Comments on: The Problem with Measuring Health: Quantification http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/the-problem-with-measuring-health-quantification/ Get Healthy with Me, One Post at a Time Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nikolay http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/the-problem-with-measuring-health-quantification/comment-page-1/#comment-54 nikolay Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:13:33 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/money/the-problem-with-measuring-health-quantification/#comment-54 Try weighing yourself on the same day once a week. Do it in the morning after you go to the bathroom, but before eating or drinking anything. While there is still some variation and the results from the last week may not be correct, it's a good indicator for longer-term progress (few weeks) Try weighing yourself on the same day once a week. Do it in the morning after you go to the bathroom, but before eating or drinking anything. While there is still some variation and the results from the last week may not be correct, it’s a good indicator for longer-term progress (few weeks)

]]> By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win) http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/the-problem-with-measuring-health-quantification/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Blaine Moore (Run to Win) Wed, 16 May 2007 17:16:46 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/money/the-problem-with-measuring-health-quantification/#comment-44 Personally, I believe in <a href="http://news.runtowin.com/2005/11/21/weighing-yourself-daily.html" rel="nofollow">weighing yourself daily</a> and watching trends rather than the actual number. I have very few outliers with the method that I use, and what I care about isn't one specific day but what my moving weekly average is. You might want to consider not zeroing your scale; if you know that the weight it shows you is going to be off by 15-20 pounds you won't care what the number is but how that number relates to the days before and following. Personally, I believe in weighing yourself daily and watching trends rather than the actual number. I have very few outliers with the method that I use, and what I care about isn’t one specific day but what my moving weekly average is.

You might want to consider not zeroing your scale; if you know that the weight it shows you is going to be off by 15-20 pounds you won’t care what the number is but how that number relates to the days before and following.

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