Track the trend, not the day
General Health · Beginner
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The scale only says something when you read its weekly average under steady conditions.
Micro-habits to get started
Small actions of a few minutes to start this habit:
Weigh under steady conditions
On waking, after the bathroom, before breakfast. Always the same.
Two- or three-pound swings in a day are water, not fat.
1 minMeasure your waist
Run a tape measure at navel level and note the number once a month.
It reflects cardiometabolic risk better than weight or BMI.
2 minLog an indicator that isn't weight
Note repetitions, how your clothes fit, or how many flights of stairs you climb comfortably.
If the number on the scale affects you too much, put it away and use only these.
2 min