I weigh myself every single morning after I have a large glass of water and my morning poop (bowel movement) before breakfast.
I have been losing weight since January and I swear by this method because it helps keep me on track each day. This is because my goal is to make the numbers go down just a little each day. I have a scale that measures by the half pound and every couple of days or so (or 3 or 4 or 5) my weight drops another half pound, which feels victorious. Weighing once a week did not work for me because then it made it easier for me to lie to myself about what I was eating, for example I’d overeat Monday Tuesday Wednesday because I knew I wouldn’t weigh myself until Saturday. Or I’d trick myself that I could play ‘catch up’ with my exercise by the end of the week to see some progress by the end of the week. Didn’t work. When I weigh myself everyday it really forces me to be aware of what I’m eating on a daily basis and how much I’m actually exercising/moving my body.
It’s such a powerful motivator for me in so many ways. It helped me to figure out why my weight fluctuated so much, I was able to zero in on figuring out how salt affected my water gain and therefore my weight, as well as caffeine. I no longer add salt to my food and I no longer drink coffee, and my weight does not go up and down on a daily basis anymore, just down (the exception being my period of course). This may not work for you but it couldn’t hurt to try it for a couple of weeks.
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I am a big believer in weighing yourself daily. I not only weigh myself every day, but write that weight down on a calendar and record it in my workout log each day.
My main purpose for weighing myself every day is to key in how my body is doing. Rapid weight gain/loss usually means that my body is trying to fight off some sort of infection or that I’m training too hard and need some rest or vitamin supplementation.
Hi there! I’ve never been a believer of weighing yourself daily, but you are definitely the exception to the rule. I see that weighing yourself has been your motivator while for most people it can be a deterrent to doing well. Most people that weight themselves daily freak out over a 1/4 lb gain, while you on the other-hand have rationalized what has caused the gain and eliminated it from your daily foods. Good for you and keep up the good work!