I also weigh in daily. It's just a part of my morning routine now. I don't expect to see a loss everyday, but stepping on it first thing in the morning keeps me accountable and focused. I would also recommend investing in a food scale and measuring cups/spoons. It surprised me when I began measuring out my food what an *actual* serving looked like...especially with things like cereal.
I would love to weigh in daily, but my house has an analogue scale, so losses throughout the week are really hard to distinguish so I do weekly. I do agree that weekly is very disappointing--I convince myself it's going to be a certain number all week, and then it isn't. So daily weighing is very healthy I would say. And you can catch any changes as they're happening, instead of seeing something disastrous at the end of the week.
Like so many other lifestyle and diet choices the best answer is "Do it if it a positive thing for you and adds to your success."
Stepping on that scale every morning for me is a daily reaffirmation of my long term goals. If my weight goes down I "own" the success. If it goes up then I take a healthy reality check factoring in all the reasons for small weight fluctuations. I'm more concerned about the long term weekly and monthly trends. Daily weighing keeps me on track mentally.
I can definitely see how some people might end up feeling frustrated by daily weighing for a multitude of reasons. In those cases they shouldn't weigh every day.
Let's face it. There isn't one set plan that is going to work for all of us. We are different people with different preferences, temperaments, lifestyles, and financial situations. I always find it amusing when someone says, "You MUST do X" or "You will fail if you don't do Y."
I weigh daily because I like tracking it to find patterns in my weight loss. If I hadn't started weighing daily I never would have found out that I actually gain and hold onto weight for about a week right around ovulation, but that I don't gain during TOM. Who knew?! I will admit that when the scale starts going up around ovulation I tend to start freaking out because I have no control over why it is gaining weight, but that's when I come here to vent...and that's just how my body works. I think it's so interesting to see how my body is "checking in" every day.
so I do weekly. I do agree that weekly is very disappointing--I convince myself it's going to be a certain number all week, and then it isn't. So daily weighing is very healthy I would say. And you can catch any changes as they're happening, instead of seeing something disastrous at the end of the week.
I think it's so interesting to see how my body is "checking in" every day.
