Measure your weight

Measure your weight regularly. Be honest to yourself! The best time to do this is in morning before you take a bath and eat your breakfast. It's also best if you're not wearing anything or only some light clothes. Do this around the same time every time you weigh yourself -- for example, 8:00AM every Sunday.

If you have your own weighing scale, put it on the floor. Make sure there is no carpet or any cushion between your scale and the floor. This is to give you an accurate measure.

If you don't have a weighing scale, buy one. They're very cheap! Some weighing scales can even give your body mass index and body fat percentage. Different weighing scales might give you different figures. Some "bathroom scales" give results which are 5 pounds less than what heavy-duty scales do. You can find these more accurate scales in hospitals, clinics, and health centers. Either way, use one scale for monitoring how heavy you are.

Info bits: Johns Hopkins research consistently shows that overweight people who drop pounds also drop millimeters of mercury (Hg) in blood pressure. On average, for every 2.2 pounds lost, blood pressure dropped by about 1/1 mm Hg. For example, people who lost about 11 pounds had their blood pressure drop by 4.4/3.6 mm Hg. This basically shows an improvement in blood pressure.

When you reach your ideal weight, stick to a healthy diet, regularly exercise, and have a healthy lifestyle for the rest of your life.

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