WEIGH-A-HOLICSM

Sometimes I feel that my scale lies to me. Each time,my weight fluctuates from one to three kg everyday. After I lost my 11kg, I became crazy about keeping the weight off so I started weighing myself everyday, and I discovered that you don't necessarily have to get on the scale frequently. Over the years, I've unknowingly become a weigh-a-holics. That is, people who step on the scales far too often. Some do it every day of their lives. Morning and night. Some step on and off five times in ten seconds in the hope that a lower figure might magically appear between their feet. Then they do it again thirty seconds later. Sound familiar?



Well, dear UCB readers, do not jump on that poor scale when it's 8pm and you've eaten a cow for dinner. Under normal conditions, we're all heavier at the end of the day. Not fatter, heavier.

Also, don't weigh yourself when you're wearing hiking boots, after you've just completed a strenuous workout, and ensure that the scale is on a solid surface (tiles, timber, concrete), otherwise your reading could be inaccurate. Don't also weigh yourself on certain days of the month (you can skip this one boys). I know you girls don't need me to spell it out for you but for menstruating women there will typically be somewhere between two and seven days per month when your weight is temporarily inflated due to increased water retention. Probably best to avoid the scales during this time.

Don't be that weigh-a-holic. Best of Luck!

Sometimes the thought of weighing yourself puts you in a state of anxiety. Stepping on the scales frequently is not good.