Sugar Editorial Picks
Mar 29, 2009 -
If you're trying to maintain your current weight or lose a few pounds, weighing yourself periodically is a great tactic to keep an eye on your progress. Some people weigh themselves every few weeks or so at the gym or their doctor's office, but if you like to weigh yourself more often, owning your own scale is the most convenient option. So I'm wondering .
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Feb 24, 2009 -
I am not a big fan of weighing myself daily, but I also do not hate scales. I think of my scale as a tool — a means of checking in with myself, my eating habits, and my workout routine. Some people stand on a scale every day; it's part of their routine.
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Jan 22, 2009 -
There are plenty of products marketed toward women, and until now toilets have been on pretty gender-neutral ground. Artist Haikun Deng is aiming to carve a niche toilet market with his Light Girl toilet design. The toilet seat doubles as a scale that weighs you before and after you've done your business.
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Aug 27, 2008 -
Source
How Often Do You Weigh Yourself?
More than once a day.
Every day.
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Aug 05, 2008 -
Whether you have a goal weight in mind or are working hard to maintain your current weight, you need a way to monitor your progress. Looking at yourself in the mirror or seeing how your clothes fit works for some people, but weighing yourself on a scale is much more precise with no room for exaggeration. The scale can't lie, but fabric can definitely stretch.
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Jun 26, 2008 -
We keep a scale in our bathroom, and I must admit I weigh myself sporadically, but at least once a week. I don't think I am obsessive about it, but I found that it helps me to maintain my weight. If you're trying to lose weight, studies show that weighing yourself daily is an effective way to make it happen.
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Feb 12, 2008 -
The numbers on the scale are not the end all, be all in tracking the health of your body. However it does seem to be the easiest, most convenient, and most familiar. You might have a love/hate relationship with the scale, but I am wondering .
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Nov 08, 2007 -
Well, this news has come in just in time. Now that candy-driven Halloween is over and we're preparing to gorge ourselves on Thanksgiving, a new study shows that being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying of cancer or heart disease. Having a little extra weight may help you to survive various illnesses such as emphysema, pneumonia and certain injuries.
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Jul 29, 2007 -
So you've been reading FitSugar and studying up on how to get the bods of some of Hollywoods hottest celebrities because let's face it, a lot of celebrities have amazing figures these days.
Firebox has tapped into our desires to weigh what celebrities weigh with this
Celebrity Weighing Scale ($34.95). This unique scale ditched the traditional units of measurement and replaced them with the names of celebrities (Goldie Hawn), historical figures (Mother Theresa) and even a few fictional characters (Mr.
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Apr 24, 2007 -
If you religiously live by the scale, you've probably noticed that your weight can (and will) fluctuate a few pounds. Women's Health gives us five reasons that the number on the scale may be up (or down) a few pounds:
You were thirsty! Downing 16 ounces of any fluid can cause an immediate "gain" of 1 pound.
You're backed up.
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