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  • Should I Get a Kitchen Scale? Yes. Because if it matters, you measure. When you want to eat mindfully — in a way that improves your nutrition and supports health or athletic goals — you have a few options for how to account for your intake. It may not necessarily be close counting of calories,…

  • A Refinement of BMI It’s usually not the number of pounds you weigh that indicates a risk for disease, but rather the percentage of those pounds that are made up of fat rather than muscle. BMI — body mass index — came into use in the 1970s when Ancel Keys proposed it as a reasonable…

  • Should I Junk My Scale? Maybe! You should stop weighing yourself if: – It always makes you feel bad – You are upset by fluctuations of a couple of pounds – You are focusing on a single target weight – You see the readout in terms of being “allowed” or “forbidden” to eat Your scale…

  • Should I Wait Until I Lose Weight Before I Build Muscle? Some say you cannot build muscle and lose fat at the same time. This belief comes from the experience of trained lifters and bodybuilders, who find it hard to progress in strength or add muscle (having already added quite a bit) unless they are…

  • Is the scale making you crazy? Conquer it by understanding scale weight. Scale weight is: – the number of pounds/kilos your body weighs – all the parts of your body, good and bad, lean and fat – your last meal – how much water you’re carrying – extra water if you recently ate a lot…