tracking monthly weight by TOM Day 1's....
 

I wasn't really sure where to put this....

I noticed that I tend to be up a couple of pounds during TOM and again when I ovulate. So I just picked a day that was easy to remember to track my weight....a day that I could use as a constant to compare my weight against since it's always affected by water weight. So I just started recording my weight on TOM day 1 even though I'm typically up in weight a little. I've been tracking it since last August and it is so motivating to see!

Even though I've had some challenges staying on plan for days or even a week at a time, the average is always going down. To me, it's a reminder that everything is for the long run and if I have a few bad days, everything is not ruined, and I need to just pick myself back up and start again :D Even half a pound adds up over time

I'm curious to know if anyone does this, or if anyone else might find this helpful? I'm just gonna post my #'s so you can see how it might put a few bad days into perspective. I'm thinking if there's any interest, maybe we could start a group on the challenge board?

(day 1 date), (weight), (weight loss), (days between cycles)
July 12-- 160.2 (approximate)
August 12-- 153.0 (-7.2) (32)
September 7-- 151.4 (-1.6) (27)
October 15-- 146.8 (-4.6) (39)
November 11-- 144.8 (-2) (28)
December 9--142.0 (-2.8) (29)
January 6--141.6 (-.4) (29)
February 3--140.0 (-1.6) (29)
March 4--137.8 (-2.4) (30)
April 4--135.4 (-2.4) (32)
May 7--134.4 (-1) (34)

I tend to gain a bit when I ovulate, too. And sometimes around TOM. I track my weight daily and I also mark when TOM is and when I think I am ovulating so I don't freak out if I see a gain! It helps keep things in perspective.

Emme-Yes, that's how I first noticed it. I wrote down my weight daily in the weigh every day clubs, & noted gains with little remarks like (sodium, TOM etc), so I went back to create my record. Now I weigh daily but just write down the 1 day out of the month :)