Most people are willing to do a lot for the body of their dreams: grueling workouts and endless diets, restrictions and deprivations. But here's the bad luck, the cherished numbers on the scales still do not appear. Do not rush to refuse food altogether and censure the trainer, perhaps the problem is only in malfunctioning scales. Electronic scales are a mechanism whose operation is directly related to external factors, non-compliance which can lead to the fact that the measurement error reaches two kilograms, both higher and lower side. Therefore, it is especially important to follow the guidelines below when weighing. But before moving on to them, let's look at the most common mistakes.
Weighing errors
The content of the article
- Weighing errors
- Basic rules for weighing
- General advice when weighing
People often make such mistakes when weighing:
- get rid of the habit of measuring weight daily. It must be understood that such an approach will not reflect the full picture, since daily weight fluctuates due to physiological characteristics of the body: hormonal changes, water retention in the body due to nutrition or medication, and much other;
- do not weigh yourself immediately after eating or taking any liquid;
- pick up a quality scale. When choosing, pay attention to the error declared by the manufacturer. Optimally, if it is within one hundred grams;
- wean yourself to weigh yourself in the evening, as well as in clothes;
- girls should avoid weighing during the menstrual cycle, because during this period, due to hormonal surges, moisture in the body is especially retained.
Do not take this process as execution or punishment. Your attitude has a lot to do with the process of losing weight and getting your body in shape.
Basic rules for weighing
So, the main mistakes have been sorted out, now, based on them, you can draw up several universal rules that will become the key to competent and correct weight measurement.
- The procedure should be carried out exclusively in the morning, having previously emptied the bladder and intestines. In addition, it is not recommended to have breakfast or even drink any liquid before weighing.
- Use the same clothes for weight determination each time or do it in underwear.
- Secure one place behind the seats and do not move them. Recall that this device is programmed for one type of operation; with constant movements, failures may occur, leading to the occurrence of sufficiently large errors.
These rules are quite simple and feasible, but when you follow them, you can be sure that the scales do not lie and, in which case, you should look for the reasons for stagnant weight or its gain in other areas.
These rules are a kind of backbone, but besides them, there are many small remarks.
General advice when weighing
To ensure an accurate picture, it is sufficient to weigh only once a week, preferably at the same time, on the same day. In addition to weighing, volumes should also be measured, since, perhaps, extra grams are only water retained in the body.
Water retention is especially common with a diet rich in protein. This applies to athletes or people during the so-called "drying" period. It also affects the Ducan diet.
Important! Girls should track their menstrual cycle. Its second phase causes hormonal manifestations. That is why the result is extremely inaccurate.
The weigh-in day, as already mentioned, plays an important role. You should not plan the procedure the next morning after a feast or a hearty dinner. Give your body time to rehabilitate and recover.
Among other things, it is necessary to use the scales themselves correctly:
- get up on it carefully, there is no need to jump on the scales at all;
- stand straight, do not lean forward or backward;
- We remind you that it is strongly not recommended to change the location of the scales.
Weighing on a floor scale is an integral part of not only people who want to get their bodies in shape, but also those who want to improve their health and maintain it at the proper level. It is extremely necessary to do this correctly and correctly, because in this way it will most fully be possible to display the picture and dynamics of weight changes.
