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Tracking Weight Loss Only?

drcain
drcain Posts: 59 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone log their weight only if it is a loss or do most people log their weight regardless if it is a gain or loss?

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  • FaugHorn
    FaugHorn Posts: 1,060 Member
    I track both :)
  • berchen82
    berchen82 Posts: 59
    I log my weight in both times...
  • MissSharkattack
    MissSharkattack Posts: 323 Member
    I track both my loss and my gains.
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
    I do both. It is so that I can see a trend of my losses and gains. That makes it easy to see where your strengths and weaknesses/fluctuations are (ie times of month, holidays, emotional issues, etc).
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    I weigh myself on Fridays and log whatever it says. Week before last I gained 1.5 lbs. I figured it was probably because of TOM but I logged it anyway.
  • trimom63
    trimom63 Posts: 351 Member
    I track both as well....gotta take the thick with the thin!!!
  • kennie2
    kennie2 Posts: 1,170 Member
    i usually track loss unless ive had a few days off and the weight has really creeped on (a few lb)
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    I refuse to put down a gain .lol but if it is a big amount i guess I would. I did gain .5 lbs this week (shh) but i dont know what that is about... i could easily be 2 lbs lighter tomorrow. If i keep going up i might have to. I am gaining muscle.
  • TakuraHunt
    TakuraHunt Posts: 208
    I track both...
  • swiss31
    swiss31 Posts: 197 Member
    I track both as well.
  • rwd5046
    rwd5046 Posts: 302
    Relunctently, both. I don't like it but it's about being real and honest.
  • NancyAnne1960
    NancyAnne1960 Posts: 500 Member
    I don't plan on gaining any. LOL :laugh: :laugh:
  • 424a57
    424a57 Posts: 140 Member
    I use The Hacker's Diet Online to "trend" my weight. (Actually I use an Android app called "Libra" but it is based on the principals of the Hacker's Diet.) It allows me to see progress that overcomes the emotional roller-coaster of the day-to-day measurement of body mass. I only record my trend weight here on MFP.

    If you've never heard of the Hackers Diet. It was written by a software engineer. Read the chapter entitled "The Rubber Bag" -- very enlightening.


    Hacker's Diet Online: https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/HackDiet/
    Hacker's Diet: http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    I log it every Friday morning regardless of gain or loss. It will be a gain this week. :angry:
  • Cytherea
    Cytherea Posts: 515 Member
    I don't have a set day to "weigh in" ... I weigh myself a few times a week, probably, but only log it when there is a significant loss. I don't log anything less than a pound as a loss because it can fluctuate so much. Sometimes, I'll even wait until I see the loss over a span of a few days before I log it to make sure that I really lost that pound. I don't log gains... I know that I gain during TOM so I don't really weigh myself then, but if I do, I would never log it, as I really haven't gained 10 lbs! I've never actually gained back enough for it to matter to me, so I haven't logged any gains.
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    I don't plan on gaining any. LOL :laugh: :laugh:

    haha. Exactly!!! :smile:
  • Mommyof3texans
    Mommyof3texans Posts: 347
    I log my weight once a week whether gain or loss. I weigh myself way more often than that though lol
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