Should I Weigh Myself Everyday?

April 12, 2011 By Mark

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It’s one of those big questions that a lot of people encounter. When they are trying to get fitter and lose some excess weight, how many times should, I weigh myself. And is more often necessarily better than less.

When I started on my first weight loss journey, I used to weigh myself. Far too often, and then I decided to just do it once a week which seemed to be a better compromise for myself.

And does it really matter, how often you weigh yourself? I dare say this all comes down to personal preference. I’m going to put a poll in this particular post to see what people do, when I used to weigh myself every week.

I did also used to keep a log, which I found quite motivating in it I would record my weight. And also my measurements mainly my waist.

Pros of weighing yourself every day

Here are some of the pros of weighing yourself every day

It could help to keep you more motivated.
You know exactly where you are, every day
You will notice small changes

Cons of weighing yourself every day

You may start to get frustrated because you don’t see any results
Change won’t necessarily happen as quick as you may hope
You could possibly become anxious or depressed
You could become a weighing addict
Your weight will vary from day to day

What studies find

Quite a few studies have been conducted on this particular topic and surprisingly one of them actually said that when you have two groups of people, and one weighs themselves daily, compared to those who don’t the people in the daily, group lost more weight compared to those who didn’t weigh themselves daily.

From my way of thinking. More than anything, it’s a matter of personal preference, what suits you best some people may want to weigh themselves everyday, while others may not want to.

What is your take on this? I myself think, if you want to. You can manage without it up a point some of the things that we don’t tend to notice are bodily changes like bodily shape, having more energy and feeling better and being able to get into clothes that wouldn’t normally fit us before.

Is there a cure for people who are fed up of looking at their scales ? Have a look at the video below as it will give you a good idea. What to do with your scales, if you have had enough of weighing yourself all the time.

So now you know what to do to end your scale woes.

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http://www.escapefromfat.com Barryjmcdonald

As well as weighing yourself I’d also add that you should also look out for false reading on your scales…

Here are 4 reasons why your bathroom scales are telling fibs…

1 – On digital bathroom scales, low batteries and faulty AC adapters can be the number 1 cause of scale malfunction and inaccuracy. A scale will perform slowly, or read inaccurately when it has low batteries. A faulty AC adapter can cause your scale to act unstable with numbers “jumping” all over the place. If you’re not sure replace your batteries with good quality ones and check if you find a difference in results.

2 – Not all bathroom scales are created equal. If you have an old spring type “analog” bathroom scales throw it out. It may have been right on the mark when you bought it but over time it loses its accuracy. Go for digital scales instead as they’re more accurate and have other great functions like measuring body fat as well.

3 – If you’ve been drinking a lot of water over a period of time, your body tends not to hold onto much as it knows its in plentiful supply. But cut back on your water intake and you may find your weight creeping up due to water retention, sometimes even by a few pounds.

To undo this, just return to your former water drinking routine and you’ll find those pounds just drop away again.

Also watch your salt intake, its nearly impossible to find any type of processed food that doesn’t contain salt, even sweet foods have in abundance. This salt then makes your body prone to water retention and you look heavier on the scale the next morning.

4 – Glycogen levels can also affect your weight. Glycogen is a fuel made up of carbohydrates, that the body stores in reserve in the liver and muscles. When reserves are full it can weigh up to 3-4 pounds including water. But if you don’t eat as much carbohydrates as usual, your body works from these stores thus making you lighter. Its possible to suddenly go down a few pounds very quickly without even changing your daily activity or calorie intake.

But the opposite is true, start to eat more carbohydrates (your body fills these stores again) and suddenly you’re a few pounds heavier for no apparent reason.

Finally, never, ever, try out bathroom scales other than your own. You may be tempted to try out a friends when visiting the loo but don’t. You’ll only get a different reading, upset yourself and think your scales are wrong or maybe right, if yours say you’re lighter. :)

Just stick to using your own bathroom scales this way you’ve got a more accurate idea of how you’re progressing. But if you have the cash to spare, splash out on a good quality scales that give a body fat reading as well as record your weight. You’ll be able to see if you’re really on the right path and losing fat rather than losing muscle!
Anonymous

Great points Barry and thanks for going into so much detail
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