Jennifer Warner from webmd.com writes a nice article about how to and when to weigh yourself.
Jennifer quotes Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association with these great tips for weighing yourself:
The 4 S’s of Weighing Yourself
When you do weigh yourself on a scale, Blatner says you strive for sameness. Weigh yourself at the:
- Same time of day, on the
- Same day each week, wearing the
- Same clothing, and using the
- Same scale
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