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While everyone realizes the importance of using a scale to monitor their progress while trying to lose weight, the attitude with which they approach their regular weigh-ins may predict their ultimate level of success.

In the first place, there is one way to lose weight; increase the ratio of calories burned to calories consumed. There are certain medications and even surgeries that can block consumed calories (and nutrition) from being absorbed into the body, but for the sake of this discussion let’s look at dieting and exercise for people in otherwise good health. If one increases the number of calories they burn each day and decreases the number of calories they eat each day then they will lose weight loss.

Of course, that assumes that the level at which they started was static. If they were instead gaining five or six pounds a month before the new regimen, then they first have to make enough of a swing to counter that regular weight gain before they can start losing.

If someone has a well-planned diet and exercise routine, has done the math on the extras calories being cut and burned, and follows the plan diligently, then they should already know the outcome before they step on the bathroom scales. While the first week or two may involve some minor adjustments to allow for their own individual metabolic differences, once into a steady plan, there should be few surprises beyond normal water weight variations. Even these can be reduced by making sure that the dieter steps on the scales at the same time every day, preferably first thing in the morning when we tend to be carrying the least amount of water.

Someone, on the other hand, who knows they haven’t spent the amount of time working out that they planned or has snuck in a few late night snacks here and there during the week, on the other hand, approaches the scale with trepidation and uncertainty. They hope that there lack of discipline won’t show up on the scale, although it almost certainly will. The scale becomes a punishment for their lack of discipline, with each weigh-in becoming more and more unpleasant until they finally give up and drop all efforts to maintain the diet and exercise program.

A successful diet is one that is relatively easy to follow, but which provide enough calories reduction to make slow and steady progress toward one’s goal weight while maintaining proper nutrition. Any diet must be accompanied by a maintenance program once it’s complete. If one goes back to the way one was eating when they gained the weight in the first place, then they’ll gain it all back again. Even after the initial diet is over, a solid maintenance program can make sure that the scale stays a friend instead of reverting back to foe.