Your Bluetooth scale makes it AMAZINGLY easy to see if you’re on track or not. If you are seeing positive weight and/or body fat change, then you keep doing what you are doing. If you aren’t, then that is THE KEY INDICATOR you may need to do SOMETHING differently. Your weight and body fat measurements are not judgments, just information to make decisions.
Weight alone does not determine if you are healthy or lean. What matters most is how much of your mass is made up of muscle vs fat. In this challenge we'll track both your weight and body fat percent and calculate your ideal and where you compare with others of the same age and gender.
FOR THIS CHALLENGE, YOUR TARGET IS TO WEIGH IN AT LEAST ONE TIME PER WEEK. IF YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN MORE, YOU CAN.
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This short video shows you exactly how to use the CorSync app and scale to take your measurements so you can track your progress along with your coach. This is how you will submit your pre and post weight measurements as part of the challenge.
"People who frequently weigh themselves see 2x the weight loss!"
A body weight/composition scale is a valuable tool when it is used in the right way. So much so, that 2 research studies, one published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the other in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, showed that those individuals who were part of a weight loss program and consistently and frequently weighed themselves saw twice as much weight loss compared to those who were in the same weight loss program and did not weigh themselves on a consistent basis. The research suggests that weighing yourself encourages constructive changes in eating and exercise habits. What is the take away? Weighing yourself consistently can make you more successful! The key is learning how to use the scale in the right way, with the right mindset, so that you feel encouraged and motivated.
Place the scale on a hard floor surface, not carpet
Weigh on the same scale each time
Weigh yourself at the same time of day, ideally in the morning before food but about 30 minutes after drinking some water
Weigh yourself with similar clothing or lack there of
Try to stand on the scale in the same way each time. Use the floral patter on the scale as a guide.
Weigh yourself when you are well hydrated to ensure your body composition reading is most accurate
Weigh consistently and frequently. Strive for at least 2 times per week. As humans, we are more likely to stick to a habit when there is a set schedule. Pick the days of the week you will weigh yourself, and plan for it. If you chose 2 times per week, a sample schedule may be Monday and Thursday.
Keep the focus on the overall trend from week to week, rather than on one measurement, and remember that body composition is more important than body weight.