[CorpoRasion]

A bit of an oddball topic, I am not sure really where to categorize it so I am going to put it here. Feel free to move it Mods!

For most of my weight-loss life I have been stuck around the concept of weekly weigh-ins, no more often than that. "You can't track your progress on a daily basis" I was told or read in many forums. And while I still largely agree with that sentiment, I think it misses a key point. Yes your daily fluctuations of 2-3lbs (or more or less depending on your weight and body) make it difficult to track progress while losing weight. But, what daily weigh-ins can do is give you a very early indication when you are starting to slip.

Last time I was doing Atkins I got in the habit of daily weigh-ins. I would only report a loss when I weighed less than I did last time I weighed in. There were days where I was 2lbs heavier than the day before. All this did was provide me a little extra motivation to get it off though.

Once I was out of "weight loss" mode, the daily weigh-ins continued, and did a very good job of letting me know when I was slipping. (more than a 3lbs gain over my lowest weight) Only once I got out of the habit of daily weigh-ins did I start to slip.

I am curious to hear form others about your weighing schedule and what success you have with it. I am definitely an advocate of the daily weighing technique, PROVIDING that the individual can accept there will be daily fluctuations and not to panic about a slight one. I think the benefits of catching the slipping nearly immediately far outweigh the negatives in my case.

Thoughts and comments more than welcome!

[errolurberozy]

Zen I totally agree with you .. I just replied to a post by a newbie and told her that thats what I do.. Exactly what u stated. I weigh every morning. And I update my very first post entry on this site so its easy for a reader to see my progress on one entry post stating my weight on this board weekly reguardless if I lose or not .. but if I lose before the week ends any loses I just post as a new post reply for that day and may include how I was feeling that day or what I ate ect..

It keeps me on track .. And your right its better to catch the slip within a few pounds less instead of more. This has worked for me.
And after reading your post on this subject I notice u have a wieght ticker to track your loses .. I think I am gonna get one of those to post in my loses during the week.

[disappointment2]

My brain is f'ed up. if I weigh myself and it is high, then I can get depressed and cheat. If I weigh myself and it is low, I may be happy and cheat. My weight fluctuates too much for daily or even weekly weigh ins.
As usual, YMMV.

[D6b2v1HA]

I like the daily weigh ins for exactly the reasons you describe. And you're right, when I do see my weight go up, it forces me to be more disciplined about eating and exercise. Much better to fix the problem immediately than to come back a week later and find you've put on weight.

[V8V8V8]

I like the daily weigh ins for exactly the reasons you describe. And you're right, when I do see my weight go up, it forces me to be more disciplined about eating and exercise. Much better to fix the problem immediately than to come back a week later and find you've put on weight.

Yes thats exactly what I find too plus it the scales are down slightly it gives you more encouragmen to keep going

[pseusawbappem]

It also allows you to reflect back and look at the decisions you made and whether or not they were good ones. I, as others have mentioned, find that if I see an increase I am more motivated to work harder.

[Arbinknit]

I weighed myself daily during induction to monitor the progress. The first week I lost 1-1.5lbs/day and around 0.5lbs/day the second week. I did not have one day where I weighed more. I'm sure during OWL or maintenance there will be more of a fluctuation.

[aspinswramymn]

I weigh myself every morning and keep track of my weight on a graph in the back of my dietminder journal. That way, I can see the trend over time.

There are some days when I haven't lost anything or I've gained a half pound, but I can see by the graph that I've had a pretty steady downward curve. That makes me feel better right away, and sure enough, the next day, I'm continuing my downward journey.