How important is the number on the scale to you?
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I've always preferred to go by measurements and photos. I weighed every three weeks when I was losing just to keep and eye on where I was. Once I hit my goal, I started focusing on composition and my weight went up but I looked better and my measurements improved.
It's completely subjective and for a lot of folks weighing daily is a great motivator. I do think that weighing multiple times a day is very much overkill and that data is useless.
Here again, why you do it and how you think about it really matters. I've weighed myself before and after summer outdoor workouts (rowing) to see whether I was adequately replenishing water during the workout. It was useful data.2 -
I've always preferred to go by measurements and photos. I weighed every three weeks when I was losing just to keep and eye on where I was. Once I hit my goal, I started focusing on composition and my weight went up but I looked better and my measurements improved.
It's completely subjective and for a lot of folks weighing daily is a great motivator. I do think that weighing multiple times a day is very much overkill and that data is useless.
Here again, why you do it and how you think about it really matters. I've weighed myself before and after summer outdoor workouts (rowing) to see whether I was adequately replenishing water during the workout. It was useful data.
Fair enough1
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