The important thing is that your getting right back on the horse and your not spending a week beating yourself up (and gaining more). We all have moments like that. You also were so smart to reach out for support since your not getting a lot of it at home. Hang in thee. Only 3 days and your back in fat burn and that 2lbs will be gone before your know it!

What are your thoughts on weighing yourself every day??? I don't really like to but my coach says I should. It discourages me to see it go up and down even by ounces.

Oh, my, no. Especially if it's discouraging to you! Weight *will* fluctuate, for all kinds of reasons - water retention, that time of the month, etc.

Try weighing yourself once a week. I like to use my weekly weigh-in as a 'reward'.....I try to stay on-track all week, and make it a 'surprise' to myself, to see how much I've lost.


Now, there are times when I've weighed myself daily-ish - sometimes it can be useful, especially as you're closer to maintenance - you really do want to keep close tabs on it then, so you can nip any gain in the bud. (I still never *track* my weight more than once a week, though.)

But when you're starting out? Ugh, that would have driven me crazy! You're right, it is so discouraging, to expect more, and see less.

I think you should weigh as often as you need to, to be both encouraged, and on top of things. If it's weekly, great. Heck, if it's monthly, that's okay too. You do want to be able to mentally tie your actions to your results, but there are too many other factors happening in your body daily to make that a true 1-to-1 kind of thing.

I hope I'm not being too controversial here, but I think weighing yourself daily for a period of time (like a week or two) can be beneficial in understanding how much weight can change from day to day and at different hours during the day so that when you go back to regular weekly/monthly/occasional weighing you can understand why there may be a variation and not get upset if the scale goes a pound or four the wrong way.