Scale/ accountability
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desiresdestiny wrote: »
I know in part because I have been logging for 18 months. I am very diligent to log as accurately as possible. The calories I need for my TDEE are spot on with what MFP tells me they should be. When I was set to lose 1 pound a week, average over time I did. So I know the other fluctuations are water. When I set it to 1/2 a pound a week, and added 250 calories more per day, I lost average over time 1/2 a pound a week. And when I hit maintenance and added another 250 calories back per day, I have maintained on average over time exactly.
If I go over on my calories, I keep a tally. If I go over by 3500 calories, the scale will show 1 pound gain. So I eat at a deficit until I've made up those 3500 calories, and over time the scale goes back down.
When the scale changes quickly, I know it's water. When the scale changes and the number's I've eaten haven't, I know it's water. And I have a long track record to back it up, which gives me confidence in the numbers.
I hope that makes sense.
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I weigh every day, log in Happy Scale and watch the trend. It's exactly what I did when I was losing as well.0
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1x a week. Will allow myself to fluctuate between 147 - 152, so 5lbs. But I'm usually in the 150 range.0
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I have just entered into maintenance about a month ago. I have found myself getting on the scale daily still. I find I start getting nervous when I am about 3lbs above my lowest weight which is 146lbs. That so far has been my cue to watch it!0
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desiresdestiny wrote: »
Charting will show you this. The LINE is your true weight. A spike is water.
What app is that please?0 -
I weigh every morning naked and after I pee... Just a habit. I don't get overly bugged out as long as I trend the way I want to over time.0
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xKoalaBearx wrote: »desiresdestiny wrote: »
Charting will show you this. The LINE is your true weight. A spike is water.
What app is that please?
Libra for Android0 -
I'm nearing maintenance (recomp). Ive lost 30lbs and i've 2.5 pounds left to drop until my initial goal of 119 pounds.
So, when those last 2.5 pounds finally get the message and tittle-off my plan is to continue weighing daily (every other day at most) so that i can keep an eye on things. I feel like a lot of damage could be done in 1 week if im gaining all week and didnt realise it, so regular weigh-ins will be my way of keeping tighter in check, at least until i have a solid, effective maintenance program set up, which i figure will take me a while of playing with calories until i hit my sweet-spot for maintenance.
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weigh once a week, with about a 5 lb fluctuation.0
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xKoalaBearx wrote: »desiresdestiny wrote: »
Charting will show you this. The LINE is your true weight. A spike is water.
What app is that please?
Libra for Android
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desiresdestiny wrote: »
Charting will show you this. The LINE is your true weight. A spike is water.
@257_Lag what app is this?
Where did you find it?0 -
Libra - Weight Manager
(Android Only)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.cachapa.libra&hl=en0 -
Every morning, from 165 to 168#. It's easy to simply do it every day.0
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Daily. 2 lbs. Also continue to log. Found when I didn't do this I gained.0
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every day, just became a habit, but I measure my body fat % once a week with SkuptAim. weight loss became totally uninteresting since I started lifting, now my focus is on reducing my body fat and gaining muscle mass0
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Monday to Friday- once a day - fluctuation can be as much as 4 - more than that is a warning and I weigh again in the afternoon and will usually be lower. I don't weigh on the weekend as I can be up to 10 over, in most cases that will be gone by Monday morning.0
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