How to weigh yourself correctly on electronic floor scales

Most people are willing to do a lot for the body of their dreams: grueling workouts and endless diets, restrictions and deprivations. But bad luck, the treasured numbers still don’t appear on the scales. Don’t rush to give up food altogether and blame the trainer; perhaps the problem is only a malfunctioning scale. Electronic scales are a mechanism whose operation is directly related to external factors, failure to comply with which can lead to a measurement error of up to two kilograms, both up and down. Therefore, when weighing, it is especially important to follow the recommendations below. But before we get to them, let's look at the most common mistakes.

Weighing errors

People often make the following mistakes when weighing:

• break the habit of measuring your weight daily. It is necessary to understand that this approach will not reflect the full picture, since weight fluctuates every day due to the physiological characteristics of the body: hormonal changes, water retention in the body due to nutrition or medication, and much more;
• Do not weigh yourself immediately after eating or drinking any liquid;
• choose quality scales. When choosing, pay attention to the error stated by the manufacturer. It is optimal if it is within one hundred grams;
• discourage yourself from weighing yourself in the evening, as well as with clothes on;
• Girls should avoid weighing themselves during the menstrual cycle, since during this period, due to hormonal surges, moisture in the body is retained especially strongly.

Do not perceive this process as an execution or punishment. Your attitude greatly influences the process of losing weight and getting your body in proper shape.

Basic rules for weighing

So, the main mistakes have been sorted out, now on their basis you can create several universal rules that will become the key to competent and correct weight measurement.

1. The procedure should be carried out exclusively in the morning, after emptying the bladder and intestines. In addition, it is not recommended to have breakfast or even drink any liquids before weighing.
2. Use the same clothes each time to determine your weight, or do it in your underwear.
3. Secure the seats to one place and do not move them around. Let us remind you that this device is programmed for one type of operation; with constant movements, failures may occur, leading to the occurrence of quite 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, if something happens, you should look for the reasons for weight stagnation or weight gain in other areas.

These rules are a kind of backbone, but in addition to them there are a large number of small comments.

General recommendations for weighing

To ensure an accurate picture, it is enough 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, the extra grams are just water retained in the body.

Water retention is especially common when eating a diet rich in protein. This applies to athletes or people during the so-called “drying” period. This also affects the Dukan Diet.

Important! Girls should track their menstrual cycle. Its second phase causes hormonal manifestations. That is why the result is extremely inaccurate.

The day of weighing, as already mentioned, plays an important role. You should not plan the procedure the morning after a feast or a heavy dinner. Give your body time to rehabilitate and recover.

Among other things, it is necessary to use the scales themselves correctly:

• stand on it carefully; there is no point in jumping on the scale;
• stand straight, do not lean forward or backward;
• We remind you that it is strictly not recommended to change the location of the scales.

Weighing on floor scales is an integral part not only for people who want to get their body in shape, but also for those who want to improve their health and maintain it at the proper level. It is extremely necessary to do this competently and correctly, because this way it will be possible to most fully display the picture and dynamics of weight changes.