In many households across the world, but mainly in Africa, the scales are the one piece of equipment gathering more dust than the treadmill. A common way to gloss over our weight problems is to avoid going on the scales altogether.

We go by the mantra, if you don’t see that you have gained weight, and then you don’t have to believe it. If you feel like you have gained weight, it is best to face the facts to see how much you have gained so you can do something about it before it gets out of hand.

Everyone’s weight naturally fluctuates so don’t panic if you have gained a couple of weight here and there, but if you gain more weight than you expect, you should probably reign in your eating habits.

Checking your weight on a regular basis allows you to nip it in the bud if you discover a weight problem, losing the odd few pounds is much easier than trying to shed a stone.

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