Send an e-mail to cynbauer@earthlink.net with your name and weight. You will then be sent a progress report for you to keep.

Remember, by taking a few extra minutes each week you are helping to ensure your own progress and success.

1. Bathroom scales can be affected by moisture and temperature changes. The most accurate kind of scales are the kind at the doctor's office.
    
2. The best time to weigh yourself is first thing in the morning. Go to the bathroom first, and weigh yourself naked to get the most accurate measure. During the day, you accumulate fluids in your body so don't weigh-in later in the day.
    
3. Don't weigh yourself after working out. It may look like you've lost some pounds, but that's water loss---which comes right back after you drink up.
    
4. Try and weigh yourself no more than once a week. Once or twice a month is fine once you have a handle on things. Weight fluctuates for a variety of reasons, especially for women. So......, weighing too frequently is highly discouraged. Obsessing over these ups and downs can drive you nuts.
    
5. Don't weigh yourself after eating a big meal. You're only weighing the food you just ate.
    
6. Bathroom scales can be affected by moisture and temperature changes. The most accurate kind of scales are the kind at the doctor's office.
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8. Be realistic. It may be physically dangerous to try and shrink down too a size 6.  Remember too, that muscle weighs more than fat. So if you've been working out, your scale may not reflect a huge drop in pounds -- but you'll look thinner. And that's one instance in which looks can be deceiving---in your favor!