Quietly, these 18 methods are not called "real weight" ...

"Yesterday was 50 kilograms, and it rose by 2 kilograms in one day?"

"Before eating 49 kilograms, it will become 50 kilograms aft

Quietly, these 18 methods are not called "real weight" ...

"Yesterday was 50 kilograms, and it rose by 2 kilograms in one day?"

"Before eating 49 kilograms, it will become 50 kilograms after eating. Did you eat too much ... "

"Hungry diet 1 week, finally lost 2 pounds, and will rise back after meals!"

Are you sure your weight is correct? Life Times collates 18 common weighing mistakes and teaches you how to weigh correctly.

Interviewed experts

Cheng Yiyong, former chairman of China Nutrition Society

Yu Fang, Director of Nutrition Department of Peking University Cancer Hospital.

Most people think it's easy to weigh yourself, just weigh yourself at one stop. The weight thus weighed is influenced by many factors and is inaccurate.

When weighing, you may make these 18 common mistakes:

No. 1

Regardless of the weather.

This is not because different weather conditions will affect your weight, but that weighing scale may react to different weather conditions.

When it is very cold or the humidity is high, the electronic weighing scale will show a large reading, sometimes even 3.5 pounds more (about 3. 1 kg).

second

Weighing on Monday morning

It is easy to be "tempted" by junk food at home on weekends. So weighing on Monday will only aggravate anxiety on Monday.

Don't set foot in weighing scale on Monday morning. Try to weigh it on Friday morning. At this time, weighing scale will tell you how much effort has been made for a healthy life this week.

third place

Weigh yourself after bathing.

Many people like to weigh the "net weight" by the way after taking a shower, but weighing it after taking a shower will definitely disappoint you.

Skin is the largest tissue in the human body, and it will fully absorb water when taking a bath. After bathing or swimming, your body will absorb 1 to 3 glasses of water. Besides, it will be heavier when the hair is wet.

fourth

Weighing at night

During the day, your weight may fluctuate by several pounds. You have eaten at least three meals and drank a lot of water before the night comes.

So the result of weighing in the morning will be more accurate.

Fifth place

Weigh after exercise

Many people think that burning a lot of calories after exercise is a good time to weigh. After exercise, weighing scale's reading may be smaller than usual, because you are sweating. Every time you sweat 16oz (about 450ml), you will lose about 1lb (about 0.9kg).

However, these weight losses are not the weight of calories or fat consumed, but the weight of water flowing out. Once you drink water again, your weight will rebound.

A more effective and accurate method is to weigh yourself in the morning after exercise.

Sixth

Intake a lot of sodium before weighing.

If you eat many foods rich in sodium, such as sausages, bacon and other fast food or processed meat, your body will retain more liquid than usual. I ate salty food for dinner the day before, and my weight reading may be even higher the next morning.

Seventh place

Weigh yourself every day

It is normal for your weight to change by about 5 kg (about 4.5 kg) every day. It depends on the amount of liquid retained in the body or the food you eat.

If you temporarily reduce your carbohydrate intake, you will lose weight, but this decline is not permanent. Once you start eating carbohydrates again, your weight will rebound.

No.8

Do not weigh frequently.

Besides weighing yourself every day, it's not good not to weigh for too long. If you don't weigh yourself for a month or even a few months, you can't understand the fluctuation of your weight, and you can't judge which factors affect your weight.

Ninth place

Use different weighing scales.

Some people may have more than one weighing scale at home, or weigh themselves separately at the gym and at home. Different weighing scale will give different readings, possibly as much as 10 kg.

No. 10

Put the weighing scale in the wrong position.

The scale shows the wrong reading, probably just because it was put in the wrong place. Carpets, tiles and wooden floors all make it impossible for weighing scale to calibrate.

When measuring correctly, put the scale on a flat and hard surface to get the correct reading.

No. 1 1

Use electronic scales

Electronic scales are common and convenient, but they can easily become uncalibrated. Therefore, it is best to calibrate the electronic scale frequently to confirm whether the battery is fully charged, or weigh it with a fixed weight object to determine the accuracy.

No. 12

If the readings in weighing scale are too different from your expectations, remind yourself that these readings are only temporary.

Don't be too swayed by considerations of gain and loss when weighing, and evaluate the whole process of losing weight through weight. Keep a good attitude, pay attention to positive changes, and don't be too anxious or worried.

No. 13

Weigh at different times

Weighing at different times of the week will get different answers. In order to get a stable record of weight fluctuation, it is best to weigh at the same time in the morning.

No. 14

Weigh clothes

When weighing, try to wear the least clothes. If weighed with clothes on, women can subtract 1.75 pounds (about 1.58 Jin) from the weight reading, and men can subtract 2.5 pounds (about 2.26 Jin).

Of course, the easiest way: simply naked scale.

No. 15

Don't know your body

Blindly rely on the readings on weighing scale, but don't know your body. If you think it's lighter and your clothes are looser, don't pay attention to it, even if the numbers on the weighing scale get bigger.

No. 16

Regardless of body composition.

Compared with weight, many people ignore such an important health parameter as body composition. For example, a muscular person may be overweight, but if you consider the analysis of body composition, you will find that this person has a fairly healthy body fat rate and weight.

No. 17

Electronic scales with single data.

Some scales not only measure weight, but also show body fat percentage, body water content, bone density and body mass index (BMI). This kind of weighing scale contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of your body.

No. 18

Using an inaccurate weighing scale.

Before buying weighing scale, remember to look at the evaluation, so as not to buy weighing scale with poor quality and give wrong readings.

The weight of the human body consists of bones, muscles, fat, internal organs and water. A person's weight can't be judged by "fat" or "thin", but the ratio of fat to muscle tissue should be known.

Body mass index (BMI)

Different countries have slightly different standards for overweight and obesity. The normal range of body mass index in China is 18.5~23.9, overweight is 24~27.9, and obesity is over 28.

Calculation method: Body mass index = weight (kg) ÷ height (m) squared.

Body fat rate

The percentage of body fat reflects the proportion of fat weight in the whole body weight, also known as the percentage of body fat. Generally speaking, the average body fat rate of adults is: male 15%~ 18%, female 22%~25%.

When the proportion of male fat exceeds 25% and that of female fat exceeds 32%, the relationship between body fat rate and diseases will appear. Too high body fat rate is the "obesity" that we should avoid.

In order to obtain accurate body fat rate, we need to use a professional body fat meter, but there will be data deviation when using different equipment. Bone densitometer can also be used to measure body fat, and its accuracy is higher than that of body fat meter.

Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio

Different people also have "preferences" for the parts of the body where fat accumulates. Some people are abdomen, some people are limbs, and some people are buttocks. If the limbs are not fat and the stomach is big, it is the most dangerous abdominal obesity, also called central obesity.

Fat in this part of the population mainly accumulates in the abdomen and directly oppresses the internal organs, which will obviously increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, "three highs" and other diseases.

Waist-hip ratio = waist circumference/hip circumference. The waist circumference of normal men is less than 85 cm, and that of women is less than 80 cm. The World Health Organization recommends that the waist-hip ratio of men exceeds 0.90 and that of women exceeds 0.85, which can be diagnosed as central obesity and requires timely weight management. ▲