson

It is safe to say that for years already you have felt nothing but hate for your bathroom scale and you might have even gone so far as to treat it like an enemy! However, with your waistline ever expanding, it is time to change this view. You will have to learn how to turn your scale into your best friend, which it can be if you are attempting to drop some extra weight.

As you start to watch your food intake, and change your lifestyle so that you can lose weight, you bathroom scale will play a larger role in your life. When you start shedding some of the weight you want you will start to enjoy stepping on the scale to gauge your progress.

Making a chart is a great way to keep track of the changes. You can right down your weight each time you weigh so you know how far you have come. But don't weigh every single day, because your weight will vary a bit and this can be a deterrent to your progress. Weigh about 1 to 3 times a week. This differs according to which diet plan or lifestyle plan your choose. It is being thought today that lifestyle eating changes work better than short-term diets do. So make sure your eating plan is one you can healthily stay on for the long haul.

The friendship versus the dislike for your scale will begin once you step on and you see you have lost weight. This will now turn the dreaded morning weigh in into a feeling of anticipation when you step on the scale and see the pounds going down.

Today with so many options regarding the types of scales available, you may wonder which one to get. The ones available are analog, digital and electronic. However, there are also many styles to choose from with some scales being so attractive that they blend into the bathroom decor.

Analog scales are considered to be the most accurate. Some of these scales are based on a weight system and others use springs. Almost everyone knows the scales that use weights, like the ones with the sliding weight which is moved until a balance is found and that is your current weight. The spring analog scales have dials that display your weight.

One of the best features of digital scales is that they are easy to read. They also come with other features, though, such as calculating your BMI, which is helpful since you will know whether you are building up muscle mass or just losing pounds. Most digital scales are battery operated, but there are also solar powered models and electronic ones that are plugged in.

As you progress in your weight loss endeavor you will come to view your bathroom scale as a friend and not foe. Since it will keep track of your weight, you can maintain a healthy weight and which scale you buy does not matter as long as you use it. - 16887

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