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Losing weight is something that many people struggle with. It is estimated that currently, 32% of adults in the United States are overweight. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimate that by 2015, 75% of U.S. adults will be overweight and 41% will be obese.

With alarming statistics like that, it is no wonder that losing weight can be a challenge for so many. There are thousands of diets and exercise programs on the market today, each claiming to have discovered the secret of quick and easy weight loss. But with more and more people becoming overweight all the time, it is clear that no one has found the magic bullet.

Regardless of which diet or exercise program you choose to help you drop the pounds, the one piece of equipment you need to keep you on track is a good digital bathroom scale. It is ultimately the bathroom scale that will tell you if your efforts are paying off or not. Once you start to lose weight, the bathroom scales will tell you how quickly you are losing and will warn you when weight loss starts to taper off.

When using bathroom scales to track your weight loss, keep the following in mind:

Buy good quality digital bathroom scales. There are many types and styles of bathroom scales out there, but digital scales are the most accurate. Scales based on springs and coils wear over time and become inaccurate. A digital scale will always give you a consistent read out. Some digital bathroom scales on the market today can assess more than your weight. They can read your body’s hydration levels and body fat percentages. These can give you more detailed information on how your weight loss efforts are progressing.

Always read the scales at the same time of day. The human body’s weight can swing significantly during the day based on food consumed, perspiration and a number of other natural factors. Weight can change by five pounds or more over the course of a day. Weigh yourself at approximately the same time every day to keep your readings consistent and comparable. It does not matter what time of day you pick as long as you’re consistent. Most people weigh the least first thing in the morning and gain weight throughout the day.

Do not read the scales every single day. When embarking on a new weight loss initiative, it can be tempting to jump on the scales every day to see signs of progress. But the human body doesn’t work like that and your weight loss can be erratic. There may be no change for several days and then a sudden drop of five pounds. Also during the first weeks of a new exercise program, it is common to gain weight as you are building muscle and muscle is heavier than fat. Replacing fat with lean muscle can make the scales look like they’re going in the wrong direction. This can be disheartening and unmotivational. However, if you keep your weigh-ins to once a week, you will miss most of these fluctuations and will start to see a more consistent weight loss.