Excuse fluctuations
Your weight shifts by a few kilos on a day-to-day basis. So, while you may have weighed 60kgs yesterday and followed a lean diet, don’t beat yourself up if you’re 61kgs today. You need to relax and allow room for fluctuations.
Look at other factors
Things like how your clothes feel and how healthy you feel actually mean much more than just a number on the scale. For many dieters, the number just doesn’t go down fast enough so just ignore it and go by how loose or tight your trusty pair of jeans fit you.
Limit it
If you find yourself stressed out at the thought of weighing yourself every morning, don’t do it. Weighing yourself every week or even every other week should be more than enough. Also, it’s really unhealthy to weigh yourself more than once a day. We know it’s tempting, but stop that immediately!
Mood control
If you’re letting the number on the scale make you sad then you need to stop right away. Being controlled by this number is not healthy and it can get out of hand, ruining holidays and special events. If you feel you need to work out harder and eat less just because the scale is a little higher than usual, give yourself a break.
Water weight
Factors such as water contribute to your weight, so while you might have gained “weight” it could actually just be water. This shows how unreliable relying on the weighing scale can be. Also, muscle weighs more than fat, so if you’re feeling healthier and the numbers have not moved, you could actually be burning fat and gaining muscle.