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Should you pee before weighing yourself?

Since you're not eating or drinking during the night (unless you get the midnight munchies), your body has a chance to remove extra fluids (that's why you pee so much in the morning when you wake up). So weigh yourself in the morning ... after you pee.

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If you're anything like us, you have days where you obsessively check your weight, hoping the number on the scale will drop at least half a pound (unfortunately, those days tend to become more and more frequent in the middle of bikini season). But before you get all bummed out about your "number," you should know the facts (and myths) about what affects your weight. We asked Karen Ansel, registered dietitian in New York and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, to give us the skinny on our five most pressing weight questions:

1. Is it true that we weigh less in the morning?

Generally, yes, because you don't have the added weight of a recent undigested meal. During the day, when you're eating and drinking, those foods (and fluids) add weight—at least until they're digested and excreted. Just a cup of water adds half a pound, for example—and 20 percent of most meals are water, which adds up to a lot of extra weight. Since you're not eating or drinking during the night (unless you get the midnight munchies), your body has a chance to remove extra fluids (that's why you pee so much in the morning when you wake up). So weigh yourself in the morning ... after you pee.

2. After we go No. 2?

Yes—for obvious reasons! But for those of you who aren't squeamish, we'll explain. When you have a bowel movement, you're emptying your colon. Depending how much you go, that visit to the ladies' room can add up to half a pound a day—hence the reason you feel so much lighter after you poop. If you're the type of person who takes care of business first thing in the morning, weigh yourself right after you go. If you're more likely to go after breakfast, weigh yourself first so your meal doesn't add extra pounds to the scale. Either way works as long as you're consistent.

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How can I get vitamin B12 immediately?

To increase the amount of vitamin B12 in your diet, eat more of foods that contain it, such as: Beef, liver, and chicken. Fish and shellfish such as trout, salmon, tuna fish, and clams. Fortified breakfast cereal. Low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese. Eggs.

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How Is It Treated?

Usually, vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is easy to treat with diet and vitamin supplements. To increase the amount of vitamin B12 in your diet, eat more of foods that contain it, such as:

Beef, liver, and chicken

Fish and shellfish such as trout, salmon, tuna fish, and clams

Fortified breakfast cereal

Low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese

Eggs

Your doctor might recommend that you also take a vitamin B12 supplement. It comes in pills or a nasal spray. If you are very low in this vitamin, you can get higher-dose vitamin B12 shots. You may need to take vitamin B12 for the rest of your life. You might also need to get treated for the condition that causes your anemia. But increasing your vitamin B12 levels is a key thing you can do. If you let it go for too long, it can damage your heart, brain, nerves, bones, and other organs in your body. With treatment, you should feel better and avoid any long-term problems.

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