Why I weigh daily
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I also weigh daily and just ....Watch the Trend....
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I know the Lower numbers can be an anomaly as much as the Higher numbers can be0 -
I like the data you show. I know that I weigh in and if I don't lose I get discouraged and want to quit. I guess that your point is very good point. Never had thought of high days, low days, salt, sugar and even weather. I usually weigh in on Tuesdays. Maybe everyday could be a good thing to understand the way my body processes food. Keeping this option open.0
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so interesting! thanks for sharing your insight.0
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Didn't read but saw your pic in another thread and wanted to bump for others to read.0
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I weigh daily too. I usually lose the same pound a few times before it "sticks" and after watching this pattern for the last 6 months, it doesn't bother me. I also know I either gain a few pounds or don't lose anything a week before my period, but then a day or two after it starts, I will lose a few pounds and then steadily lose the rest of that week.0
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Interesting....bumping to read later.0
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I am also a big fan of the daily weigh in, but not of paying any attention to the high spikes while eating at a deficit. They are a curiosity, but caused by too many different factors to make any sense of them, IMO. You only rarely get your actual truly empty body weight and it is not possible to be "less than empty". The incorrect weights do not cancel each other out because there are only incorrect high values, not low ones. It's the only weight that makes sense to me as an absolute or relative for comparison. If your weight samples were between 180 and 185 one week and 179 and 186 the next, you lost a pound. Just because you captured a higher spike the second week doesn't mean you should average it in and say you lost nothing.0
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I weigh daily. Sometimes the only thing that stops me from cheating is when I think "No, I want to see the scales go dow tomorrow".
I chart using TrueWeight (free app) because I'm a fluctuate-r so it's good to see the line go down, even if its not linea.
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I've been a daily weigher for the last week, and I love it!0
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Yours and 55in13's arguments are pretty much my rationale for weighing myself as much as I like, but I do try to weigh myself as infrequently as possible, too, if that makes any sense, as a high number (even if it is most definitely artificial) really kills me and ruins my mood, and I wind up under-eating to compensate, and as hard as I try I can't rationalise with myself that it's impossible for me to have gained weight whilst having a calorie deficit. That or I get upset and binge. I guess my best bet is to weigh myself three consecutive days once a month so that I'm getting the best of both worlds. Food for thought for those of us whose days are ruined by an artificial high? This made an interesting read! Women not only have to make sure they "go" before they weigh themselves, that they drank enough the day before to flush water weight, that they're not bloated from too much salty or generally "bad" food, but also that nothing hormonal or menstrual-related is coming into play. It's tough to get a "true" number. False fluctuations can be massive!0
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One other note - as I near my goal, my idea of accepting lowest recent as my weight has had an impact on my thinking. Notice my handle is 55in13, which has a double meaning. I turn 55 later this year and I planned to lose 55 pounds this year. But my ticker says I am losing 60. That is due to a couple of things. One is I expect a little bouncing around in maintenance. The other is that my start weight is just what the scale read when I stepped on it on my 54th birthday and said I'm gonna do this and being right after Christmas, it was no low spike. To honestly say I have truly lost 55 pounds, I need to get readings at least 60 lower than that.0
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If we want to get really nit picky the elevation of the place you live in effects what the weight scale says too
If you brought your measuring scale somewhere with a high elevation and back down to sea level you'd weigh something different.
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If we want to get really nit picky the elevation of the place you live in effects what the weight scale says too
If you brought your measuring scale somewhere with a high elevation and back down to sea level you'd weigh something different.
Oddly enough I just researched this as a weight loss buddy was on vacation at the ocean and asked me about it. A 150 pound person at sea level would weigh 149.92 at 10,000 feet. So yeah, REAL nit picky0 -
I try not to weigh daily. It definitely upsets my mood if I'm a pound or two more. I have worked with trainers and they also recommend not weighing daily but more like once a week to make sure you are on track to meet your goals. My sister on the other hand weighs herself usually daily and sometimes 2 or 3 times a day which I don't think is very healthy. If she weighs more one day, then she starves or eats a lot less the other day. I think it's better to try to stay constant at around 1200 cal a day, give or take a 100.0
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I try not to weigh daily. It definitely upsets my mood if I'm a pound or two more. I have worked with trainers and they also recommend not weighing daily but more like once a week to make sure you are on track to meet your goals. My sister on the other hand weighs herself usually daily and sometimes 2 or 3 times a day which I don't think is very healthy. If she weighs more one day, then she starves or eats a lot less the other day. I think it's better to try to stay constant at around 1200 cal a day, give or take a 100.
You're right, that is unhealthy behavior. The point of daily weighing is to learn about your fluctuations, not to obsess over them or try and control them. With a mindset like this your sister definitely should not weigh daily. It's all about figuring out what works best for you.0 -
I am addicted to weighing in daily!!! I even pack my scale for vacation!0
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I weigh everyday too, it keeps me in check....:happy:0
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I also weigh daily after using the bathroom first thing in the morning. I like seeing the fluctuations for the same reason - it helps keep me on track with my food as far as bloating, weight gain, etc from the day before. It lets me know if I need to make adjustments mid-week as opposed to waiting until the end of the week and I see an overall gain and then beat myself up over it for the next week feeling guilty. No biggie0
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