How important is the number on the scale to you?

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,225 Member
    kami3006 wrote: »
    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.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    kami3006 wrote: »
    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 enough

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