Hi everyone, Monica Reinagel here with another episode of the nutrition divas quick and dirty

tips for eating well and feeling fabulous.

We have another special guest this week. My colleague

Jason Marshall, also known as The Math Dude, we'll be stopping by in a little bit

with a mathematical trick that can help you keep track of your weight more accurately.

Nutrition diva listener Joe writes,

I'm not trying to lose weight just to maintain,

but I've noticed that my weight can vary by as much as five

pounds throughout the week. I know that some amount of variation is normal, but how do I know

what my real weight is? Well, you're absolutely right, Joe. Weight can

fluctuate by several pounds from day to day or even over the course of a

single day without reflecting any loss or gain of fat or muscle tissue.

Your weight can be temporarily affected by things like the amount of fluids you've consumed or

the timing of your last workout or, well, how to put this, the status of your digestive processes.

Indeed, some people find that weighing themselves is counterproductive.

When I pulled my Twitter and Facebook followers on how often they hop on the scale, several of them

responded that they've thrown out their scales entirely.

Oprah Winfrey, for example, says she never steps on the scale because it ends up sabotaging

her waste control efforts. If her weight is up, she gets discouraged and she loses motivation

to stick to her eating plan. And if her weight is down, she winds up eating too much because she

figures she can afford to cheat a little. Instead, Oprah refers to use the way her clothes fit

as an indicator of how she's doing. So the number on the scale obviously

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