Weigh yourself daily?

[shootingstar]

I couldn't do this...I know my weight fluctuates up to 3 lbs. or more during the day.

The best thing for me to maintain a good healthy weight (other than just good diet) is for me to have so much fun cycling or another physical activity for a few hrs., that I'm not paying attention to my weight...and end up losing it/maintaining it ok in the end.

It possible I have gained weight now or not. I'm not sure. Last weigh-in was about 3 wks. ago. Since we lack floor space in bathroom, we keep the scale on a shelf in a storage closet.

True, I have gone for 4 months and have forgotten to weigh myself.

So in interim, I just wear clothing that tends to fit me and a few pieces that are well-fitted which I enjoy wearing. These help remind me of any umm...expansion. Very loose clothing does not look good on me anyway, given a petite short bone frame. So yea, my objective is to still fit clothing from 10-15 years ago....which I deliberately keep such pieces.

But everyone's different.

[tulip]

Nah, I always forget. So I end up stepping on the scale every couple of weeks. Usually my weight is in the mid-to-high 120s. If it gets above 130, I'll know because of my clothes and how I feel. If it gets below, same thing. In summer I'm happy to be in the low-to-mid 120s, but in winter, I don't mind a bit extra to keep me warm.

Most of my adult life, until the fall of 2006 (when my marriage was falling apart and I realized I hated my job and that it was up to me to find/make happiness), I was low-to-mid 140s. I lost 20ish, gained 5ish, and it's stayed that way without any extra effort (just the normal eating healthily and staying active).

[baskingshark]

I do weigh daily, but

a) I'm a member of WW, so it's kind of at the front of my mind right now (currently half way to my goal weight) and

b) because my weight fluctuates (like shootingstart, up to 3lbs per day), I like to see the whole week's worth of weights so I can get a better picture of how much I've lost over the week. If I only weigh once per week, I might weigh on a "heavy" day and feel more disappointed than I should.

I also take tape measurements once a week, since that seems to give a more accurate picture of what's going on that just weight alone.

[Brandy]

I do weigh daily, in the morning.

[Veronica]

I do weigh daily, in the morning.

You look great! Thom even said so after Eastern Sierra. Well, great wasn't exactly his phrase.

V.

[limewave]

I do better at maintaining my weight when I weigh myself daily.

[Starfish]

When I'm on a good cycle, eating well and working out, I weight daily, and it helps me stay on task. When I fall off the wagon for either diet or exercise and I know I'm not doing well, I avoid the scale until I climb back on the healthy-eating/exercise wagon again.

I like to weigh every day. I don't fluctuate much day to day, just for about 2 weeks of the month building up to guess-what? I can just take that into account, and there is always a little drop afterward.

[indysteel]

I only weigh myself when I'm feeling particularly thin or particularly fat to make sure I'm still within my ideal range. Otherwise, I stay off the scale. I had a handful of years where my eating was sort of disordered and I weighed myself all the time. I've come a long way from those days, but weighing myself more often than every so often reminds me of not-so-good times. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with weighing yourself every day; it just doesn't work for me.

[kelownagirl]

When I'm trying to lose weight, I weigh myself every morning, same time, same situation. I know my weight fluctuates so I dont' get bent out of shape if I'm up or down one day but I watch for patterns over time. I also weigh myself just before I go to bed and I'm always amazed to see how I lose 1-3 lbs every night.

[Brandy]

You look great! Thom even said so after Eastern Sierra. Well, great wasn't exactly his phrase.

V.

Thanks V...and tell Thom I said thanks too.

I honestly don't do it for appearances sake. It's all about power/weight ratio for climbing. I'm such a dork!

[makbike]

I too weigh myself each morning - it keeps me honest.

[Veronica]

It's all about power/weight ratio for climbing. I'm such a dork!

It seems to me you're doing pretty well.
Me - I've got the power. But I'm not built to be a fast climber. I even have a doctor's note saying so.

Is your first double Mulholland?


V.

[Brandy]

It seems to me you're doing pretty well.
Me - I've got the power. But I'm not built to be a fast climber. I even have a doctor's note saying so.

Is your first double Mulholland?


V.

Thanks V.

My first double is actually in 2.5 weeks. Butterfield is up first on 2/16, Hemet on 4/5, Mulholland 4/12, Heartbreak 5/24 and Grand Tour Triple 6/28.

I was just going to ask you what was on your plate this year.

B

[Veronica]

I'm doing Solvang Spring, Devil Mountain, Central Coast, Mount Tam and Knoxville.

V.

[Brandy]

You have some tough ones on there! My schedule this year was dictated by what's closest to home and requires the least childcare.