① Weighing yourself regularly is a wonderful way to stay aware of any significant weight fluctuations. ____1____, when done too often, this habit can sometimes hurt more than it ____2____.
② As for me, weighing myself every day caused me to shift my focus from being generally healthy and physically active, to focusing ____3____ on the scale. That was bad to my overall fitness goals. I had gained weight in the form of muscle mass, but thinking only of ____4____ the number on the scale, I altered my training program. That conflicted with how I needed to train to ____5____ my goals.
③ I also found that weighing myself daily did not provide an accurate ____6____ of the hard work and progress I was making in the gym. It takes about three weeks to a month to notice significant changes in your weight ____7____ altering your training program. The most ____8____ changes will be observed in skill level, strength and inches lost.
④ For these ____9____ , I stopped weighing myself every day and switched to a bimonthly weighing schedule ____10____. Since weight loss is not my goal, it is less important for me to ____11____ my weight each week. Weighing every other week allows me to observe and ____12____ any significant weight changes. That tells me whether I need to ____13____ my training program.
⑤ I use my bimonthly weigh-in ____14____ to get information about my nutrition as well. If my training intensity remains the same, but I’m constantly ____15____ and dropping weight, this is a ____16____ that I need to increase my daily caloric intake.
⑥ The ____17____ to stop weighing myself every day has done wonders for my overall health, fitness and well-being. I’m experiencing increased zeal for working out since I no longer carry the burden of a ____18____ morning weigh-in. I’ve also experienced greater success in achieving my specific fitness goals, ____19____ I’m training according to those goals, not the numbers on a scale.
⑦ Rather than ____20____ over the scale, turn your focus to how you look, feel, how your clothes fit and your overall energy level.
1.1.
A Besides
B Therefore
C Otherwise
D However
解析：选D。1.D 考查状语从句（转折关系）。前句说定期称重有好处，后句说做得太频繁可能有害，存在明显转折关系。
2.2.
A helps
B cares
C warns
D reduces
解析：选A。2.A 考查动词辨析。"hurt more than it helps"是英语常用表达，表示"弊大于利"。
3.3.
A initially
B solely
C occasionally
D formally
解析：选B。3.B 考查副词辨析。从"generally healthy"转到"solely on the scale"，体现从全面关注到单一关注的转变。
4.4.
A recording
B lowering
C explaining
D accepting
解析：选B。4.B 考查非谓语动词。前文提到体重增加，但想要"降低"体重数字，所以改变训练计划。
5.5.
A modify
B set
C review
D reach
解析：选D。5.D 考查动词辨析。"reach goals"是固定搭配，表示达成目标。
6.6.
A definition
B depiction
C distribution
D prediction
解析：选B。6.B 考查名词辨析。日常称重不能准确"描绘"出健身的努力和进步。
7.7.
A due to
B regardless of
C aside from
D along with
解析：选A。7.A 考查介词短语。体重显著变化是"由于"训练计划改变，构成因果关系。
8.8.
A orderly
B rigid
C precise
D immediate
解析：选D。8.D 考查形容词辨析。原文提到体重变化需要数周才能显现，但技能水平、力量和腰围的改善是更“迅速的”、能立刻被观察到的变化。immediate准确体现了这种在时间上“立竿见影”的对比关系，与前半句的“三周到一个月”形成鲜明对比。
9.9.
A claims
B judgments
C reasons
D methods
解析：选C。9.C 考查名词辨析。前文列举了几个原因，所以"基于这些原因"改变称重计划。
10.10.
A instead
B though
C again
D indeed
解析：选A。10.A 考查副词辨析。从每天称重改为每月两次，"instead"表示替代关系。
11.11.
A track
B overlook
C conceal
D report
解析：选A。11.A 考查动词辨析。既然减重不是目标，就不需要每周"追踪"体重。
12.12.
A depend on
B approve of
C hold onto
D account for
解析：选D。12.D 考查动词短语。"account for"表示解释说明体重变化的原因。
13.13.
A share
B adjust
C confirm
D prepare
解析：选B。13.B 考查动词辨析。根据体重变化决定是否需要"调整"训练计划。
14.14.
A results
B features
C rules
D tests
解析：选A。14.A 考查名词辨析。称重的"结果"能提供营养方面的信息。
15.15.
A bored
B anxious
C hungry
D sick
解析：选C。15.C 考查形容词辨析。训练强度不变但持续"饥饿"，是需要增加热量的信号。
16.16.
A principle
B secret
C belief
D sign
解析：选D。16.D 考查名词辨析。持续饥饿和体重下降是需要增加热量的"迹象"。
17.17.
A request
B necessity
C decision
D wish
解析：选C。17.C 考查名词辨析。停止每天称重是一个"决定"，这个决定带来了好处。
18.18.
A disappointing
B surprising
C restricting
D consuming
解析：选A。18.A 考查形容词辨析。不再承担每天早上可能"令人失望"的称重结果。
19.19.
A if
B unless
C until
D because
解析：选D。19.D 考查状语从句（因果关系）。成功达成目标"是因为"根据目标而非体重数字来训练。
20.20.
A obsessing
B dominating
C puzzling
D triumphing
解析：选A。20.A 考查非谓语动词。"obsess over"是固定搭配，表示过度纠结于某事。
